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

Hello CML! Apologies, this came up suddenly. I am helping a friend hang some wall spreaders in a Manhattan apartment, in NYC, for a no budge feature, tomorrow. I will be using a stud finder to locate

Question testing lights & relative specifically to how R9 behaves across the spectrum. These days I’m finding most decent LED lights have R9 values well into the 90’s at both 3200K and 5600K. I do fin

Hello All- Those of us in the television news field are facing a common problem during the pandemic. Many of our correspondents and reporters are using Skype, Zoom, or other methods to televise from t

Dear CML members, I have a lighting question that I would love to hear your thoughts on, if you have a spare moment? I'm a camera trainee, based in the UK but I have the chance to shoot and light a sh

I'm surrounded by flat panel LED lights and remote phosphor panels. Great lights but they're all soft. I have some digital sputnik DS1s which are really useful but whilst they're 'hard' they're not pr

Dear Paul, looking at your post on CML Friday 31st July. It is true that I do not have any multicolour focussing lights. We're very proud of our optics and high-power multicolour lights would most pro

I was wondering if anyone has experience with led smart bulbs. Are their bulbs that work point to point without a modem or hub that have acceptable colour rendering. Thinking about getting some for th

A year or so ago I saw the 3200 HMI bulbs at cine gear.m in LA... was excited to deploy them in joker jo-lekos, kurves etc. I purchased 2 bulbs and today tested one on set and was shocked at the horri

-- Hello I am looking for LED lite mates that are battery powered. The type I had in mind are similar to the cloth foldable ones Wescott makes. However, I see they only have ones that you must plug in

Hey everyone, So I tested the Forza 500 (500w LED) up against my Profoto 1200w HMI today, and figured some of you might be interested in the results. Long-story short? I was sadly underwhelmed by the

Can anyone share their experiences with using white grids (LCD) in soft boxes as opposed to the traditional black? I’m speaking mainly for use in a traditional interview/portaiture set up with circula