Steve Kownacki
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Hey Brad
Here’s my $.02 as I look up at my ceilings…Not really familiar with the new LED recessed lighting, but having installed traditional recessed fixtures in a basement with low ceilings, you have to be aware of the joists and mechanicals (pipes, HVAC, etc) and you may be limited in your design. If you have 10′ ceilings and put in a drop ceiling grid at 9′ you’d be OK.
There are some building codes you should look into for your state/municipality as to switch locations and specifics like stairwells. The wash on the fireplace should be on it’s own dimmer for sure.
You can’t put in enough 3 & 4-way switches. And some LEDs/CFLs are not dimmable, get the right bulbs and switches. Bulbs have specific angles of focus and the amount of spread is based on the ceiling height to floor, tables, furniture. Using soft bulbs will generally fill a room, while a hard spot will put pools on the floor.
Is your room divided into 2 or 3 unique areas? If so, you want to control area individually and lining fixtures up evenly around the walls is not practical. Where will your chairs be? Light needs to come from overhead or slightly from behind for better reading.
LEDs and CFLs stay the same white color when dimmed, I like the amber glow of my 65watt incandescent bulbs.
Go visit some model homes for ideas.
Steve
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Just happened to come across this stuff for GE
https://www.ge.com/thegeshow/manufacturing/Shooters were https://snaprollmedia.com/
Amazing stuff!!
I know in some of those rinks they have massive air handlers that really disturb the air, probably want them turned off.
Steve
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Why not put a wireless mic on a stand some distance from the crowd down near the field pointing back at them? You’d hear the cheering and announcer clearly but no distinct conversations. Plus you eliminate post-production.
Steve
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Multiple takes using gopro cameras pointed at the opposite skater. A third skater holding the cam while being pushed by a fourth. Cam on a sled being pulled by a winch. Can you stretch a wire and suspend the cam on pulleys – poor mans flycam.
Steve
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Many boardrooms are controlled by an Exec Assistant, you need to befriend them too. And I’d take a good look around and look for any existing damage; photo document it and bring it to their attention before you bring gear in. We had an issue years ago where we were blamed for a scratch on a cherry floor and the photos we had ended that discussion.
What about shooting tighter shots using a net behind the talent rather than gelling windows or adding additional light to the subject? See the third image down https://efplighting.com/2011/07/27/outdoor-interviews/
Pretty sure this is done for White House shots too.Hey, found a COW thread
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/47/855423Steve
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Excellent advice all around. Most professional cameras will let you set the game at minus 3. That will allow you to get iris open a little bit more for the depth of field.
Aside from all the technical stuff don’t forget about taking care of the client
If you have time budget you may want to go over early with your camera and experiment. Be sure to have the shot completely blocked and setup before the big wigs come in. You don’t want to waste anyones time.Steve
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How did you hook up with this guy? You should have known his tool kit in the first discussion and that he was qualified and outfitted to do the work. Hopefully no more than discussions have taken place.
EULA says you can’t share your software and there is no way you should buy him anything. If you do buy it for him (which you’re not going to do) that would make him a remote employee not a freelancer.
I’d simply tell him that he has to provide the finished materials as requested at the price discussed and no tools will be provided by you. The IRS is really cracking down on what constitues an employee vs independent contractor.
Steve
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Looking at 4:04, is that a low/floor fixture in there too?
Steve
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Hi Jiggy
What about Quicktime pro on your PC? It will play avi files. If you open the entire rip in QT, you can set in & out points and save reference movies to play. You can then take the reference movies and append them to one another in yet a new reference movie of all the clips – you do this by opening a copy of the first file, set the pointer to the end of the clip, open the 2nd clip, select all, copy it, and simply drop it into the first movie window; do this with all of your clips.QT pro is $20.
Steve
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I kept telling my wife that practicing the vocal sounds of the Allmogekor would pay off someday. Apparently adapted for extensive production.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allmogekor
Thanks for a great pasture.
Steve