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INDEXLighting for a small, mobile interview room
10 years, 8 months ago - Richard Gott
I am converting an ambulance into a mobile video interview room for an arts project 'The Roadless Trip'. We'll be interviewing individuals on camera. The contributor will be in front of a black serge wool backdrop. I'd like to create a decent three point dimmable lighting set up that will happily run off the 12v supply, so I guess I'm looking at LED's. Has anyone here done something similar? I'm looking for any thoughts and advice about lighting, which makes and models come recommended and why? I defo want something that can accommodate an egg crate. I'm hoping to completely lose the black backdrop in the final image so I want to avoid spill.
Thank you to anyone who can help!
...and if you've had any experience of insulating a vehicle for sound, advice on this would be greatly appreciated too!
Richard
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10 years, 8 months ago - Richard Gott
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for responding. Do you mind me asking where you bought yours from, I wouldn't mind checking out the price? It looks like it might be a useful keylight for us. I've seen some inflatable eggcrates somewhere recently, I'll see if they fit this light.
Cheers
Richard
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10 years, 8 months ago - Stephen Morris
I bought the light on Amazon but they are also sold on Ebay. The smaller AL198 lights are meant to be very good as well and are dirt cheap at around £40 a piece. Here's a review of the HR672 and its predecessor the 528: http://www.nitsan.co.uk/blog/2014/8/30/aputure-528-leds-95cri-version-first-look
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10 years, 8 months ago - Philip Taylor
As you're doing interviews the Colour Rendering Index (CRI) of the lamp might be very important. It's a measure of how well the light can reproduce all colours, not just certain "spikes" in the colour spectrum. Sunlight is 100. Tungsten lights (that get hot) are also nearly 100. Very expensive LED lamps such as Area48 are 95 in daylight, 97 in tungsten. Most professional LED panels are around 90. Almost all the cheap LED lights are 80, sometimes less. The visible result is sallow skin tones and clothes that are the wrong shade of blue. There are examples on the web.
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10 years, 8 months ago - Jeremy Lintott
hi Andrew. I use 160LED lights bought from ebay - they are Chinese but there are uk suppliers. great for the job and less than 50 quid each.
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10 years, 8 months ago - Stephen Morris
Hi, I recently bought an Aperture Amaran HL672W LED light. It gives very good performance considering it's low cost, can be powered from the mains or batteries (batteries are supplied) and comes with everything you need apart from the stand. Worth taking a look but be warned if you buy from a Chinese supplier on Ebay or Amazon then you will be charged VAT and Duty when it goes through UK customs.
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