Nothing like stage lights. I'm looking to film procedures for assembling parts from specific scientific machines. I am filming with a normal digital video camera, but I am looking for a large (covers a wide area), medium (for focus on just one part), and a precise (one that focuses on one small area of one part).
Price is not so much an issue, however I would like to keep it within a decent range. A $700 limit for any of the three spotlight types I specified would work.
Can anyone recommend some?
Thanks. When using your digital video cam anything is possible.
$700 is ok try using 100-250 watt halogen garden lights the. or tungsten spot lights.
Your can adjust your digital cam to shoot in different light settings. Or put it on auto white balance.
Shoot a wide area?
I don't really know how large the area we are talking about, but you can try these set ups.
Hoping that you have a white ceiling, point the light to it at about 35-45 o angle and keep the head about a foot from the ceiling itself. The light will bounce off it and be able to light a sizable area depending on the number of light heads you have.
*The more wattage you got, the brighter it gets.
*The more light head you have the wider the area covered.
*If you dont have a white ceiling then staple white fabric to it.
*The bounce should give you less shadows
Medium & Precise
Again using several lamp heads, diffuse each head with tracing paper. For safety puposes make sure that the tracing paper is anywhere between 4"-8" away from the lamp head (depending on how much deffusion you want); it might burn.
Also try to put reflectors on the sides of your subject (make sure the reflectors are not visilbe in the shot. This will give high lights( rim lights) to the edges of the items you wish to shoot. These reflectors may be mirrors or tin foil glued to small illustration boards. The amount of high light you desire will depend on the reflectiveness of the materials you use as relfectors.
These high lights will give your subject definition and let it stand out.
Its actually easier to light digital than film... also you have post production.
Try to keep your light source at a 45 degree angle to the subject. This will work from above, below, behind.... form x and y axis. Try it. Its not fool proof though, but its where you can start before adjusting or modifying you lighting. My teacher called it The Rule of 45s"
Make sure you hide your cables and stands.
Play aroung with it and have fun.
Remember: " No light, No Picture"
Here is something my former instructor taught me.
" Light lets us see, Shadows make us understand"
-Tom Roa
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