Light stands

Beaker

Beaker

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Hey all. I puchased a 1500W kit from Rostronics. It came with two 7foot stands and a 4.5. I excahnged them for 8 foot heavy duty, but was sent three of them...no short spot stand. In interview setups, is it better to have the spot behind the talent facing down , or from below? In otherwords, should I have kept the 4.5 footer for the 250 spot?
 
I rarely use a short light in interviews, unless I need to light something in the background. But that's just me, I'm sure others here do use them. Even when I do I usually use a clip on brooder lamp with a halogen bulb.

I normally use just 2 lights and a reflector. One of the lights I put behind and above the subject for a hair light. A soft box or fluoro for a key and then the reflector for fill.
 
Thanks for the response....what arre the wattages for each of the lights you normally use? I am using two 650's and a 250 for above the talent. Is a 650 on the softbox too much? Should a Use a particualr scrim? Dimmers...and if so, dim to which wattege for each light used?
 
every situation is different. I've used all different types of lights for interviews.

but as noted above, I always try to use a kino type or softbox(chimera) as my key. I always use a hard light, anywhere from 200 to 650, for my rim (hairlight). And I often bounce and 250, 500 or 1k softbox for ambient fill, when there's no natural fill that is.

of course, framing is everything in interviews. you must always keep hard light off you walls and prevent shadows.
 
I just about always have a low stand at my disposal, but most often deploy a Cardellini clamp somewhere along the length of a standard-height light or c-stand instead.

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I am stucked in another angle of light stands: it's tripod.
Does anyone can advise me some DIY idea to build it?
I have found some telescopic stick, and I am looking for how to stand it pretty firmly...
Please if any...
 
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