Looking for a Cyc Light for Green Screen Use

puredrifting

puredrifting

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I read about some LED instuments in the past that were designed as a floor mounted cyc light. A single source that is designed and modulated from bottom throw to top to be able to evenly light a green screen at a decent level with minimal fuss and muss. I usually use either rented 48" Kino Four Banks or my own Diva 200s along lately with my Kamerar Brightcasts on 8x8 and 12x12 green screens. But the problem is, unless I have a grip truck rented, two 48" Four Banks and stands are large, take up a lot of room and require either decent light stands to hold them vertically or C-stands. I have found that my own Diva 200s can light my smaller fold out Wescott 4'x6' green screen but run our of oomph to light up an 8x8 or larger. I lit a 12x12 with the Two Divas and my two Brightcast panels a few weeks ago but it seems counterproductive and kind of dumb to use four lights to do something as mundane as light a green screen. Hence my dilemma.

The film I am currently shooting, the director likes a fairly wide framing on the interviews so as to look cinematic and not TV looking, which are typically MCUs and CUs. So we are using 8x8 and 12x12 green screens. Has anyone used, rented or bought a floor mounted single source cyc type light that is tailor made for lighting green screens with a single source? Something like this Zylight or similar? http://www.zylight.com/propalette/I am thinking a single source, floor mount cyc light could make my life a lot easier right now for this film but it seems that few people are using these sorts of lights. When I have a crew and grip truck, the two Kino Four Banks work like a charm but when I am supplying the shoot with just my own truck, renting Four Banks is a PITA, it would be nice to just own something small and powerful that is only designed to light up green screens and cycs, but I don't know if such an animal is mythical or if it really exists?
 
Although I've pushed mine out of service, I used my two Diva 400's to light my 12' green screen many times.
 
silyn said:
Here is a link to an interesting article about CINEO HS2 (including lighting for green screen) by Shane Hurlbut you may find useful
http://www.thehurlblog.com/light-study-cineo-hs2-cinematography/
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Thanks for the link, very interesting. The Cineo HS2 looks like exactly what I am looking for but at about twice the price I could pay at $4,000.00 I could definitely pick up a pair of used Kino Four Bank 48" lights for a song but they and the case they are in are relatively huge for working out of a car so that's no good.
 
Greg_E said:
How about a smaller background and matting out the other areas?

We have a bunch of these but a single will not cover what you need, maybe the triple but I haven't used them.

http://www.stagelightingstore.com/Altman-Ground-Cyc-1-Section-Feed-Thru?sc=44&category=765906

Also, the gels tend to melt and drip in on the reflector, think we are running them on 500 watt bulbs, but might be 1000 watts.
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Thanks for the tip but I don't think I could go back to hot lights at this point.
 
puredrifting said:
Thanks for the link, very interesting. The Cineo HS2 looks like exactly what I am looking for but at about twice the price I could pay at $4,000.00 I could definitely pick up a pair of used Kino Four Bank 48" lights for a song but they and the case they are in are relatively huge for working out of a car so that's no good.
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Not trying to convince you go CINEO HS2 way :D. But it's only $1500, and I think one CINEO HS2 will suffice for 12x12
 
Cineo is a beautiful light but only a fool would use it to light a green screen.

Here is a thing. Lights with a green spike are good for lighting a green screen

So cheapo led is the thing ?

Chroma Q in the uk is one company I'm considering but also just some industrial fixtures
 
But looking particularly for a light that is designed to light cycs and green screens and specifically puts out a wide and tall flat wash with fairly consistant levels across 8' or 12' square. Regular LED panels have considerable hot spots and fall off toward the edges.
 
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