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Real mercury vapor units?


Tim Nuttall

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Hi all,

 

Other than shooting in a found location, has anyone tried using real mercury vapor sources as opposed to gel packs on lights? How about self-ballasted vapor sources? I mean either building them into a set or as extension lights.

 

We'll be creating light poles (with mercury vapor units in the story) on an exterior built on stage. Some will be in frame, some won't. I thought real vapor sources in the fixtures could be nice - maybe HMI's gelled.

 

Finally, what are some ways you have created or extended "streetlamp" sources. Fresnels? Maybe HMI for mercury vapor? I really would love that cyan look.

 

We'll be shooting 5219.

 

Thanks.

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Hi all,

 

Other than shooting in a found location, has anyone tried using real mercury vapor sources as opposed to gel packs on lights? How about self-ballasted vapor sources? I mean either building them into a set or as extension lights.

 

We'll be creating light poles (with mercury vapor units in the story) on an exterior built on stage. Some will be in frame, some won't. I thought real vapor sources in the fixtures could be nice - maybe HMI's gelled.

 

Finally, what are some ways you have created or extended "streetlamp" sources. Fresnels? Maybe HMI for mercury vapor? I really would love that cyan look.

 

We'll be shooting 5219.

 

Thanks.

 

yes, I have used sodium and mercury vapor lights are both practicals and as fixtures. we used a china ball plugged into a home depot mercury fixture with a pig nose adapter. you could build your own lights.

It was used mostly in locations that had mercury vapor already.

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