Posted by Bob Ford on 03/30/06 02:29

On 29 Mar 2006 16:07:24 -0800, ben@ballig.net wrote:

>The timeframe for my project is flexible, which means that I would
>rather waste a lot of time than waste a lot of money. I don't see
>renting as a viable option because I worry that I may not get all the
>shots that I need within the rental period and have wasted my budget
>(the shoot location rental is minimal). I am aware that $300 is a
>miniscule budget and you could easily spend thousands of dollars,
>especially on lighting, but I'm just attempting to get my project to
>look as professional as possible with what I have.
>
>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)? If I get two lights like
>this, would I also need reflectors/soft boxes/scrims? Would I want to
>get standard bulbs or professional bulbs?

You are going to find it pretty difficult to control the light level
from these type of lights

I would suggest you have someone educate you in different types of
light diffusion gels and make sure you have some of those on hand.

I have several Lowel Omini's that I use on my shoots and I always use
gels on them even though they can be focused from full flood to full
spot. Makes a much nicer and softer light on the talent.

Easy, quick and simple attachment method for the gels is plain old
fashioned clip type clothes pins.
>
>With audio I am going to try for the lapel microphone bit. 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.
>If I voice over my interview questions as I'm editing, will that be
>painfully obvious? I can always tell in television advertisements when
>someone has been dubbed/is a voiceover. Are there any tips on making
>it seem more real? 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.
>
>Thank you both for your suggestions so far, it is certainly appreciated.
Bob Ford
Images In Motion
www.imagesinmotion.com

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