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Cyberchicken
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900 Posts
4/02
Posted - Dec 30 2002 : 1:39PM
I notice a tendency for scenes to get very dark and shadowy when multiple people crowd around the director. I see this a lot in gang bangs, where several guys crowd around a girl. When this occurs the only light that has a good viewpoint is the camera light itself, which is not very powerful, uncomfortably hot, and irritating on the eyes, correct? In SMP when the girl opens her mouth to show the cum, it's usually very dark and difficult to see inside. I'm guessing that Brandon can't really shine a brighter camera light, because that would blind the girl.

Well there is new lighting technology called LED, which is starting to creep into various technologies, and here are two links concerning a new LED camera light.

http://www.press1.de/ibot/db/km_photokina.kmpk0041_1032540263.html?s=0

http://www.strauss-online.de/Video/Videomesse/Kaiser-Video/body_kaiser-video.html

The interesting things about LED is that

1. use less battery juice
2. put out a very even light
3. are much cooler than incandescent bulbs

Maybe these new type of bulbs will be a help to directors in adult movies, since most work is done extremely close up.

I don't know anything about filming adult movies, but in theory this new technology might really make shooting certain types of scenes much easier.

Cyberchicken

Planet Sex
Deactivated User

1951 Posts
6/01
Posted - Dec 30 2002 : 3:44PM
On a perfect world, all porn should be lit with Photoflood lamps.

http://www.eriklighting.com/product.asp?lc=7&sc=110

...
Oh good! My dog's found a chainsaw!

cal444
Independent Editor CalCutterPost.com

927 Posts
10/01
Posted - Dec 30 2002 : 10:23PM
It's for effect, Ha Ha! Not bagging just joking. What
color tempature do LED's run?

Cal444
Somewhere doing something

Edited by - cal444 on 12/30/2002 10:25:27 PM

YogaGrrl
self-removed user

757 Posts
12/01
Posted - Dec 30 2002 : 11:55PM
Hmmm...good question. All I could find was info on the Ocean Brite underwater LED camera light. It runs at 5500°K. You can read a short discussion on that here.
cal444
Independent Editor CalCutterPost.com

927 Posts
10/01
Posted - Dec 31 2002 : 3:34AM
I think my VX 1000 has a stupid or stupider button. That's generally the one I use. Ocean Bright's stuff
is like out of a sci fi mag too cool. Thanxxxxx I still
don't know the evaperating temapture of latex
at sea level


Cal444
Somewhere reading a fuckin manuel

Edited by - cal444 on 12/31/2002 3:36:40 AM

Edited by - cal444 on 12/31/2002 3:39:37 AM

 
Henri Pachard
Member

54 Posts
12/02
Posted - Dec 31 2002 : 11:38AM
I made a HUGE investment to attempt to solve a frequent lighting problem when I'm shooting down low, close and wide.

I spent about 18 bucks on a 40 watt portable florescent piece and then used a 5k Kelvin plant bulb. I still use it, because I can even hold it myself by the cord, between my teeth, dangling below my lens to light what I want, even when there's no body around to help hold the light.

Try it sometime.

Planet Sex
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1951 Posts
6/01
Posted - Dec 31 2002 : 2:17PM
I was looking at some interracial movies, and I guess THOSE must be a pain in the neck to light. I´m not being racist or anything, but dark skins tends to absorb the light instead of reflect it back (it´s OPTICALS, not racism). I´ve seen a lot of interracial close-ups where a black cock simply disappears. It becomes a matte, an outline. Some RLD titles have this problem.
Wit
VCA Pictures

Chatsworth, CA USA
74 Posts
7/00
Posted - Dec 31 2002 : 3:13PM
Henri, you're so cheap...no wonder Russ likes you. Splurge a little on your next shoot and hire a grip, for godssake. Maybe I'll show up on your set and cover you BTS with your sophisticated lighting gear. I won't offer to help hold the c-light or anything, but I'll have a great time.

Happy holidays!

Wit

PS: Thanks for the props in your article about the ADT thread on our quality. Now, I gotta take back all those things I said about you.

Bill All-Star Supporter
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5334 Posts
6/00
Posted - Dec 31 2002 : 7:01PM
The correct color temperature for TV's is 6500K. I don't know if that is also the correct color temperature for shooting video, but for the purpose of this discussion, I will assume that it is.

Therefore, Henri, you might want to check out the Ideal Lume. It sounds exactly like what you are using but at 6500K. It's not particularly expensive at $54.95

This light is intended to be used a bias lighting for home theaters.




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