problem with shadow elimination on long shots

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thome

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im good when it comes to close ups and half shots which is not a problem,no shadows.....how do you guys handle shadows on long shots?

tried using two florescent lights but it didn't light the musicians face well because to get a long shot im forced to put the lights further from the performer.

how is it done?
 
The traditional studio lighting way to control shadows is to light from a grid above the performers, so that the shadows fall on the ground. Position of the light, plus lighting control devices, like flags and scrims help you to control where the light goes. With a longer shot, you need to set up a light that is bright enough to put the quantity of light on subject you want, then use flags, scrims or other devices to control the spill (extraneous light) that falls on other parts of the scene. It might be a good idea to start looking at the photometric data that is published for lighting units. Most light spec charts will show you the quantity of light (in Foot Candles usually) at given distances from the unit. They will also usually tell you the beam diameter, or size of the area that will be lit up, at those given distances. A good place to see this is with the Mole-Richardson catalog. The photometric charts are at the bottom right of page for each light.

http://www.mole.com/rentals/salescatalog.html
 
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