Re: [Frameworks] Make shift lighting-installing a dimmer to work lights.

2011-11-07 Thread Kevin Timmins
Thanks guys, really appreciate your help on this! Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:06:44 -0400 From: warrencocker...@gmail.com To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Make shift lighting-installing a dimmer to work lights. Kevin, I suggest that you invest in some ND gels

Re: [Frameworks] Make shift lighting-installing a dimmer to work lights.

2011-10-28 Thread Warren Cockerham
Kevin, I suggest that you invest in some ND gels. That may require some make shift barndoors or makeshift gel frames. Or, you can use black wrap and pin the ND to the black wrap (gotta get 'em far enough away from the light source to keep them from melting). I made that suggestion because

Re: [Frameworks] Make shift lighting-installing a dimmer to work lights.

2011-10-28 Thread David Tetzlaff
The only real reason for dimmers is to perform light cues, as in a stage production. To simply adjust intensity on the subject, just move the lamps closer or farther and let the inverse square law adjust the illumination. If you need to have less bright lighting in a fixed smaller space, the