Palle Lindqvist

Hi there, I'm about to do a shoot for a tv production which consists of 4 people sitting in front of a fireplace and having a conversation, but I'm struggling to find a good way to light it. This is the setup: I guess my main concern is keeping the faces well exposed with a nice and soft light but avoiding lighting the background all to much since it's white walls and the feel is supposed to be cozy and "christmassy" I've considered using some kind of china lantern boomed in the middle of the group, but I'm afraid it will spill all over the place (but i guess it can be controlled somehow with blackwrap?) and also the light coming to much from the top when trying to keep it out of the frame. The other option I've been considering is using 2 4*4 kinos placed slightly behind each pair and maybe making that work as both a rimlight and a key at the same time. Oh, and what complicates the whole setup for me is that it will be shot with three cameras, one on each side of the two people and one wide in the covering the scene center on. What would you guys do in such a situation?

Many thanks for all the input, really really helpful! I'm thinking of maybe going with a Joker bug 800 with a softbox for key, and a Joker 400 and bounce it for fill. That should probably cover me for most kinds of interview setups right? Also, I might have to light larger interiors for wide shots, and I'm assuming the 800 bounced into some foam might be come in handy? Am I also right in assuming that I should be able to power both of these lights in an apartment if they draw 10.5 and 5.5 individually? This will also be my first time working with HMI's, but these Joker Bugs seems pretty handy, but is there something in particular to be wary of?

Hi, I'm about do to a low budget commercial shoot in an apartment, and the look is supposed to be a daylight high key look, something like this: I'm guessing that normally you would shoot such a scene with an HMI rigged outside the window to make sure you have consistent daylight? But unfortunately this budget wouldn't allow this so I'm left to battling with the sun. So, I guess what I'm pondering is what kind of lights to rent. My first idea was to use the sun as a key if it's overcast and then maybe rent a kino 4'4 for fill and general ambience light. But since I'm quite a newbie when it comes to lighting this sort of scenes I don't really know if that's enough to get that kind of bright daylight look? Really thankful for any input! Best, Palle