Daniel Rubino
Carbonite Member
Hi Guys,
I'm new on here. I'm sorry if this has topic has already been covered, but I really need some advice. I plan on getting a DVX 100b and I want to know what type of gels I should get to go with my lighting kit. I'm used to working with film and when we light the set we use gels like CTO and CTB mainly used for color correction. I want to do some lighting effects with gels. http://www.jcxex.com/lee_color_fx_p1.htm
Now, what I want to know is what type of gels work best with video? Is video prone to pick up certain colors better? If so which colors? What types of gels would you suggest? Do you use lights all the time or do you rely on natural lighting? I'm still going to use lights and diffusion but I'm not sure what types of gels I can get away with using. How do you deal with fluorescents? Do you need a light meter or do you just use the one built into the camera?
I really want to experiment with some colors like purple and red, but will that cause the video to bleed? I know theatre can get away with using purple but can video? I also know that Lee gels are used for theatre more and Rosco for film. Which would you suggest for video? I heard somewhere that they never ever use red on television for that reason, any advice on why that is? I'm a little confused because when I watch Smallville, Clark Kent always has on a red shirt. How do they get away with it without the red bleeding if it's such a big no no? I'm curious about what type of gels and lighting everyone else uses. What type of diffusions do you use with video? Should I just buy the lot of them and experiment with it later. I know that lighting for video is different than for film, how strong would you suggest my lights be? I know I won't need anything like a 5k. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to light a morning scene? Is this all too much should I just start off with natural lighting?
I'm new on here. I'm sorry if this has topic has already been covered, but I really need some advice. I plan on getting a DVX 100b and I want to know what type of gels I should get to go with my lighting kit. I'm used to working with film and when we light the set we use gels like CTO and CTB mainly used for color correction. I want to do some lighting effects with gels. http://www.jcxex.com/lee_color_fx_p1.htm
Now, what I want to know is what type of gels work best with video? Is video prone to pick up certain colors better? If so which colors? What types of gels would you suggest? Do you use lights all the time or do you rely on natural lighting? I'm still going to use lights and diffusion but I'm not sure what types of gels I can get away with using. How do you deal with fluorescents? Do you need a light meter or do you just use the one built into the camera?
I really want to experiment with some colors like purple and red, but will that cause the video to bleed? I know theatre can get away with using purple but can video? I also know that Lee gels are used for theatre more and Rosco for film. Which would you suggest for video? I heard somewhere that they never ever use red on television for that reason, any advice on why that is? I'm a little confused because when I watch Smallville, Clark Kent always has on a red shirt. How do they get away with it without the red bleeding if it's such a big no no? I'm curious about what type of gels and lighting everyone else uses. What type of diffusions do you use with video? Should I just buy the lot of them and experiment with it later. I know that lighting for video is different than for film, how strong would you suggest my lights be? I know I won't need anything like a 5k. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to light a morning scene? Is this all too much should I just start off with natural lighting?
