Are the standard non-high speed Arri ballast 300hz? Nothing seems to be listed on Arri website that i can find. Wondering what limitations are on FPS and shutter angle on standard Arri ballasts. Is th

Hi All. Has anyone worked with Chauvet CorePar80s? https://www.chauvetdj.com/products/corepar-80-usb/ I am being offered them as a way of lighting an event but am very wary of them as they appear to b

I have locked the grey screen topic as it has nothing to do with lighting, it could have but it doesn’t. This should have been in post-vfx I will lock ANY topic that is off-topic in future. cheers Geo

I’ve just added the basic lighting I used for the additional photography for Enemy at the Gates. I had to reproduce/match the overcast day exteriors shot in Germany. It was kinda like this, it’s diffi

Hi, I have a shoot coming up that normally would be shot in front of a blue or greenscreen fabric, but the VFX house has requested we use a Mid-Grey colored screen. Does anybody have a Los Angeles ven

Good morning - I'm considering buying a Sekonic C-800. My primary purpose for it would be to match Skypanels to practical lights using XY. I watched the Arri guys demo this at NAB and it looks like it

Art, Hi. First time replier, long time lurker. Would you know of anyone with first-hand knowledge of Keying with Grey screen? I have a couple Arri L5-C’s , 300’s, 150’s, etc (shameless model name drop

Hope you have a 8 fps recovery (very quick!!) Pedro Sosnitsky PS FILMS

I own and use Lite Panels Astra which I love for their cost to power ratio and they are a very frequently requested rental item, however we are experiencing a high volume of failures. We have owned tw

Is it worth me doing things like this… https://cmltests.net/Lessons/Cosmetic-Lighting.html cheers Geoff Boyle NSC EU based cinematographer +31 637155076 www.gboyle.nl www.cinematography.net

Hi friends at CML Please let me know if you know the guys behind the Luxli LED light. I would love to get in contact with them. Best regards John Christian Rosenlund FNF Cinematographer (www.jcr.no)

Disclosure: I'm selling and setting up channels for Lupo in the US now with PMTech as well as doing Photon Beard, so could possibly be a bit biased in my comments! Heath - great to hear you have a pai

I would like to know the opinion on the Mole Richardson Mole-Pro Panel, which seems a decent alternative with all the proper options and connectors. Rob Erik van Gelder @ Head of maintenance / interna

Excuse asking the stupid question but is an R7s bulb a direct fit for an DXX 800w you used to find in a redhead? If it is I was toying with idea of sticking these in my old Lowel Totas - https://www.o

Hi, I'm looking for an equivalent to Lee 1/8 White Diffusion. It's for outdoor usage and I'm worried the Lee filter may not be tough enough for prolonged use. It also comes in 1.5m rolls, and iI'd lik

I find items like this useful either for my own education or to share with others. Charles Bailey Lighting Cameraman Philadelphia, PA, USA

Hi, Does anyone in the UK know of a source for e39/mogul base 240v lamps? I’m looking for a 240v version of these, in either 500w or 1kw: Failing that, a source for a decent, high wattage e39 adapter.

Bonjour ! In Paris this kind of Light Bulb E40 is easy to get at store LA-BS ( means La Boutique du Spectacle ) LA-BS also can easily send their products from Paris,,,while UK would be stil in Europe

Hi Crystal, I was wondering if you were available to assist me on the following dates: 2/10, 2/13, and possibly 2/23-24 $150/day Please let me know, Thanks, - Rachel D 310-562-5779 www.racheldunn.com

Hi looking for help to understand what could happen with this select 30 fixture shell. Its broked, the wire are cutted. the fixture jus came back from a rental house. and the crew sayd they already pi