Franz TIF

Here's the results: · 3x maxi brutes in backlight with green+ gel · fog machine (viper or so) · 3x maxi brutes with moonlight blue gel on a cliff (15+ meters high) you can check the showreel of this shoot here. Hope you'll like it !

I've been using standard fluorescent tubes on kinoflo fixtures for a day, and I didn't notice anything unusual, although I don't have a thermocolorimeter and I'm shooting on video. I guess what you need is a couple of kobold fixtures, which allows the use of standard T8 tubes (if I understand well) using kinoflo-like fixtures. I don't know if they are available in USA, though. Hope this helps, Franz.

Thank you all for your great help. I've rented a cinepar 12kW, 3x 6kW cinepar,3x joker 800W and 4x maxi brutes. I've seen a shooting (rush hour 3) where they put +green on 6kw to light trees. I guess that might be an idea as well. Do any of you know the name of the grip device that can fit on trees, from matthews ? I can't find it in the catalog. Franz

From my Belkin 300W Power Inverter : Don't as me why, but this is to take into consideration when using an inverter in a cigarette lighter socket. Do someone has the explanation ?

As it is my first post, allow me to introduce myself. I'm a 21 y.o. frenchman. I just finished a cinematography school (EICAR cherbourg) and the Metropolitan film school in London. I shot a number of student short films in DV/HDV as a DP during my scholarship. I'll setup a website with my showreel asap. I'm now shooting a 'medieval' medium-sized film as a DP, in the south of France. I came across a big issue... I have to shoot a forest at night. I've not yet rented the lights, but I should have (for the need of the rest of the shoot) : -1 HMI Fresnel 18kW (or 12kW cinepar) -1 HMI cinepar 6kW -a couple of Joker/Bug 800 -some Lucioles (cubic 1kW chinese balls, easier to use) -2x 4x1,20 Kinoflo -2x 4x0,60 Kinoflo -3x 2x0,60 Kinoflo As you can see, there's nothing really useful for this application. I was considering a helium balloon (airstar - solarc), but as I'm shooting in the south of France, it seems to expensive. I'm waiting for the producer to allow a budget for this. Maybe I could use a couple of 2kw cinepar to light up trees from behind with a light lavender gel, but I don't know what to do next. I don't have any tower to put my lights on. Do you have any experience or ideas lighting a forest at night ? One last thing, we are shooting with a Panasonic HVX200 Here's a pic of the forest.

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