I've been shooting some scenes inside a convenience store. Fluorescent lighting everywhere. I am trying to fill with my halogens. That's all the lights I have. Without dropping a huge amount of cash, any of you guys have suggestions? I'm shooting on DV and when I use my shutter the lighting situation is really tripping my camera out. [img]graemlins/grrr.gif[/img]
sounds nasty - the colour temperatures will be all wrong and make the shots ugly.
You need to get them to emit the same colour. The easiest way would be gels over the halogens (I'm not sure exactly, you'll need to investigate, but I think they'd need to be greenish) and then adjust the white balance.
good luck...
cutinparloe is right
-I use Lee filters
since the colour temp is unkown-
I'd go with 219 Lee fluorescent green-
www.leefilters.com
Price is going to depend on how many lights you have to cover-
Spunky--
There is no such thing as an unkown color temp. That is why we carry or the gaffer carries a color temp meter.
That said.....This is a non-issue really. Think about what it is that you want to accomplish. What are you trying to say in the store?? Have you been to a C-Store at night and sat looking inside?? Have you really thought about what it is like to shoot inside and to make it feel real??
What is realism?? Is that what you want??
Color values mean something and can portray something. Think about what it is that you want--what does it mean to be in this store?? What do you think most of the viewers will be looking for??
Good Luck
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ February 05, 2005 04:43 AM: Message edited by: Nigel ]</font>
You can put green gells over your lights and a 20M filter over your lens.
Nigel, Learn to read!
Direktyr didn't post a temp -So I recommened
an across the board gel which will combat green
in the store flurecents....
Guys I'm sure all this will help. I'll have to experiment. The problem isn't just the color. The problems is that color or temperature fluctuates while I'm shooting. I can reduce my shutter speed and that helps but the fluctuation is still there.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I know what realism is and I know that it is what I want. This problem with the lights makes the scene look as if I'm shooting a horror film. Thanks for your suggestions. [img]graemlins/thinking.gif[/img]What is realism?? Is that what you want??
I recommend turning the flourescents off and bring in your cheap-from-Home-Depot halogens.
You could also get a large piece of green fabric or paper and bounce some open lights into it, if your preference is towards bouncing. I've done this several times to match colour temp of fill and key to flo practicals.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I was playing back some footage (recorded months ago) just yesterday, and noticed this problem for the first time. It was shot in a classroom, with strip lighting, and the colour of the image seems to oscilate (?correct use of word) between one that is correctly white balanced, to one that is heavily blue. Is this going to be inevitable with flourecent strip lighting? Is the solution to always turn these off, and use your own lighting?Originally posted by Direktyr:
The problems is that color or temperature fluctuates while I'm shooting.
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