I use to lay awake at night wondering if Tungsten Lights were what I was missing in my life. Every. Single. Night. Hours and Hours of staring at my ceiling. Wondering. Wishing. Dreaming. After watching this video I’m convinced: Tungsten Lights.
I got some diva flourescent lights for cheap for a couple years, the only issue is getting bulbs, be careful with tungsten kids, I was trained on them and learned quick you can burn the shit outta yourself, burn the house down, and blow a transformer if you dont treat them like the kinda dangerous lights they can be.
A gaffer once told me that every tungsten light has a cool spot. I'm pretty sure he went on to burn himself multiple times. Definitely use gloves. And if you ever are working with a 750w Leko, just know that for some reason those burn the WORST.
I need to check the CS15 vs the 1200D because of it being a full colour light, even though the max draw is higher, because the 1200D is just a single colour I think it's similar in output. Will confirm after Christmas. And the XT26 also being a bicolour with tint, it could be brighter if it was just a daylight fixture. Maybe they'll get around to building that one at some point. I really like your tungsten references you showed at the end of the video, very pretty 👍
Great points about the brightness of those units. I'm hoping that the CS15 will have, at the very least, equal brightness to the 1200d. Having a unit of that power with full color capability would fix majority of my issues with Aputure daylight units, which is just that I don't love the color and always end up gelling the units. Bi-Color is a bit better, but having the ability to fine tune the color of sunlight would be huge. In fact, being able to use a couple units at around 6000K pushing ambience in off a bounce while a unit set to 4300K-4700K pushes harder, more direct sun would be great. You can fine tune the colors to taste beyond CCT, connect them to Sidus, and just keep it in one ecosystem so things are consistent. Let me know what you end up finding out. And thank you for the kind words on the references!
I'm working on a few videos right now to release in the future. Maybe I can do one that is a WanderingDP style breaking down of the set-ups. Otherwise, I'll be documenting all my future shoots to do videos on, so that I have BTS to go along with the frames.
I have just been given a 2KW Arrilite, and 4, 1KW Quartzcolor tungsten lights, 6 thousand Watts, I won't be using them all. Will blow the houses we use to film on locations. Though UK electrics is 240 volts and 13amps in houses. So I could change the 2kw bulb for a lower wattage say 1k or 800 Watts.
From camera to camera to different types of LED light makers, theres still not a balance color across the board for LED. Tungsten is better for indie film IMHO.
I use to lay awake at night wondering if Tungsten Lights were what I was missing in my life. Every. Single. Night. Hours and Hours of staring at my ceiling. Wondering. Wishing. Dreaming.
After watching this video I’m convinced: Tungsten Lights.
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I got some diva flourescent lights for cheap for a couple years, the only issue is getting bulbs, be careful with tungsten kids, I was trained on them and learned quick you can burn the shit outta yourself, burn the house down, and blow a transformer if you dont treat them like the kinda dangerous lights they can be.
A gaffer once told me that every tungsten light has a cool spot. I'm pretty sure he went on to burn himself multiple times. Definitely use gloves. And if you ever are working with a 750w Leko, just know that for some reason those burn the WORST.
A Mole 2K fresnel is probably one of my absolute favorite lights. Also that shot at 6:43 is 😮💨
I love that you filmed this on the Alexa 35 😂
I agree. I have a Lowel kit with two 250 watts and a kit of LTM Peppers: 2 x 400 W and 2 x 100/200 W. They are amazing!!!
I would love to use tungsten lights! Looks and feels nice to stare at footage with them in it.
Great video!
I'll ALWAYS choose Tungsten over LED🤟
Good points. The color rendition is noticeable. Tx
I need to check the CS15 vs the 1200D because of it being a full colour light, even though the max draw is higher, because the 1200D is just a single colour I think it's similar in output. Will confirm after Christmas.
And the XT26 also being a bicolour with tint, it could be brighter if it was just a daylight fixture. Maybe they'll get around to building that one at some point.
I really like your tungsten references you showed at the end of the video, very pretty 👍
Great points about the brightness of those units. I'm hoping that the CS15 will have, at the very least, equal brightness to the 1200d. Having a unit of that power with full color capability would fix majority of my issues with Aputure daylight units, which is just that I don't love the color and always end up gelling the units. Bi-Color is a bit better, but having the ability to fine tune the color of sunlight would be huge. In fact, being able to use a couple units at around 6000K pushing ambience in off a bounce while a unit set to 4300K-4700K pushes harder, more direct sun would be great. You can fine tune the colors to taste beyond CCT, connect them to Sidus, and just keep it in one ecosystem so things are consistent. Let me know what you end up finding out.
And thank you for the kind words on the references!
Mitch buddy, I already see a great potential in you with those 100k subs coming asap! keep up the good work, great video! cheers. (liked and subd)
would kill for overheads from some of those shots
I'm working on a few videos right now to release in the future. Maybe I can do one that is a WanderingDP style breaking down of the set-ups. Otherwise, I'll be documenting all my future shoots to do videos on, so that I have BTS to go along with the frames.
I have just been given a 2KW Arrilite, and 4, 1KW Quartzcolor tungsten lights, 6 thousand Watts, I won't be using them all. Will blow the houses we use to film on locations. Though UK electrics is 240 volts and 13amps in houses. So I could change the 2kw bulb for a lower wattage say 1k or 800 Watts.
ive been really thinking lately if tungsten lights are good for low budget film making. crazy
i luv your music
Informative and cute. WHAT CAN’T HE DO????
No, you ;)
From camera to camera to different types of LED light makers, theres still not a balance color across the board for LED. Tungsten is better for indie film IMHO.
What did you set your camera white balance to at 06:46 ?
I’m pretty sure that scene was done at 4300K. I tend to lean towards 4000K-4300K for night tungsten work for the additional warmth it gives.
Wait….Are you a fellow Emersonian…?