Paul Chirilă

Hello everyone, This is my first post here. I will be shooting a short film sooner than I expected and I am currently looking for solutions for a two characters dialogue near a fireplace. What are the basics for this setup? Can you post here some examples with clear explanations on how it is made? My first guess was to use a tungsten batten light and run it through a dimmer box, then I thought I could use a Skypanel 60-C and diffuse it some more. Does the skypanel give a natural fire effect? What I am looking for is a way to have a proper direction of light in the wide shot(to seem for the eye that it comes from below). How can I hide fixtures in the frame if that is the case? Or, to be more specific, how did Rodrigo Prieto light this dialogue? Is it a 4x4 frame just outside frame left or is it a bigger source? I was also curious how Deakins shot this in True Grit. What lights did he use and where did he place them? Is there any rule concerning flicker intensity? More in the wide shot and less in the close ups? Thank you, Paul