Lighting Problems... Picture very Orange...

I have seen it come up a few times asking what "Mood" we are looking for. Each scene of the movie will essentially have its own "Mood", Dark, Happy, Sad, pretty much all of the range of emotions.

But in all reality with the investment that we are about to undertake for lights we want lights that are versatile and will work on this project and future projects. Like I said we are looking to spend around $500 on lighting right now, so please help us out and recommend some good solid pieces that will do the trick.

I don't know if these are good or bad, but my brother came across these on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190259657908

Also a few people have asked what we are using to capture sound. We have a boom mic right now and are going to be picking up a few lav mics.
 
Spops said:
Also a few people have asked what we are using to capture sound. We have a boom mic right now and are going to be picking up a few lav mics.
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Don't get the lav. Waste of money. Get a decent shotgun or hyper or better yet hire a boom person.

With respect to lighting, for $500 you really don't have a lot of options. You mentioned that you want to use these lights in the future. The truth is that for $500 you can get maybe one good light, and perhaps a stand. Anything else you're going to replace in a hurry. That's why Jeff recommended that you halt production. Because you really only want to buy lighting once.

In any case, if you have to purchase more equipments, I would suggest this: get a single 650w fresnel with stand

http://www.coollights.biz/cltf0650-650w-compact-tungsten-fresnel-p-57.html

That's your key or backlight. Buy a mic stand and some china balls (do a search on what brand people recommend) and that's going to be your fill light. The rest goes toward support gears like sandbags, CTO, CTB, ND gel, C47, gaffer tape etc. I would highly recommend getting a 5-in-1 reflector like this if you can, they're highly versatile for either bouncing lights for a soft fill or diffuse harsh lights if needed

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...DL_32MULTI_32_5_in_1_Multidisc_Reflector.html

BTW, the Britek lights aren't bad for practice. Over half the stuff in my reel was lit with Britek lights. They're no Arri but if you want to learn, not a bad way to start. They're dirt cheap now at rostronics.
 
Spops said:
I have seen it come up a few times asking what "Mood" we are looking for. Each scene of the movie will essentially have its own "Mood", Dark, Happy, Sad, pretty much all of the range of emotions.

But in all reality with the investment that we are about to undertake for lights we want lights that are versatile and will work on this project and future projects. Like I said we are looking to spend around $500 on lighting right now, so please help us out and recommend some good solid pieces that will do the trick.

I don't know if these are good or bad, but my brother came across these on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190259657908

Also a few people have asked what we are using to capture sound. We have a boom mic right now and are going to be picking up a few lav mics.
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Ok, but is there any kind of look your going for? Like lots hard shadows or soft shadows? In between? Lots of contrast? Less contrasty? etc

Like Huy Vu mentioned, Briteks aren't the best, but are ok for learning. You might be able to get away with using them if you don't need them to last a long time and don't need very precise control over the light.
 
lee filters makes a great black foil wrap....for the home depot lights. You can create barndoors and with some creativity ghetto flagging and chimera....I even attached a wire hanger rig around it so I could attach gels to it. Also pick up a china ball or two or three. If using work lights make sure you have the correct color temp. bulbs. Good luck!
 
If you can finish this film off in a few weeks, go for it. Put what scenes you can outside and just light them with available light/bounce cards. Indoor scenes just continue using your worklights and try and white balance. Don't shoot wide and try and keep things close, this way you can get a china ball or two and hold it right out of frame if you're still not liking the worklight look.

Honestly though, features are no good! They're a humongous effort and even after 4 years of filmmaking, I don't even want to think about trying to produce one. Stick with shorts and you'll learn a lot more a lot faster. If this project will take over a year, don't waste your time. Make a bunch of shorts and wait till you get better. Definitely the more efficient way to learn.
 
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