LED main light suggestion needed (backlight situation)

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Shawnvfx

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Im filming a sex scene (fake sex) in the after noon

the only available light source is Sun, coming from the window and hit directly to the bed.

I want to shoot this against the sun and have that high dynamic range kinda thing


so basically Ill need main light to be able to fight against the sun (not really, just stronger or equal than the reflector with a nice diffuse is fine)

I dont like reflector (I mean photo rounded shape reflectors, those tend to produce a uneven strong light on my subject)

so here are my two choices, Kino celeb or Zylight IS3


what I have : 1X zylight Z90, I hate that with the rainbow color edge on my subject shadow, but great for on camera light tho.

What I need: one Main light, thinking of getting Zylight IS3 first but its the same technology as the Z90 which casts rainbow shadow edge, so now im more on the kino side, but the price is confusing me, why 3k ? IS 3 is only 2k.
 
Hey, your post leaves so many question marks in my head, but I try to concentrate on a solution:
I´ve you´re really ready to spend 2K on one fixture, start with KinoFlo eg a Diva. Still a standard and oh so versatile.
As for LED, many of the cheaper fixtures have "updated" their LE Diodes to improved versions, getting rid of the greenish cast.
On of the best brands out there right now IMHO are the F&V fixtures.
For reflectors: Still one of the cheapest solutions, of course depending on the natural light situation on your set. Forget the round "flexfills", get some big bounce boards...
 
An LED panel won't give you much less of a concentrated beam quality than a shiny reflector will. Think about how small they are as a source. In a situation like this, you'll probably want as large of a source as possible so as to make it wrap around the subjects and not be recognizable. I'd go with a 4x8 bead board or 2 4x4's, and I'd probably wrap it in muslin since even the white side does have a very mild specular quality to it.
 
Of course you do not have to shoot in the afternoon, and you can diffuse/scrim/flag the window, or place any other light there, or change the shooting angle. To be honest, if I had the $2K - $3K that you are willing to spend on this shot, I think I would rent the needed light & grip and pocket the remainder of that $3K.
 
To be honest, if I had the $2K - $3K that you are willing to spend on this shot, I think I would rent the needed light & grip and pocket the remainder of that $3K.
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a second that advice.
 
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