[Kat Hayes]

1) I will be shooting both DV and DVC PROHD. Just curious, don’t the same principles of lighting apply to film, DV and HD? Why do you use a meter with film but not the other formats?

2) What type/size/style softbox from the BH page listed below would you recommend for use with my Arri 650 or 1000?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=search&A=search&Q=&ci=0&sb=ps&sq=desc&sortDrop=Relevance&ac=&bsi=&bhs=t&shs=soft+box&ci=1337&basicSubmit=Submit+Query

Thanks for answering all my questions.

[Kat Hayes]

I will set the lights up and post a pic later. I also adjusted the flooding vs. spot dial on the back of the key, and although it seemed to change the light from more directional to more dispersed, it did not seem to make much difference with the fill.

1.) In general, how do you decide whether to flood the light or spot it? With the softbox or going through gels placed in front of the light, how should the light be set to flood or spot?

2.) I have access to a Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A. I have no idea how to use it or what its capabilities are, though will this assist me with what I am trying to do?

Thanks

[Kat Hayes]

Hi Rick,

I tried both aiming the key at the subject as well as aiming it more toward the fill reflector to see if that would bounce it back on the other side of the subject. No luck with either method.

1. What type of diffusion do you recommend flying in front of the key?

2. What is the difference between flying the diffusion in front of the key and using a softbox on the key?

Thank you.

[Kat Hayes]

I understand the idea that the light I am using from the key is too harsh and needs to be softened somehow, though are you suggesting that the reason that I am not getting good results with the fill reflector is also because the light is too harsh and this could be corrected by making the surface area of the key larger with something like a softbox? I was under the impression that without a softbox the light would be more directional and would shoot all the light at the reflector, where as if I use a softbox it would be spread over a larger area and would not result in as much directional light on the fill reflector.

Thank you for your help.

[Kat Hayes]

What is “P2CMS to do the copying?”

Thanks guys!!!

[Kat Hayes]

1. When you said that “No actually that is the size for 720p. For 1080, you want 1920×1080, which will be resized to 1440 x 1080. ”
By “resized,” do you mean it will automatically do that in the timeline?

2. When you said “Double yes- but start at 1920×1080 and go up for 1080p.”
What do you mean by “go up for 1080p?” Do you mean just double the 1920×1080 if I want to zoom or something else.

3. Are there any potential issues with scanning all my images to 1920×1080 or double 1920×1080 but do not do any zooms or pans on those images but just display them in the timeline? I’m guessing they will just display like any other image. Just want to make sure because I am not sure yet which images I will zoom and pan on.

Thanks!!!!

[Kat Hayes]

Thanks for posting the video. I am at a coffee shop now and can not view it, though I will do so later.

[Kat Hayes]

1. Is there anything in particular that I should be “careful” of?

2. What is “verified copying?” I planned to put the P2 card into the PCMIA slot of the old XP notebook and just access it through My Computer and drag it to a folder on the notebook’s desktop.

Thanks!!!!

[Kat Hayes]

I plan to shoot at 1080-30P, and I might do some zooms and pans.

1. Is 1280×720 the frame size for 1080?

2. Should I double this to 2,560×1,440 since I will be doing some zooming and panning?

3. I am guessing that the resolution of the file is not relevant since this is being put into video — is this correct?

4. Why is it squeezed to 960×720 once put in the timeline?

Thanks!!!!

[Kat Hayes]

1. Do you meant the “new document presets” that are in Photoshop CS3? If so, unfortunately I do not have it.

2. Is this preset setup in the program as a template?

Thanks!