Flood lamps lights - hvx sees clear light or yellow tint? is it pure white?

[Clint Nitkiewiz Hernandez]

Im sure this topic has been discussed while people feel sketching on using flood lights found at home depot, the yellow stands with (2) 500w lamps with the handy grill to hang gels over.

But I couldnt find anything based on the question i have.

I am about to run to the store and get some, because I need to build a cheap light kit for a feature film.

Here is my question;

Will these flood lamps, produce light seen by the hvx200 that is equal to say an arri 1000w tungsten? Or what do I have to do to make these flood lamps produce the same type of light, get special bulbs, or the halogen bulbs will look pretty similar to tungsten?
I just want to make sure Im gettting pure light and not have it look yellowish or bluish, or any weird tint to it, thanks.

 

[syncman]

Im sure this topic has been discussed while people feel sketching on using flood lights found at home depot, the yellow stands with (2) 500w lamps with the handy grill to hang gels over.

But I couldnt find anything based on the question i have.

I am about to run to the store and get some, because I need to build a cheap light kit for a feature film.

Here is my question;

Will these flood lamps, produce light seen by the hvx200 that is equal to say an arri 1000w tungsten? Or what do I have to do to make these flood lamps produce the same type of light, get special bulbs, or the halogen bulbs will look pretty similar to tungsten?
I just want to make sure Im gettting pure light and not have it look yellowish or bluish, or any weird tint to it, thanks.

The light you will get is more yellow than lamps designed for video. Light from these lamps are about 2800 Kelvin. Lamps for video are 3200 Kelvin. If you are only using the light from the Home depot lamps, when you white balance it will be fine.

If however you MIX the light with the arri, all you have to do is put CT Blue gell on the depot lamps.
I can't remember but I think either 1/8 or 1/4 CT Blue will do the trick.

Works for me!! hope this helps.

 

[Andrew Brinkhaus]

Just replace the stock bulbs with 3200K bulbs, and you'll be fine. Should be available at Home Depot, or online.

http://www.filmtools.com/fdf5012quarh.html

 

[PaPa]

There is no such thing as pure white light. The light you may be refering to is more towards the daylight blaanced spectrum. It has a blueish tint to it.

 

[syncman]

Pure White

Pure White

There is no such thing as pure white light. The light you may be refering to is more towards the daylight blaanced spectrum. It has a blueish tint to it.

If the light source has a Blueish Tint to it, to which light source are you comparing it?

If you white balance on Daylight it does not have a bueish tint.

What you do when you white balance a Camera is to "tell" it this is pure white!