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  • flickering tv

    Posted by Mark Jackson on October 28, 2005 at 3:07 pm

    Hello everyone. Just fishing for suggestions on shooting a MS of a family watching tv on a couch from the TVs POV in a dark living room. I wanted to use my arri light kit or tota kit light to simulate the video flicker. I’m rolling super 16mm….

    thanks in advance
    mike

    Frank Otto replied 20 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Frank Otto

    October 28, 2005 at 5:07 pm

    Mike:

    There is a product called the “Flickermaster” from GAM lighting (www.gamonline.com)
    It can be set to create a flicker effect to simulate fire, tv’s and other devices.

    You might do a web search for similar devices.

    Remember, your light should have a blueish cast to it as color tv screens give off light in a near daylight spectrum.

    Alternatively, you might stack a couple of older CRT’s with the gains set higher/all using the same reception-image and just blast the light from that into your scene – an art imitates life imitates art real source light kinda thing.

    Cheers,

    Frank Otto

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