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Posted by Richard Crowley on 03/30/06 05:03
ben wrote ...
> If I am going to go the work lights direction, what
> kind of things should I ask for at my local hardware
> store? I assume I would need lamps that are directionally
> adjustable and that are on stands (so that the light is
> coming from above the talent)?
Here in N.America they sell "work-lights" or "shop-lights" that come
with stands (safety-yellow painted pipe, etc.)
Here is one of the more complete magazine articles online that discusses
how to use these things.
http://dv.com/features/features_item.jhtml?category=Archive&LookupId=/xml/feature/2001/bjohnson0401
Registration at the DV website is required, but they do not spam me (I
can't remember EVER receiveing email from them!) And they have a GREAT
MANY of excellent articles online.
Here is another one about a professional's lighting kit full of
unconventional items, including cheap fluorescent ligits. This is my
all-time favorite article on lighting equipment...
http://www.dv.com/features/features_item.jhtml?category=Archive&articleId=18901484
> If I get two lights like this, would I also need reflectors/soft
> boxes/scrims?
Definitely! They cannot be used direcct because they are too small and
too bright. You must soften and spread the light out to appear to be a
much larger source (like light through a window, etc.) That first
article suggests a couple of ways of diffusing and/or reflecting the
light from those shop/work fixtures to make them suitable for shooting
video. Note that there are many other resources online which can be
discovered via Google searches, etc.
> Would I want to get standard bulbs or professional bulbs?
Not even sure what "standard" vs. "professional" bulbs are? In any
case, you can almost certainly use the bulbs that come with the fixtures
because modern video cameras are pretty good about white balancing to
whatever color light you are shooting with.
> With audio I am going to try for the lapel microphone bit.
IMHO, an ideal solution for sit-down interviews and talking head shots,
etc.
> There is a cheap wireless lapel and hand-held microphone
> kit going on ebay.com.au at the moment that I'll try for and
> test to see if it suits my needs.
NO! Didn't I recommend AGAINST cheap wireless mics? You are just
throwing your money away. Don't do it!
> If I voice over my interview questions as I'm editing, will
> that be painfully obvious?
Don't know why it should. You are killing the (off-mic) sound of your
questions and substituting nice clean recordings of the same questions.
The only hazard is if your interviewee talks over you. (In which case
you start the question over and warn them not to do that.)
> I can always tell in television advertisements when
> someone has been dubbed/is a voiceover.
I don't see how "lip-sync" has anything to do with what you described as
your project? Are you saying that you want to appear *on-camera* as the
interviewer? Otherwise, if the interviewer is off-camera, there is no
picture/sound coordination required. Or am I missing something here?
> Are there any tips on making it seem more real?
Can you explain what you are asking? Making WHAT exactly "seem more
real". What do you fear will sound "unreal"?
> The wireless microphone kit has two microphones,
> but I don't think I should use them both at the same time
> because of phase cancellation.
RUN at top speed away from these wireless microphones, no matter how
many of them there are. They really are BAD NEWS and if you buy them
you will regret it in a few weeks or months! Many people on this
newsgroup have a box in the attic or basement full of broken cheap
plastic wireless mics.
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