Gregory Earls Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Hey folks, I'm shooting in an working office, and I want to light the actors from above with Par Cans, which are relatively light units. There are neither pipes nor beams in the ceiling, so I would like to screw three wall plates with studs into the ceiling, and hang the Pars from them. However I'm not sure yet if the owner is going to let me drill. As an alternative, I was thinking about a wall spreader or a Matthpole, and hang the Pars from them with clamps, but the walls are about 23 feet apart, which, I think is too long for either. What other options do I have, if any? Thanks! Greg Edited September 17, 2012 by Gregory Earls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Gomez Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Work a lot of soft lighting against white reflectors behind the cmaera, that can give you a nice soft fill... http://www.elsotano.com.co/videos.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Work a lot of soft lighting against white reflectors behind the cmaera, that can give you a nice soft fill... http://www.elsotano.com.co/videos.php How will that help with hanging parcans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hey folks, I'm shooting in an working office, and I want to light the actors from above with Par Cans, which are relatively light units. There are neither pipes nor beams in the ceiling, so I would like to screw three wall plates with studs into the ceiling, and hang the Pars from them. However I'm not sure yet if the owner is going to let me drill. As an alternative, I was thinking about a wall spreader or a Matthpole, and hang the Pars from them with clamps, but the walls are about 23 feet apart, which, I think is too long for either. What other options do I have, if any? Thanks! Greg If your widest shot is not too wide, you could try using a speedrail goalpost to hang lamps from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael best Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 if your in an office odds say there are ceiling titles so you can try these clamps http://www.filmtools.com/matscisclamw.html. aka scissor clips they can hold a par can with no problem. Then other option is to remove the ceiling titles and see whats above. lots of times there are cross beams or places to mount lights. Hey folks, I'm shooting in an working office, and I want to light the actors from above with Par Cans, which are relatively light units. There are neither pipes nor beams in the ceiling, so I would like to screw three wall plates with studs into the ceiling, and hang the Pars from them. However I'm not sure yet if the owner is going to let me drill. As an alternative, I was thinking about a wall spreader or a Matthpole, and hang the Pars from them with clamps, but the walls are about 23 feet apart, which, I think is too long for either. What other options do I have, if any? Thanks! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Earls Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Thanks, folks! I actually ended up getting permission to drill into the ceiling. Here's a look at the set up... Hope you folks dig it. Peace, G. Hey folks, I'm shooting in an working office, and I want to light the actors from above with Par Cans, which are relatively light units. There are neither pipes nor beams in the ceiling, so I would like to screw three wall plates with studs into the ceiling, and hang the Pars from them. However I'm not sure yet if the owner is going to let me drill. As an alternative, I was thinking about a wall spreader or a Matthpole, and hang the Pars from them with clamps, but the walls are about 23 feet apart, which, I think is too long for either. What other options do I have, if any? Thanks! Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase DuBose Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Greg, you killed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Earls Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Chase. Thanks!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bartok Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Earls Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Thanks so much, Paul! Now I have to finish it. Lots o' work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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