Eyelights - what do you use?

Deuceofspades

Deuceofspades

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So I am filming my first short, and learning the ropes (quick) in the process.

Using HVX200 with Letus Extreme 35mm adapter. Also doing all my own DP work.

After shooting a few scenes, with low key lighting, I noticed my actors eyes are lacking the nice little white dot inside them, in many shots. AKA: Eye light.

So I am now shopping for the right light to give then that sparkling little white dot they so badly need :thumbsup:

What do you guys use for eye light, how many watts is it? is it on a dimmer? if so dimmed how much? Where did you buy it, how much did it cost and why do you like it? Do you mount it directly on your camera? Or??

It will be interesting to compare set-ups.

Thanks for your input and participation!
 
I just recently bought a mini-plus litepanels unit and have been using it for eyelight among a million other things...

I like it because it's super fast - I don't have to wait for an electric to run a cable, get a stand, mount the lamp, etc. I just pull it out of a bag, have my gaffer or someone hold it, tweak the dimmer and we're off to the races. It runs for hours on one charge of the batteries, no cables, has a dimmer and is bright enough to gel and still have enough punch for eyelight or fill.

Before the litepanels I would bounce a 150 into a white card and that would normally do the trick. Sometimes all you have to do is tweak your key a little and you get it.
 
bcheong said:
I just recently bought a mini-plus litepanels unit and have been using it for eyelight among a million other things...

I like it because it's super fast - I don't have to wait for an electric to run a cable, get a stand, mount the lamp, etc. I just pull it out of a bag, have my gaffer or someone hold it, tweak the dimmer and we're off to the races. It runs for hours on one charge of the batteries, no cables, has a dimmer and is bright enough to gel and still have enough punch for eyelight or fill.

Before the litepanels I would bounce a 150 into a white card and that would normally do the trick. Sometimes all you have to do is tweak your key a little and you get it.
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how many watts is it? how much did it cost, how big is it? Who sells it?
 
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