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Done well, it will work. Bungled, it will not work.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
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This DP found a relatively simple solution to your problem. Yes, that solution in turn creates another problem: space. One of the ways art is always made is finding some solution within the means you can bring to the project. It’s amazing what we come up with. Limitations can be a great gift, even if at first they seem like a curse.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
What city are you in? Sounds like you don’t have access to what we old hands would consider a “real” cinematographer. A guy who is stoned all the time and won’t accept 24 fps is, I agree, not a good choice. You are the ultimate decider, and your DP should be able to accept that, after explaining as best as she/he can why her/his own vision is “better.”
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
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Sorry you are unable to hear/read what Todd and Blaise have told you about consulting with your DP first. There are many good reasons why, with the possible exception of important talent, the DP is the first person you book.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
Assuming your diffusion is set at least a couple of feet away from the light source(s), a “slight tilt” of the light(s) won’t make much difference if the sheet goes straight down to the ground. Note that you can grab the bottom of the rolled-out diffusion and pull it so the roll is parallel to the tilt of the light(s). Just anchor the bottom with some convenient weight or clamp(s). Use a clamp to keep the paper from rolling further off the C-stand arm.
Experiment! Play!
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
Hmmmmm…… I always thought “hollywooding” means hand-holding some item like a scrim or silk during a shot, often moving with the action.
See: “If somebody tells you to ‘Hollywood’ something on a set,” Barry explains, “it means don’t take the time to put it on a stand, just hold it and hold it where it needs to be.”
Barry says the reasons for Hollywooding a light or other piece of equipment range from being in a hurry to working in a space where there isn’t room to set up a lot of stands and other gear.
(https://blogs.mprnews.org/state-of-the-arts/2011/03/arts-101-film-and-video-lingo/)
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
If you are on a stage, you don’t need a frame at all, just a C-stand and a roll of diffusion that you slide onto the C-stand’s arm and roll down to the height needed.
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
With your budget, I think your best bet is to stay with very simple consumer lights. You already have overall ambient light with those overhead fluorescents. Get something like this ‘4-lamp 4-feet fixture (https://www.amazon.com/Lithonia-Lighting-Fluorescent-Square-Wraparound/dp/B000IOBP9S/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1519692392&sr=8-8&keywords=fluorescent+light+fixtures) and work up a way to place it sideways at about the height of your table. Make sure you bulb the fixture with the same kind of bulbs that are in the overhead fluorescents.
Experiment with: position and number of bulbs lit. Once you have played around with this unit and are getting better results, maybe add a second fixture to add something to the background. You can place colored gels over a unit for a color effect.
Play, have fun!
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
The first thing that comes to my mind is no lights at all, but various large bounced sunlight rigs. If you need some light to lift shadows, 12×12 or 12×20 ultra bounce or the largest gold-silver reflector surface you can find/afford/handle. For edge/rims, shiny boards. These all require skilled crews to handle well. The sun moves constantly. Wind can wreck the look and even the fabric. Always a challenge. Again: get good grip crews!
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com -
Sounds great! How many foot candles at, say, five feet?
Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com