Anthem One LED (an HMI replacement)

Following up on this to say that I now have an Anthem One unit with a variety of different light cards and accessories.
Haven't had a chance to use it on many shoots yet - but looking forward to trying it out in the field as soon as I can.
I used it on a simple talking head thing recently with what they call the 'ultra color' card and it made for a really pretty setup.

One light card I was sent to test out though was a new green screen card, which is designed to put out pure green light.
I don't normally do a ton of compositing stuff but we have a pretty large green stage where I work so I did some quick testing with it.

I figured seeing results was better than hearing about them - so for those who are interested, here is an Anthem One green screen test.
Overall I'll say I was impressed - the wide and even beam made it super easy to light the screen, and the green screen card made pulling a clean key really easy.


 
Luis Caffesse said:
Following up on this to say that I now have an Anthem One unit with a variety of different light cards and accessories.
Haven't had a chance to use it on many shoots yet - but looking forward to trying it out in the field as soon as I can.
I used it on a simple talking head thing recently with what they call the 'ultra color' card and it made for a really pretty setup.

One light card I was sent to test out though was a new green screen card, which is designed to put out pure green light.
I don't normally do a ton of compositing stuff but we have a pretty large green stage where I work so I did some quick testing with it.

I figured seeing results was better than hearing about them - so for those who are interested, here is an Anthem One green screen test.
Overall I'll say I was impressed - the wide and even beam made it super easy to light the screen, and the green screen card made pulling a clean key really easy.


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Thanks for posting Luis.

What tungsten and daylight fixtures did you use for the greenscreen? Any modifiers etc.?
 
I actually used the daylight and tunsten balanced light cards that I have with the Anthem One kit. No modifiers.
I figured it was the best way to eliminate variables and test the card itself.
So the fixture didn't move, and the beam angle is the same - the only real difference is the type of light itself.

I will say, even lighting it with daylight, the Anthem is pretty perfect for lighting a green screen (or a cyc of any kind, i guess).
The beam is super wide and really even. Of course with the green card available I'm not sure why I would ever use the daylight card instead.
(and tunsten shouldn't even be in the running - my 2 cents)
 
Luis Caffesse said:
I actually used the daylight and tunsten balanced light cards that I have with the Anthem One kit. No modifiers.
I figured it was the best way to eliminate variables and test the card itself.
So the fixture didn't move, and the beam angle is the same - the only real difference is the type of light itself.

I will say, even lighting it with daylight, the Anthem is pretty perfect for lighting a green screen (or a cyc of any kind, i guess).
The beam is super wide and really even. Of course with the green card available I'm not sure why I would ever use the daylight card instead.
(and tunsten shouldn't even be in the running - my 2 cents)
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Thanks for the info.

I doubt you'd use dedicated green screen cards if they cost a significant amount of money?
 
I've just tried the same thing with some of my RGBW wash lights I use for stage events. There were a couple on the bench being cleaned, so tried one on my green screen. Works really well, thanks for the tip. These things are 36 x 3W, and have a zoom too - so might keep a couple in the studio. Sadly, they have one huge drawback. Fan noise!

Did we ever confirm if changing the light card invalidates the warranty on these things?
 
rob norton said:
Thanks for the info.

I doubt you'd use dedicated green screen cards if they cost a significant amount of money?
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I guess that depends on what you consider a significant amount.
If I did a lot of green screen work and the card cost the same as most of their other light cards ($169), then it would seem like a no-brainer to me.


paulears said:
I've just tried the same thing with some of my RGBW wash lights I use for stage events. There were a couple on the bench being cleaned, so tried one on my green screen. Works really well, thanks for the tip. These things are 36 x 3W, and have a zoom too - so might keep a couple in the studio. Sadly, they have one huge drawback. Fan noise!

Did we ever confirm if changing the light card invalidates the warranty on these things?
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Changing light cards definitely does not invalidate the warranty.
It says it pretty clearly on their specs page, and it's one of the major features of the light.
I've swapped the light cards in the one I have here a bunch of times, it's easy and quick.
 
EspenGlomsvoll said:
He`s a real salesman :)
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Yep. I loved him bashing on HMI’s, “Turn it off. Now turn it back on. Oh, that one’s hot re-strike”. I laughed my ass off, because I knew where he was trying to go with that one. “Well most aren’t”. Every HMI I’ve ever owned over the last 15+ years has been hot re-strike. And yes, UV radiation is a very real danger if gear isn’t properly maintained, but he’s probably embellishing his story. I had a reporter friend(network) get his retinas/corneas burned by an HMI mishap years ago, oddly enough in TX, as well, but there was no big insurance pay out. As a matter of fact, the story was almost identical, including the 200 watt HMI(I was told the safety glass was cracked), except my friend was not female and it was not a local station.
 
Most new HMI bulbs that I have a UV stop built in. I'm assuming that would help to keep UV levels down to non harmful levels.
 
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