Industrial instruction videos, low light conditions.

Gompa1985

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Im going to film in a couple of industrial videos, like instruction videos and information about different machines and tools.

I have a big problem though, I probably have the wrong camera for It. (HVX200E, huge noise problems when shooting indoors with existing light)

What type of lightsource should I be using when shooting in dark industrial
enviroments? I must have an even light that is still very portable and bright
as hell, but still looks natural. The problem is that i probably won't be able to rig a lot of lights up, since It's going to be in the way when people are working in the factory, safety reasons etc.

I have seen a lot of instruction videos that has been shot under very low light conditions (existing lights), and there is not a lot of noise at all, but they have used an old camcorder that doesen't use HD.
http://www.providoc.se/Filmer/Kinnegrip_GB.wmv
That's kind of the look that I need to be able to get when im shooting an instruction video. (except the bad english voiceover, shaky montage shots etc.)

All your help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Consider the creative use of reflectors where necessary. I've used a VX2000 with great success in low light conditions but of course, its only SD--you have to consider if HD is really necessary or not for your application.
 
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