Rick Wise
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If you key with a large enough Kino, you can probably still use a reflector for the fill side. You may find it easier to use a second, smaller Kino, instead.
Kinos are basically “soft” lights; to make one even softer you can place diffusion on the barn doors; to make it even softer than that, fly the diffusion out in front.
To focus a reflector, hold a small mirror in the center of it, and move the reflector around until the mirror hits the area you want lit.
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
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1) Yes, the same principles apply to all formats. However, with video, you can set and adjust exposure by paying attention to zebras and your monitor(s). If you are unclear of how to use zebras, do a search on this forum for your answer.
2)Assuming you have the space for it, I would get the largest softbox that will fit on your 1K. Make sure the speedring (which is what the softbox fits into, and which then slips into the barn-door holder on your light) works for your light. If necessary, phone B&H to make sure.
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
http://www.RickWiseDP.com
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1) when you are putting your key through diffusion, you almost always want to flood it. When you spot it, you are putting out a narrow cone of hot light. When you flood it, you are sending out a much broader swatch of light. Ideally, you flood the light, then place the diffusion at a distance that the light fills the diffusion. You will actually get more intensity of light this way, than if you spot it in. With a softbox, again, flood it. If you bounce the light off a piece of foamcore, again, rotate towards flood until you fill the foamcore with the light.
2)The light meter you mention is a classic, analog meter. I doubt it will help you at this point. Once you get the look you want, you could, out of curiosity and or scientific enterprise, measure your key vs. your fill light. But you have no real need to do so. If you were shooting film, you’d need this or some other meter. I presume you are shooting video, and for that there is rarely a need. (I do occasionally use a meter on video shoots when I want to make sure, without needing to have a camera up, that I am correctly balancing all the lights.)
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
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Got it! I have to toggle OFF “show video monitor” in the trimmer for the clip to show in the preview windows. Still seems to me to be a glitch, but at least there’s a work-around.
Thanks!
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
http://www.RickWiseDP.com
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Steve, I don’t use trimmer, ever.In earlier versions of Vegas, you can, in PROJECT MEDIA, click on a clip and have it play in the preview window. Now I can hear the audio, but see no video.
Rick Wise
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http://www.RickWiseDP.com
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I like rather thick diffusion, such as 1/2 grid.
A softbox, or chimera, works just fine, especially if it is large. However, for an even more effective diffusion, use the softbox, and then fly in front of that some light diffusion. What you want to end up with is a large lighting surface — the surface of the diffusion closest to the subject — relatively close to the subject.
Since you seem to be still confused by all this, if you have a way to take some digital images of your setup and post them on a web, maybe we can be of more help.
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
http://www.RickWiseDP.com
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You might try “Neat Video” — https://www.neatvideo.com/. I haven’t used it yet. Samples look good.
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
http://www.RickWiseDP.com
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Please take a good look at what your key light is doing. If it is aimed at the subject, it cannot effectively also be aimed at the bounce-fill. Therefore, the bounce-fill can do little.
If, on the other hand, you fly a reasonably large sheet of diffusion ( 3′ x 3′ or 4′ x 4′) three to four feet in front of your key, you will discover a couple of things: the light on the subject is much softer and more pleasant to the eye, the spread of light will mean that considerably more light will reach your bounce-fill, the balance between key and fill will become relatively easy to control — move the fill closer or further away to adjust its intensity.
If you key is a 1K, you can probably afford to place opal on its barn doors, adding to the softening effect. By “afford” I mean you will still have enough intensity to get a decent picture.
Rick Wise
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Oakland, CA
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Graham, indeed, that did the trick. Thanks!
Rick Wise
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Oakland, CA
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Thanks!
Rick Wise
director of photography
Oakland, CA
http://www.RickWiseDP.com
email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com