Mark D'agostino
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I have had some success with using small curlers that women put in their hair to make it curly. I cut the curler so it’s about an inch long. This isolates the mic. It only works if the clothing is loose enough to hide the bump. The sticky triangle is just folded to make a pocket for the mic. Don’t forget the loose coil loop of mic cord about an inch or so from the mic.
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Or tell the finalists that everyone who entered is having a video produced even if that’s not the case. This could work as long as the organization has not made public who the hundred plus entrants are. Yeah, I know…a bit underhanded:)
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I think TY answered this sometime last year in this forum. Try typing “wireless frequency check” in the search box.
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Just type “lighting kit” in the search bar and you’ll get a slew of responses to your question from past posts.
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Craig- have you used these lights? Are they color temp accurate or do they need green correction?
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I agree wholeheartedly with Rick. In fact so do a lot of very high end cinematic directors. Check out this article: https://news.yahoo.com/effects-whiz-douglas-trumbull-frame-223805459.html. Just to hedge my bet though I do have one of those quick firestarter logs if you need it Todd.
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We purchased a sheet of Rosco’s polarizing gel a few years back for a project. We needed to reduce glare on a table without it changing as the camera panned. It worked nicely but like a lens polarizer you’ll lose about 1-1/2 to 2 stops from your light source. Here’s a link to a source for that: https://www.filmandvideolighting.com/pofish19x20i.html
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On our 25′ x 20′ muslin backdrop we use a pump spray bottle, the kind used for pesticides that you pump up and spray the back of the drop with warm water. When it drys…no wrinkles and no chemical used. I actually drape it from the grid in a big “U” shape to get all the surfaces.
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Thanks Mark. My actual recommendations run nine pages with my rational and pros and cons of each kit and include stuff from Cowboy Studio, (light stands, open face 800W), as well as Harbor Freight, (router speed control/dimmer,pony clamps,etc.) I did recommend specific Rosco/Lee/GAM gels rather than the gel kits they sell. Black wrap is a good catch. I’ll add that in. I did recommend the white/black foam core 4×4 scored to be foldable…I stole that from either you or Todd.
You are so right that quality build will last but these kids just simply don’t have the resources and many will end up graduating and doing this for fun rather than professionally. The more serious ones will hopefully go with my more expensive Lowel/Arri starter kit recommendations. The very top students would probably be able to teach me a thing or two.Mark D’Agostino
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We did something quite similar but I’m always curious if someone has a different method. We get a bit insulated up here in Upstate NY
Mark D’Agostino
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