Hi All, My names Gabriel Devereux, I'm a DIT based in Australia. Recently I worked on calculating fall-off for large, near Lambertian/matte source/reflector/diffuser in optical near field (when one ca

Gearhead Grip & Electric’s Mini Gear Expo happens next week, Saturday and Sunday May 14 & 15, in Portland, Oregon. Gearhead says, “Come see the latest and greatest in motion-picture grip, lighting, an

Hello. Is there anyone in the UK that knows where to, or has any, Voyager lights for hire. I will be filming in Cardiff. I am keen to use these lights for the shots in a set build half underwater... b

At NAB 2022 it was obvious virtual production with video walls has peaked the interests of many productions. While video walls offer a variety of features with regards to image reflections in objects

And we’re live! Announcing the new Orion 675 FS from Prolycht. Brightest color-tunable spotlight in the industry. Much brighter than a 1200 HMI, about as bright as a 5K tungsten fresnel (that’s with o

Hi y'all, I'm gaffing for a project shooting in a large studio. For one of the setups we want to mount a projector from the lighting grid pointing straight down, but we do not have the proper projecto

Exxept if your subject decides to walk towards the light, you might have it in shot. A problem no matter what tech you use. Danny van der Merwe Real Illusion Capetown +27829208644

Today the Orion 300 FS received a free firmware update. There are a number of improvements and bug fixes, but the big news is the addition of X/Y coordinates mode. https://www.cined.com/prolycht-orion

Hi All, I'm wondering what you're all using as 'sustainable' alternatives to poly boards? (or beadboard/foamcore etc)? Thanks! -- Howard Davidson London IATSE Local 52 BECTU GBCT

I'd like to share my latest column for TV Tech, which will hopefully be of interest to even some of the skilled lighting folks here. It covers some basic theoretical lighting concepts (feel free to sk

Greeting all, We're in the process of building a LED virtual production volume here in Chicago. The tracking system we're using an an Optitrack system, which uses 850nm infrared light to track markers

I've always felt there was a kinship between portrait painting and lighting for film. Both mediums are displayed on 2-dimensional surfaces (canvas or a screen/monitor), yet create 3-dimensional repres

A friend of mine is looking for someone who can embed LED emitters into clothing that are battery powered and can be controlled via wireless DMX. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Than

That's a great use of a 3D rig Patrick! I would also recommend the recent 'Dune' for its day for night sequences. They shot in late afternoon, waiting for the areas they were shooting in to go into fu

Bonjour CLM-LIGHTING Team ! Thanks again for the pleasure to read your suggestions and sharing them,,, For a LouisVUITTON commercial shot in a Park around Paris in 2021 and without visible ( within th

Thank you all for day for night or american night suggestions or references. should shoot night exterior scene in a really hard to access location. so we will shoot during daylight. Thankful for sugge

This is an update to a thread that was running a few months ago about LED fresnel lights. I was complaining that it was hard to find an LED Fresnel that could cast decent cuts like a tungstun Arri or

Reaching out to CML lighting! Looking for a quality used lighting package. I am a DP helping some friends look at setting up a studio in Indonesia. Looking to purchase a good base lighting kit for wor

Hi, I'm just starting a new thread since the other thread about Kino Truematch lights got pretty lengthy. After the thread started I was curious and I stopped by my neighborhood rental house to check

Can someone explain the technology behind KinoFlo's True Match fluorescents? How did they balance/colour correct the fluorescents? Thanks so much! Elle ***Elle will remember to sign future posts with