3 x DEDO lights OR kino lights for DVD behind the scenes interview...

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joeyd86

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Hi everyone, im interviewing a fairly well known aussie acrress next week for my friends films behind the scenes dvd. its an interview indoors at her house however Im really not that great on lighting and they've (the aussie production company) told me to get a kino light to do it, however ive seen these 3 x dedo lights, could they do the job.....which should i use.....should i get both???

ive also been told now, maybe to look at the redheads??

Please help, need to book equipment today!

thanks
 
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Go for the fluorescent, the general consensus is that soft light is very flattering for women. Dedo's are hard lights. And its doubtful you need any dramatic shadows for this type of interview anyway which is what the Dedos would give without any kind of diffusion in front of them.
 
If you softbox the Dedos, you could make them work, but you'll start cutting your light level down the more things you put in front of the lights, like gels if you need to balance for daylight.

Kinos are versatile and very soft, the latter of which, as mentioned, is a necessity for lighting women in interviews. And she's a well-known actress, so she needs to look good (right?).

If you're new to Kinos (they're a different animal from incandescents), check out this video http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-use-Kino-Flo-Lights-209308662. I literally just googled "how to use kinos" and arrived here. It covers the essentials.


Best wishes.
 
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