Chimera kit advice

[Todd Terry]

That’s a very decent kit, and the price is pretty good.

I generally prefer to put my softboxes on open-faced instruments though, rather than the bare-bulb type setups like this which are made specificially for softboxes.

I find that the light result is about the same, and if for some reason I dont NEED to use the softbox (if I want a harder light), I can always yank off the box and throw on some barn doors and I have a conventional hardlight… rather than being “stuck” with having to use the softbox because of having to use the instrument inside.

But yes, if you KNOW you want it soft, and size/weight/traveling is a consideration, it sure might be the way to go.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
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[Vince Becquiot]

Yes, I was thinking that it would be great for travel, but I think the other draw back is that you probably can’t gel or scrim this thing either.

Thanks Todd,

Vince

[Bob Cole]

Haven’t tested this, but I would think a bare bulb without reflector would waste a lot of its output when using it as an interview key. I like putting my old Lowel Tota-lights or D-lights in Chimeras.

I thought the best app. for Chimera’s bare bulb fixture was in a lantern.

But the price is right!

— Bob C

[Rick Amundson]

I agree that using a bare bulb system seems a waste of a lighting fixture. You may have need to use that light for something else while shooting b-roll, etc. Also, how well does the bare bulb fixture travel? I assume it has a case of some sort.

Rick Amundson
Producer/Director/DP
Screenscape Studios
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