Xixax Film Forum
Creative Corner => Filmmakers' Workshop => Topic started by: Dtm115300 on October 17, 2004, 10:16:01 PM
Im shooting a short which has to do with a ghost. Im trying to create a really dark atmospher. but i need enough light to see my actor.
I need to put together a cheap lighting kit. I do't have a very good buget on this. I can spend up to $100. can and where do i go to put gether a lighting kit that will do what i need it to.
What are you shooting on? video, film (what speed)?
$5 clamplights from wal-mart go a long way on video.
im new to filmmaking teach me what you mean by speed.
Um, so you're probably not shooting on film.
Either way, the "speed" is a number that, basically, corresponds to how sensitive the film is to light. Higher numbers capture the image faster, so they take less time/light to expose each frame. Lower numbers need more time/light to expose each frame. So you could shoot on high speed film with low light, or low speed film with a lot of light, and theoretically you'd get the same amount of exposure. However, the quality and texture of the image is different between the two. So you pick a speed of film based on how you want the movie to look.
That's the very basic gist. If you want to know more (and if you're even a little serious about filmmaking), try to find info on the internet or get a book on the subject.
o alright. Thanks for the info. Yeah im shooting on video. Im gonna go for thous lights thou thanks