ROUND TABLE ACADEMY product that we make at Quasar Science. They have the most features and look very elegant if seen in the frame.
time and cost, not to mention reducing the amount of equipment. Rotolight is the only lighting system which is both a powerful continuous RGBWW light as well as a high- speed sync flash, capable of flashing in any colour. In flash mode, the lights produce one stop more power and do so with zero recycle time so you never miss a moment. CAWS: There are so many different lighting set-up options, but the combination of a spotlight with some light panels should suit most scenarios. What are the biggest mistakes filmmakers make, or biggest myths in lighting? KANG: The most common mistake is losing sight of a story in production. It’s easy to get so bogged down with the hard realities of making a movie that the forest view gets
If an image maker shoots both stills and video, what are the best lighting solutions?
KANG: Technically, light for video, not stills, because lighting artefacts
interacting with footage can appear if you have imperceptibly flickering lights in a location. Stills can mask these issues, so if you light for stills first, you may end up not being able to shoot video. Creatively, light for the story. What’s the mood, what’s the general feeling, what do you want to say about the subject? GAMMONS: Increasingly, clients request both stills and video, so having one system that can do both saves a huge amount of
“No one in the audience ever cares about what happened on-set – they’re only thinking about the story that they see”
VARIETY PACK From different sizes and styles of round lights (above) to a handheld tube light (below), there are so many opportunities for creative framing
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