Steve Culpepper
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is there audio bouncing? Can you go direct to monitor to check the tape?
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Also, a small paper lantern in subjects lap will work. Or, get a 2ft kino and pull the bulbs out. Unplug all but one of the bulbs and tape it low (off camera) on the dash or on the ceiling of the car where the windshield meets the interior cieling (if this is off camera of course).
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Lite Panel is awesome in this situation.
If you are working on the cheap and can’t afford the rental, get a power inverter that plugs into the cig lighter and buy a color temp appropriate rope light from wal-mart or other box store. Have the driver ball the rope up in his lap out of frame.
This works great at night and if you can find a long rope light (more light) it can work fine during the day.
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No doubt!
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This is all very true. Your green spill worries go from talent’s back to talent’s front but this is easily fixed by putting some distance between camera lens and subject as well as finding the right mix of iris and green light. 2 practice set-ups will dial you in. I’ve just finished an entire series for discovery where I used this set-up on every shoot and it worked perfectly.
If you’re traveling a lot, this thing is worth it. My green screen set-up travels in a pelican case not much larger than a lunch box. 15 min set-up and a solid key everytime. My screen even has a seam right down the middle and it has never been an issue.
What you lose in initial investment you gain back 10 fold with the qucik set-up time and not having to rent syc lights or a lighting guy. You’ll hear a lot of lighting guys dog this system but don’t forget, you’d be dogging it too if you were losing a day of set-up.
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Just to clarify a bit here, I’m talking eng mixer, wireless, and shotgun. I mostly work with older guys with older gear and I’m sure in the digital tx/rx age things are changing rapidly and drastically.
Thanks