I'm combing through the "seen on tv and film" thread. Amazing resource. You guys are amazing, but figured I'd throw this question out there.
I'm filming a movie that has a prowler that breaks into home and looks around. He needs a flashlight, obviously. My needs are:
1 - Variable intensity - I guess either multiple modes or a true dimmer would be fantastic, but I could put ND gels on the front, but don't want to
2 - No big hotspots - A nice flat light would be good, but I'm seeing some cool shots in the thread where the center beam is brighter than the cone of light which looks really great. But there can't be too big of intensity difference or my exposure will be tough (center beam would be too overexposed)
3 - Variable Lens Focus - Don't know if I'm using the right term, but it would be great to adjust the angle of the cone of light coming out. Some shots we want to ONLY illuminate a specific area and the actor has to be a set distance away so focusable lens would accomplish that
4 - Looks cool - what impresses you on screen? I saw the Fenix TK45 in the thread and that looks great. Thinking about getting one and running some camera tests.
Any recommendations? Thanks!
I'm filming a movie that has a prowler that breaks into home and looks around. He needs a flashlight, obviously. My needs are:
1 - Variable intensity - I guess either multiple modes or a true dimmer would be fantastic, but I could put ND gels on the front, but don't want to
2 - No big hotspots - A nice flat light would be good, but I'm seeing some cool shots in the thread where the center beam is brighter than the cone of light which looks really great. But there can't be too big of intensity difference or my exposure will be tough (center beam would be too overexposed)
3 - Variable Lens Focus - Don't know if I'm using the right term, but it would be great to adjust the angle of the cone of light coming out. Some shots we want to ONLY illuminate a specific area and the actor has to be a set distance away so focusable lens would accomplish that
4 - Looks cool - what impresses you on screen? I saw the Fenix TK45 in the thread and that looks great. Thinking about getting one and running some camera tests.
Any recommendations? Thanks!