Today was a case of finalizing preparation for the filming date for Hazel and Nicole whilst I prepared some lighting to be used in the table scene.
One option for controlling the brightness of the lights was to use a lighting desk accompanied by a dimmer and mounds of cable/converters. A much simpler method was to put straw coloured gel into the light with barn doors in front of it. They work together to make the output dimmer than usual whilst also controlling the beam of the light.
The next issue is putting the lights in a high position. I have stands and trussing at home and so we will use them to do the job.
How will it be set up?
Have a look at the diagrams below. They show how the lights will be set up and focused.
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| Front view with beam shape |
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| Birds eye view with beam shape |
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Front view
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Moving on to yesterday...
We edited our preliminary task. This involved putting the shots together and adding a soundtrack whilst maintaining continuity. imovie was used to do this. It took around one hour to completely edit the project. This included me showing Hazel how to use imovie. My personal view is that imovie is too simple and that there is little scope for you to fine tune the edit. There are some much better editing suites available!
