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Lighting with LEDs
- Hi, my name is Rich Harrington. Welcome to this episode of Video Gear Weekly. We have a special guest today, Director of Photography, Jim Ball. Jim, how are you doing? - Good, thanks for having me. - Excellent. Jim, what sort of impact has LED lighting had on your cinematography? - These days, lightweight, high output and just more versatility overall. - We're actually on a set right now under LED lighting. My studio is not gigantic and in the old days of studios, the lights would have to be 20, 30 feet up under the ceiling. Otherwise, you felt like you were melting. There's so much heat put off and now, these are completely cool. - That's a big plus. The comfortable temperature that these lights operate at is a big plus especially when you're dealing with people that aren't used to being in front of lights. It can also effect their performance. These lights that burn cool provide that comfort and get that whole heat problem out of the way. - That also leads to safety benefits with…
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Making killer backgrounds for greenscreen46s
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Shooting defocused still plates3m 5s
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Shooting defocused video plates2m 56s
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Defocusing backgrounds in Photoshop CC5m 12s
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Shoot plates with a light field camera3m 23s
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Post-processing a light field camera6m 41s
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Gear overview4m 15s
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Evaluating the keying footage from a Canon camera5m 34s
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Evaluating the keying footage from a Panasonic Lumix GH43m 7s
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Evaluating the keying footage from a Sony a7S5m 29s
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Blending a key with the background with Light Wrap by Red Giant5m 58s
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Blending a key with the background with Lighwrap by Digital Anarcht3m 39s
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Improving the quality of greenscreen shots40s
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Using a hard cyc greenscreen backdrop2m 51s
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Studio lighting for greenscreen projects3m
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Testing the backdrop with a monitor2m 23s
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Testing the backdrop onset3m 15s
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Shooting in portrait mode2m 29s
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Gear overview6m 59s
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Creating affordable textured backdrop with lights32s
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It’s all about creating patterns1m 19s
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Creating a hand-cut gobo2m 35s
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Using a pattern backdrop1m 48s
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Creating a gobo with a transparency projector2m 1s
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Using a projector to create custom backdrops2m 55s
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The challenges of powering the GoPro HERO42m 56s
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Battery options for the GoPro HERO44m 15s
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Which battery runs the longest in the GoPro HERO4?4m 42s
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Which GoPro HERO4 battery charges the fastest?5m 6s
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The form factor and price of GoPro HERO4 batteries4m 46s
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The winning battery2m 47s
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