When is enough, enough? A vent.

That's not necessarily true anymore for the same reason shooting today is a lot different than it was back when film was even less sensitive after it began being used for motion picture. The sensitivity of the cameras is allowing people to use lower wattage and smaller lighting which requires less space, less power, less weight, and less support equipment. We've shot with light hungry cameras (HVX200) and we've shot with cameras that don't require as much light (FS100) and it really does offer a lot more freedom. I can hide lights SO MUCH easier in complex scenes and really get some great results.

True, lighting is still an art, and it's still needed, however, a lot more can be done with a camera that doesn't require a ton of fill light just to get within the exposure range. There is a lot of value to that in my opinion.
 
I'm with Timur on this and we've discussed it a bit while chatting. I've had a harder time controlling the light that's already available to get the proper result then I have simply lighting up the scene. I know the principles of lighting stay the same, but for some reason I just have a harder time trying to knock down light then lighting things up.

Even experienced DP's who are using the RED now talk about just how much it changes things for them. You do need to learn to light in a totally different way to get similar results.

Not saying it's all bad, but I'm having a hard time adjusting at the moment. I find myself throwing on ND just to try and emulate what my less sensitive camera gave me before, LOL.
 
Good point. I think the best way to say it is how you approach lighting changes. Because it is a lot different and I can see how definitely for extremely experienced people used to a particular results from film stock or a digital sensor would really need to rethink approaches. If you have to add most of the light, then you aren't worrying about what is already there.
 
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