I'm familiar with CRMX protocol. I've used it both with RatPac and Astera products. While I've had some minor delay issues every now and then, it's pretty robust and I've had no really big problems th

On a shoot this week we had a scene where were using a Litepannels Gemini with the TV effect flashing on the actors. In the wide shot we had the practical effect of a text message written on cardboard

Tried hunting around for this info but failed so far. Using Titans and AX1's but need to feed music into private in ear headphone but also have that music beat feed a sync to tubes (both AX1's and Ast

Hoping some folks on here can help with an urgent issue I’ve run into. I’m starting a new TV series and we’ve got a bunch of Mole Richardson 900W Vari-Space LED’s (the LED space lights) that we’re rig

Hi everyone, I just received a teaching position at USC where I will be teaching cinematography for single camera episodic television. The class normally produces 4 episodes on stage and location and

Looking for any thoughts (pros/cons) of Arri L series LED lights for an upcoming project. Not using for punchy daylight scenes but lower level night scenes. Thanks! - - - Gregory Bennett Director of P

Pamela- Well, you could buy my book… one answer. Sorry, gonna need time to read it. Cheapest place to buy it: Student Filmmakers: https://studentfilmmakersstore.com/search?type=product&options%5Bprefi

I’m teaching a LED lighting class coming up for NAB here soon and I like to over prepare with content. Since you all seem to be quite the experts in lighting and yes reading the emails has been great

It’s a very interesting dilemma. On the one hand I love tungsten for its quality and for you it’s cheap to instal. But how much does running tungsten add to a clients bill in electricity (both directl

I just had a spacelight bulb explode violently on set, fragments of hot glass fell onto my cloth green screen and melted holes in it. Luckily no one was underneath. I’ve never had this happen in 15 ye

Some of the 800w bulbs have dubious origins. I try to always buy good makes like Osram/Sylvania, Philips, Ushio I think over time I have had every wattage up to 20k blow, never HMI, but you aint heard

Hello All I am preparing to shoot a night scene in a very remote area in Kenya. The director would like a moonlit chase sequence through the bush. We are unable to bring any cherry pickers to the loca

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I just came across a retrofit for the S4 Ellipsoidal fixture. https://www.10knew.com/product-category/lighting/fixture-accessories/10k/ Has anybody had any experience with this “Engine"? Glenn Lee Dic

Hi there! I was wondering if there's a KinoFlo TrueMatch similar system from others light manufacturer brands? Thanks! André Moncaio Film, Photography and Education São Paulo - Brasil Skype: andremonc

I can't seem to find reference for how much Green or magenta aligns to 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, Full correction. I thought I had a chart somewhere… I know meter sometimes tells you use 1/4 Magenta or what have

This was new to me... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisexual_lighting Colin Elves Director of Photography Now with extra Brussels.

Thanks for the follow-up…. we throw ideas out and it’s nice to know what sticks and what slides down… … and even more fun to hear what totally different solutions people come up with "on the day” I gr

Dear CML, Thank you all for your knowledge and experience! I knew we were doing wall spreaders, but I wasn't there to scout. I think there were pics, but I never saw any. Everything was over the phone

I’m wondering whether anyone has thoughts on a decent High bright flashlight that doesn’t flicker...we’re shooting 59.94....and has a high CRI. I’ve been researching and haven’t really found one I lik