On board lighting-what's best

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stacey j.

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Hi. I'm about to start shooting a documentary. Most of it will take place outside with set up interviews. There might be some night shooting that I will need to be able to shoot quickly and there is no time for set up. What on board lighting system (powered by the DVX) does anyone suggest?

This is a no budget, one man crew...
 
I think the PagLight and Frezzolini on-board "Sun Gun" type lights are the best since they have dimmable globe bases, but I think they're real expensive. Anton Bauer's are real common, but I personally think they suck. The prosumer CoolLux product line I think also has a dimmable product, and may be more in your price range.
 
You'll want a dimmable light that you can mount elsewhere as well. NRG makes the Varilux which is perfect for not only mounting on cam but also on a monopod for a convenient 'light on a stick'. There is a wide array of light filters as well that are made specifically for the Varilux.

Here is the link to B and H

For "no budget" you'll have to make due with the light sources on hand. You can get creative with lamps on hand as well as reflective surfaces on absolutely no budget. The Varilux I list is money well spent for the future if you have the bread. If not then you're creativity and resourcefulness will serve well.

good luck
 
oh , you are snitch 2 :-)
seems that i was right in my first impression - no soup for you
 
Oleg, I read that thread over on audio. I outa stoop slap you. The person asked for some advice and doesn't know where to begin and you insult? You've made an impression too hombre....
 
stacy
another way of looking for light is to look for "puddles of light", a veteran camera man advised me before shooting my first doc. He said if you look for them you will see them everywhere in cities at night. Light streaming in from windows of shops, headlights, street lamps. Now of course this isn't ideal. But it does change how you look at light. Light variations exist everywhere and how you see them and use the dark will help out.
Its kind of fun, if you stare a lot at stills its a good way to be a light detective, see where the lights are

PS if you buy a fashion magazine and look directly into the eyeballs of the models on the closeups you can see the light set ups reflected in their pupils. Its probably not going to help you much but its kinda cool and helps out with the light detective approach. almost like a fingerprint left behind.
 
Hey,
don't want this to sound like an advertisement, but I would like to offer some more info on our LED on-camera LED video lights.
Here's a recent shoot we did using two of our lights, and a Pana DVX100:
http://vidled.com/test-september2005.html

By the way, we are currently testing a VIDLED light that uses the same housing, but is a 40° degree, daylight balanced light which INCLUDES a rechargeable Li-Ion battery pack! Due probably by early next year.

Cheers, and happy filming,
Marius
 
I've been wondering about using LED lights as an eye light. obviously that wasn't what you were trying there. Do you have any way to control the light, barndoors, snoot or the such?
 
Gopher_Greene said:
Do you have any way to control the light, barndoors, snoot or the such?
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Hey, no, we don't sell a barndoor or snoot. But if you look closely, you'll see that there are a total of 5 x 1/4"-20 threads on the unit. It also ships with 4 thumb screws (the fifth thread being used to attch the housing to the cam, or ULTRAPOD, etc.), so it should be VERY easy to rig something up, using something as primitive as cardboard...remember, there not much heat coming from the LEDs! ;-)

Cheers,
Marius
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