Fake TV lighting question

[chas_ucla]

Got a question for some of you more experienced lighting geniuses...

I'm making a 1/6 scale set with a guy (G.I. Joe-type) passed out on a couch, (from alcohol, though that's not important)...

Anyway, I want the viewer to get the idea that the TV is on...you don't see it, just the lighting from it...would a blue gel over a 250 W light convey this effect?

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[MovieStuff]

Yeah, I'd think that would do it. Are you doing this stop motion or is this shot in real time? If real time, then I would vary the light rapidly using a dimmer to simulate different images passing by on the screen. If stopmotion, then I would still use a dimmer and randomly change the level slightly for each frame. I've done the same thing for animated fire light and it works great.

Roger

[chas_ucla]

Thanks for the quick reply!
I'm going to try it both ways -- real time and stop-motion and edit in the sequence that looks most realistic...

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