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Thanks, Steve. Looks like 14 does the job I need.
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Very nicely put, Todd. I think this young man has a potentially terrific future.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
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Most impressive on many levels. However, for professional work this design seems to me to be far too complex and difficult to adjust in height and angle in a hurry, a state in which we always find ourselves.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.RickWiseDP.com -
Fotokem is one of the very few remaining labs on the West coast, or anywhere….. So far, they are hanging in. Their prices were pretty much in line with the other labs, when there were other labs…..
The Academy of Art U uses them for our student films. Cine students must shoot 16mm neg for lighting 1 and 2. Some will shoot 35mm for some advanced film classes, though given the costs, most opt for digital, especially for thesis films…..
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
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Speaking of “right,” Terry usually is too. The Kinos were amazing when they came out 40 years ago or such. LEDs appear to be the immediate future, though no doubt some day they too will be replaced. For now, I suspect the fotodiox’s are terrific. Shop around for prices…. (And sell your Kino kit when you can….)
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
Probably most of your interviews are going to be shot where there is ambient daylight, not tungsten. So you might want to get some daylight bulbs.
Raw Kino is sort of soft, but not very. To really soften the light you’ll want to fly some diffusion off a C-stand out in front of it, though the slip-on flozier will help. Yes, it cuts down intensity.
The grids are to make the light more directional, block spillage.
If you want to sell the kit, post where you are.
Enjoy! Play!
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
The link does not work. No way to see your video.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
Nicely and gently put, Todd. I know I’m not alone in this experience: in my very long career as a cinematographer and sometimes director, I’ve come to realize that great sound people are almost a different species of human. I admire them enormously. I do my best to give them space to do their job.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
If budget is a consideration (is it ever not one?…) then why not “the old tried and true Source 4” original (incandescent.) Dirt cheap used. Check eBay….
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
The meter I suggested costs $219. check eBay for used ones for even less. Also at times B&H and Adorama will have a used one.
As for lighting ratios, I’ve never paid any attention to that, but if you’re just beginning, maybe worth measuring to help train your eye. I suggest you light so the “ratio” looks good. Then take some measurements if you’re curious. Use the flat disc included with the meter for this purpose.
If you’re lighting a large scene, you will save tons of time with a meter because you can dial in the light intensity quickly on each unit. If the key in position A is f/2.8, then in general you will want the keys in all the other positions to also be at f/2.8. Etc.
Yes, Todd, we still shoot film in classes on campus. Not those online. Actually I have agitated to going 100% digital, but the fact we continue to shoot film seems to attract students. Hardly any other schools do these days. And I suspect not one graduate will ever shoot a foot of film out in the wide world of “filmmaking.” One advantage of shooting film as a student: it helps promote discipline. The stuff costs so much that one quickly learns to shoot carefully. Digital tends to invite rolling the camera forever. Students have no idea what that does to the editor…..
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com