NABlog 4

I never thought one could spend that much time in JUST the lighting section.


Spawned by a conversation Colin and I had about some “adjustments” to the news set, I chatted around with almost all of the lighting manufactures, looking for some low-profile lighting that can change color conveniently. LED lights are cool, modern & sexy… and have the price to prove it. But, there are more reasonable, all be it traditional, options.

I was also looking for an Urban Theater rock and roll lighting wish list and was surprised in a disappointed way when there no rock and roll lighting makers there. Oh well, you’ve got to draw the line somewhere.

This is from rosco, the colored gel & gobo pattern (cookie) manufacturer.
It’s a photo of a skyline printed on a scrim for use as a background for a set. You light the front of the scrim to see the day light shot:

Then backlight the scrim see the night shot.

So, you don’t have to hang a different picture to get a different look, just change the lighting. $25 a square foot, and lighting is prolly kinda tricky, but might be useful someday.


this still creeps me out. the big camera manufacturers (sony, jvc, panasonic etc) hire people to sit in these little scenes for you to test their cameras. it's just too much like i said before: "a exquisitely bored young adults section from the San Diego Zoo."


And Colin, you were right about the supaCam booth.