abreu-canedo
Well-known member
Interesting thread.
In theory, I always say I want the most control over a light. And I do love the skypanel's level of control.
However, for shooting scripted narratives, I'm not venturing outside of the Kelvin scale much.
I'm using a lot of litemats and diffused tungsten as keys for night interiors and then putting on practical LED bulbs that can be dialed in to the temperature I want. For daylight interiors I'm using mostly HMI and Plasma for keys, warming keys up a bit if I want a bit of contrast.
The only times I find myself venturing outside of Kelvin scale is for night time urban exteriors where I can fake multi-colored signage light spill, for bar and club interiors, and for abstract or stylized shots/scenes.
So as much as I want all my LEDs to be RGB and so on, I still find myself often just mimmicking the natural world that is mostly on the kelvin scale.
So, for example, for a unit like a Litemat (low-powered and soft), I would not want to sacrifice skintones for the ability to go RGB. I'd only take RGB if it did not compromise skintones.
For units like Source 4 with Leko barrel, I don't mind RGB, since I'd rarely key with them, mostly for throwing patterns.
For larger Key lights in spaces or scenarios where a Litemat may not be sufficient, I'd probably either Key with a Tungsten, HMI or Plasma, which doesn't fit into this argument anyways.
But I'm mostly working in ULB or below indie films, so that is where my opinion has been formed. However, with all that said, even though I do notice better skintones when Keying faces with a Tungsten light, I still get very good results with a Skypanel (RGB).
In theory, I always say I want the most control over a light. And I do love the skypanel's level of control.
However, for shooting scripted narratives, I'm not venturing outside of the Kelvin scale much.
I'm using a lot of litemats and diffused tungsten as keys for night interiors and then putting on practical LED bulbs that can be dialed in to the temperature I want. For daylight interiors I'm using mostly HMI and Plasma for keys, warming keys up a bit if I want a bit of contrast.
The only times I find myself venturing outside of Kelvin scale is for night time urban exteriors where I can fake multi-colored signage light spill, for bar and club interiors, and for abstract or stylized shots/scenes.
So as much as I want all my LEDs to be RGB and so on, I still find myself often just mimmicking the natural world that is mostly on the kelvin scale.
So, for example, for a unit like a Litemat (low-powered and soft), I would not want to sacrifice skintones for the ability to go RGB. I'd only take RGB if it did not compromise skintones.
For units like Source 4 with Leko barrel, I don't mind RGB, since I'd rarely key with them, mostly for throwing patterns.
For larger Key lights in spaces or scenarios where a Litemat may not be sufficient, I'd probably either Key with a Tungsten, HMI or Plasma, which doesn't fit into this argument anyways.
But I'm mostly working in ULB or below indie films, so that is where my opinion has been formed. However, with all that said, even though I do notice better skintones when Keying faces with a Tungsten light, I still get very good results with a Skypanel (RGB).