Lighting for a Conference

[triton5]

Hi Everyone,

I need a lighting setup for shooting with an HVX-200 at a conference in a large room that has large windows with blinds pulled down for a powerpoint presentation. But horrible pot lights in the ceiling, Attached is a jpeg of the event.

Also what would any of you white balance to the daylight or Tungsten?




Thanks in advance

 

[keylight]

Hard to answer this one without more info.... If you're basically shooting a single speaker at a podium, light for the speaker. Ideally you can get a copy of the PowerPoint presentation and cut in the slides later if you need to show them on the screen. There isn't much point in shooting the slides on the big screen.

If you're shooting a panel discussion, then you'll need to throw enough light so everyone on the panel can be seen. And add a second camera set to a wide shot so that you have something you can cut to while you change your close ups on individual speakers.

If you need to move around and shoot people around the tables as they are engaged in various conversation, then a camera mounted light probably makes the most sense.

As for color balancing, I'd go with the same temp as all of the recessed lights. Keep the blinds closed.

It's a tough room to shoot in. Good luck.

 

[Dwaltjj]

That space looks similar to the space I mostly work in which has a fairly low ceiling so we have two short lighting trees with 6 source 4's on a dimmer board and try to light as evenly as possible without the luxury of any back light. There's enough ceiling lights, which we can control, to light the panelist from seeming too flat on stage. We do have to remove one light or it gives what we call a' Pinnochio' effect where it hits them right on the forhead making their nose shadow stretch down to their chin. So, watch for that.

Rough part is either gelling the light with something soft like 250 or frost or dimming it down (which changes your color temp) so the speaker doesn't feel like they're being binged by the lights, your definitely going to have that potential from that pic. We have them off center enough for it not to be too much of a problem, but when the room is packed inevitably all the questions come from those sitting right below the lighting trees. What you use varies according to set up and budget.

Good luck and have fun