http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community » Tag: key - Recent Posts en Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:01:52 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-56089 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:22:01 +0000 grinner 56089@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> cruise over to ACE hardware. You'll be surprised what you can find for less than 20 bucks. YEs, I look like a coal miner but I can't tell ya how much it works. Even has a red LED in it that totally fixes the "dang this LED lighting makes everything blue" vibe.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-56061 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:11:38 +0000 composite1 56061@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>A head rig for a dimmable LED? Grinner you gotta' post a picture of that! I had looked into using off the shelf LED head lamps, but they white balance really weird. Are you using a Lite Panel as your headlamp?</p> <p>CKI,</p> <p>As for you 'running out of ideas', my suggestion stands at you taking a trip down to the 'Old World' equivalent of Wal-Mart or your local department store and have a look through their home lighting department for some small portable creative solutions. Here's one in particular:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fulcrum-Light-2-Pack-Tap-Lights/dp/B000MISV2Y">http://www.amazon.com/Fulcrum-Light-2-Pack-Tap-Lights/dp/B000MISV2Y</a></p> <p>With some diffusion material these could be respectable fill lights. There are differing kinds, some fluorescent others bulb and LED but they're all battery powered. You'll have to dig around to find what best suits your need.</p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-56056 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:31:42 +0000 grinner 56056@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I leave the tripod and the light kit at home when travelling like this. I steady the camera on my shoulder for long sit down interviews, utilize the heck out of great natural lighting, and have a dimmabe LED unit I wear on my head, should I need extra lighting. I can adjust the color temp with it and, being on my head, not the camera, it's not washing them out with direct lighting and I can simply look a little away should I get undesired squinting on the fly.</p> <p>This allows me to remain hand-held and veeery mobile. I don't even clip em with a wireless lav unless I absolutely have to. I keep that in my pocket, some axtra tape on me and one extra battery. That's it. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-56045 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:16:13 +0000 CKI 56045@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>COL, thanks for those suggestions. I am in Europe, so not near those products, but I get the drift, and some very interesting ideas in there!</p> <p>Yes, have tried setting up and testing, but am running out of ideas on how (with something basic, lightweight and simple) to spread out that light and get a better fill from it.</p> <p>But thanks again.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-55889 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:17:16 +0000 CraftersOfLight 55889@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> CKI</p> <p>If you have some simple handyman skills, and taking Composites pointing to Ghetto lighting what about something made with the following.</p> <p>China lanterns or cheap nylon umbrellas modified like this...</p> <p><a href="http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shoot-through-umbrella">http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shoot-through-umbrella</a></p> <p>This with the relector removed...</p> <p><a href="http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Work-Lights/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zaqn9/R-100664506/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10051&amp;catalogId=10053">http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Work-Lights/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zaqn9/R-100664506/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10051&amp;catalogId=10053</a></p> <p>Lights...</p> <p><a href="http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents-Compact-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zbmat/R-100687001/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10051&amp;catalogId=10053">http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-Light-Bulbs-Compact-Tube-Fluorescents-Compact-Fluorescents/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zbmat/R-100687001/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10051&amp;catalogId=10053</a></p> <p>and some of cheap tripods.  These would be small, compact, and fit inside a suitcase.</p> <p>As far as using your own lights, have you tried setting them up in a couple of rooms of your house and just practice shooting around them?</p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-55885 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:27:16 +0000 CKI 55885@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks, guys, those are some very good tips. Will try and see if I can find any lanterns that would fit. I don't care too much about it looking super professional, as long as it does the job.</p> <p> </p> <p>How about those two on cam lights I've already got? Any thoughts on making use of these to actually light up a scene a bit? Set up behind a thin piece of paper maybe? Or reflecting on the roof with an umbrella? They give out a pretty porweful (although narrow) ligthbeam and are ridiculously light weight, so would love it if I could make use of them:</p> <p> </p> <p>Link again:</p> <p><a href="http://alzovideo.com/alzo_on_camera_video_light_770l.htm " rel="nofollow">http://alzovideo.com/alzo_on_camera_video_light_770l.htm </a> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-55842 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:15:54 +0000 composite1 55842@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>CKI,</p> <p>The purpose of that post is to illustrate creative lighting solutions on the cheap. The kind of small lights you're talking about at the power output levels I'm reading you desire generally fall into pro pricing which isn't cheap.</p> <p>What you're going to have to use will not give your client's too much confidence when they see but it'll be up to you to 'sell the setup'. A 'ghetto solution' to your problem could be the compact fluorescent bulbs D0n mentioned, but you'll still need fixtures and they most likely won't fit in your suitcase with your clothes and all. Chinese lanterns are also a good option, but the wire fixture that supports the lantern is a PIA to hold your bulb as it was designed for traditional bulbs and not coiled fluorescents. </p> <p>The best and most 'ghetto' setup would be to use fluorescent lanterns like the one's Coleman makes for camping and or hand held tap lights like the ones they advertised on TV. I suggest you make a run to Wal-Mart or the like and have a look through their light bulb section and their camping selection. You'll find all kinds of lights that are battery or AC powered that are small enough to fit your need. </p> <p>Be advised though, read the labels carefully as to ascertain whether they are 'soft white', 'bright white' or 'daylight'. Fluorescents come in those 3 varieties and range in color temp from 2700K to 6500K. If you get consumer based LED lights they're almost always at or near daylight color temp unless they do red. They might work as a substitute for daylight, but I'd do some serious testing with them first before using them on a job.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-55836 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:44:25 +0000 D0n 55836@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>clip on lamps, 23 - 100 watt daylight balanced compact florescent bulbs paper chinese lanterns or white nylon collapsable laundry hampers.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-55831 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:06:18 +0000 CKI 55831@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Composite, thanks. I already did watch that though, and with all due respect, it does not cover my needs. Traveling with a suitcase and a bag with my old XM2 i really don't have room for a third of the equipment used in that video.</p> <p> </p> <p>Very interesting video though. Big fan of cheap, creative production.</p> <p> </p> <p>Looking for hints and tips on what can be packed in a suitcase along with clothes and shoes that could work as a rudimentary lighting setup... </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-55817 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:16:04 +0000 composite1 55817@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>CKI,</p> <p>This topic has been discussed at length so check out my post "Ghetto Lighting" and watch the video for tips.</p> <p><a href="http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/ghetto-lighting">http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/ghetto-lighting</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-me-with-creative-lighting-on-the-road#post-55813 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:09:35 +0000 CKI 55813@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Okay, here's one for the creative lighting experts. Since I am asking, obviously - and unfortunately - I am not one of those.</p> <p> </p> <p>I will be doing some traveling and will be shooting interviews in offices in lots of different places. Will be flying and taking buses in between. So I will be VERY limited in what kinds of lamps and lights I can bring along, but I really want to be able to bring along some very basic equipment to lights up the shots.</p> <p> </p> <p>I have a couple of these on camera lights: <a href="http://alzovideo.com/alzo_on_camera_video_light_770l.htm" rel="nofollow">http://alzovideo.com/alzo_on_camera_video_light_770l.htm</a> and as they are small and very lightweight I was thinking if there is any way I could use them to create some basic light for shooting. I know I would need to get really creative, or have someone get crdative for me? Think there is any way I could reflect them and use them to create some basic key/fill light?</p> <p>Any other advice on cheap, lightweight, portable and easy to set up lighting would be greatly appreciated, as I am really running dry on searching around.</p> <p>Chris</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/complete-final-cut-pro-turnkey-system#post-52879 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:44:54 +0000 Jason Finnigan 52879@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a complete Final cut pro Turnkey system with mac system and pro video i/o just needs Final cut studio.</p> <p>Feel free to ask questions and make offers</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Intel-Imac-17-Inch-Final-Cut-Pro-Turn-Key-System_W0QQitemZ160382788265QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item25578f22a9">http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Intel-Imac-17-Inch-Final-Cut-Pro-Turn-Key-System_W0QQitemZ160382788265QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item25578f22a9</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Jason</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-green-screen-project-tutorial-for-class#post-46550 Thu, 07 May 2009 23:26:26 +0000 tomskowronski 46550@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> We have quite a bit of information on green screen techniques... I recommend watching a few of the Tips &amp; Tricks on this site:</p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/vidcast/135/">http://www.videomaker.com/vidcast/135/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/vidcast/142/">http://www.videomaker.com/vidcast/142/</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-green-screen-project-tutorial-for-class#post-46474 Tue, 05 May 2009 18:23:24 +0000 chuckengels 46474@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Did you see the topic before this one?</p> <p><a href="http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-a-written-tutorial-on-green-screening-for-class" rel="nofollow">http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-a-written-tutorial-on-green-screening-for-class</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-green-screen-project-tutorial-for-class#post-46466 Tue, 05 May 2009 16:04:46 +0000 kr0490 46466@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Does anyone know where I can get a short premiere chroma keying tutorial / project i can give to my class that will teach them how to do basic chroma keying.  Thanks</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/chroma-key-on-floor#post-44711 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:47:38 +0000 Coreece 44711@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We've always used paint for the floors...</p> <p>It also helps to have a rounded edge were the wall meets the floor so it seems like one contiguous flow of green without the shadows of edges and corners...this however is not absolutely necessary and usually used in higher budgeted keys.</p> <p>as XTR said, good even lighting is important...you also wanna watch out for green falloff while you are recording...sometimes the green from the screen will reflect onto subtle areas of the talent and objects that have even the slightest reflective surface...this could spell disaster.</p> <p>Also, no matter how good you prepare your greenscreen, chances are you are not going to get a clean key by only using one instance of a color key filter...you will usually have to apply several instances of the filter using slightly different shades of green with each filter...other tricky techniques may be required to get a professional key.</p> <p>The main thing is to AVOID that falloff I mentioned earlier...even if you overlook some minor details or your lighting isn't the best it could be, there are keying techniques that will help fix this, but if you have that green falloff/spill on the talent, there isn't much you can do.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/chroma-key-on-floor#post-44704 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:17:27 +0000 XTR-91 44704@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>For a floor greenscreen, I'd recommend a large color cloth or color wallpaper that matches the wall's color.</p> <p>You'll also need the apropriate lighting (particularly for your setup) to make the greenscreen effectively solid.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/chroma-key-on-floor#post-43733 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:20:28 +0000 Evan 43733@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I will be doing a rather large production for a local church. I want to use a chroma key because some of the scenes involve shrumken people and bugs. We need to use a chromakey that can extend onto the ground so we can include their feet.</p> <p> I read somewhere that you can use lanoleum and pant the back side green.  I thought this might be nice as it wouldn't wrinkle very easy, and you could get an easy sweep from wall to floor.</p> <p> Does anyone have any experiance with this? Is there a better solution for including the floor.</p> <p>Thank you,</p> <p>Evan</p>