Canon 7D Lighting (ArriLite 1000)

[jaradc]

Hey guys,

I work for a music recording studio in Nashville, we have a couple of house artists that we are trying to break into the scene and I decided to jump in to the video side of things to help costs. It has always been something Iʻve been interested in so I thought Iʻd take the chance. Well 3 months later Iʻm still learning on the fly.

I rented an ArriLite 1k to help with a musical showcase, just needed a big spotlight for the stage, and ended up using it for a couple of radio liners. I paired it with this little DIY shop lamp Iʻm used to using, but I was very pleased with the result.

I used the shop lamp for a side filler and the Arri in the front to fill out the rest of the face, using a power dimmer on the Arri because the thing is bright as hell.

My question...

Are ArriLites what I should be going for with my camera? Or should I stick to more Daylight colored lamps?

Is there any other light kits that are similar and more affordable, or that have a better reputation?

Below are links to a sample of one of the liners for a radio station.

The first link is straight off the camera converted to prores, the second it with a slight contrast and color balance.

http://www.2shared.com/file/11625552/35d29e92/Liner_Test.html

http://www.2shared.com/file/11625570/e9ea9d3c/Liner_Test_CC.html

Thanks!

 

[bill totolo]

Way too frustrating trying to access download (via Firefox, at least).

If video, can you post to vimeo
If image, can you link to flickr???

 

[jaradc]

Sorry about that, wanted to show it in Prores but it is too much of a hassle. Here is a vimeo link.

http://www.vimeo.com/9695219

 

[jls4]

Looks pretty good to me for a commerical type spot. A little Contrasty, but not bad.

 

[Paul Hudson]

It is good but you could really use a hair light.

 

[jaradc]

Phudsontx,

I really do, I only had two lights to work with, but in the future Iʻd like to experiment with a hair light. Thanks for the input.


Jls4,

I did crush the blacks a little bit, but not much. It is just to my personal taste, but I think i will back off the contrast a little bit. Thanks.

 

[bill totolo]

Very good. See if you can add a little detail to the b/g.
Sometimes studios have track lighting on dimmers you can use, even a cool desk lamp might liven things up. But I'm just nit-picking, very good over all.

And thank you for reposting to vimeo.

Good work.