Using Halogen lights when shooting K40?

Post by **angelspushing** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:22 am

I know, i know but this boy is super broke and i thought id try using a few 500 watt halogen lights to bounce around a large, white room shooting K40 then hopefully try to color correct the image after off the wall transfer in final cut pro. I assume that hologen color space is somewhat less yellow than tungsten.

any ideas on this technique.

tanks, mike

Post by **mattias** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:46 am

halogen *is* tungsten. "consumer" halogens can be a little more yellow than movie lights, which are also halogens nine times out of ten, but far from as yellow as regular bulbs.

/matt

Post by **angelspushing** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 10:59 am

mattias,

do you see any problem if i use these consumer halogens - the type for carpentry, utility etc? how about if i introduce another type of light to brighten up the place further? - if all the lights are generally blended together to create a unique color temperature- shouldnt i be able to correct for that color on the computer too?

mike

Post by **sunrise** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:14 am

How about using colour filters on the lamps?

1/4 blue, 1/2 blue...

michael

Post by **mattias** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:48 am

angelspushing wrote:if all the lights are generally blended together to create a unique color temperature

they don't. unless they come from the exact same place, which of course is impossible without a very complicated mirror rig. :-) just give it a try. color mismatches can look cool. just balance for the main light used to light the actors, and let the rest drift to wherever.

/matt