[Rick Wise]

There are electric motors for various Bolexes. Try a search on eBay and also GoogleSearch.

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Thanks, Todd. I did a similar search and got similar results. However, I don’t trust most of these Chinese copies. The really cheap ones have reviews that complain about endless smoking/stinking. It appears that none of them are properly grounded. I did find a couple of places that sell used Tweenies and Arri 650’s and am directing my students there. I also suggest eBay but ONLY to get genuine Mole or Arri versions. B&H does sell an Ikan version, and claims that Arri scrims will fit it, and that it’s grounded. That’s one other possibility for them.

I agree that if you can light for film, you can light for video. I like to teach my students the visual advantages of mixing hard and soft lights. I look forward to the day the price of LED Fresnels drops down to a decent price level. You can, now, get an LED “bulb” to slip into an existing Mole or Arri Fresnel, but that means owning the original body, which of course these beginning students do not. The argument that over time you’ll end up saving money in bulb-replacement and electrical-usage costs means nothing to a 20-something kid shelling out for her/his first lighting kit. Otherwise, it might make sense to buy one of those really cheap bodies, throw away the bulb, and insert the LED. And, ground the sucker to boot.

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Thank you, John, for all that fascinating information! I’ve been after the Academy to switch to LEDs for some time. You give me new ammunition.

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

If I were in the market to buy LEDs today, I would be sorely tempted by the daylight Mole Fresnel LEDs in various wattages. Their tungsten line has been such a terrific source for cinematographers for a long time that I have some confidence their LEDs perform as advertised. There are lots of Chinese knock-offs, none of which inspire confidence. However, if you need LEDs that can adjust color temperature and even dial in/out magenta/green, there are probably better other options. Not having to carry and clip on gels can be a plus.

Todd’s comments about today’s shooting conditions with the new, highly sensitive cameras speaks to my heart. I’ve been trying, so far with no success, to get management at the Academy where I teach lighting to grads and undergrads that we need to start teaching students how to see in low levels of light. Shadow, color, and intensity look very different at 1 foot-candle from how they look at 40+.

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Because there are so many reported bugs and problems. One would HOPE they would start turning out revisions. But so far there seems no way to get them.

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Ahhhh, thank you again! I knew it was something simple…..

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Ooops! My Pan/crop does not show “mask” at the top left, above “position.” There must be some simple fix, but I can’t find it…

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

thank you, Wayne! Terrific!

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Ooops, meant to identify which post I was responding to: it was John’s. Question for Wayne: how do I “applied a negative mask to the affected area”?

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com

[Rick Wise]

Thanks, that worked!

Rick Wise
Cinematographer
MFA/BFA Lighting and Camera Instructor Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.RickWiseDP.com