shooting dark interior

[icha7]

hi, i am seriously considering shooting on super 8 for my next short. it takes place at night, indoors. the place is fairly small, 8 metres by 20 metres. my set ups are going to be mostly cu's and ms's with one or two long shots. i have available, a 2k blondie, 800watt redheads and dedos. I will be using kodachrome 40. Will the lights i have be enough to expose the space? i don't mind it being dark like most bars but obviously visible, with lights blowing up in the foreground and background (ie. fallen angels). how would i go about making small lamps and light sources to blow out on super 8? i hope the question is not too general

[Scotness]

Hi Icha I'd chuck in another 2k -- how many red heads do you have?

Check out these for advice on lighting Super 8:
http://www.mango-a-gogo.com/inmyimage/i ... m#lighting
http://www.mango-a-gogo.com/inmyimage/imaglink.htm#matt

and here for some of the results we got:
http://www.mango-a-gogo.com/inmyimage/stillphot.htm

good luck

Scot

[icha7]

hey

well in my film skool we can only rent out one 2k... and i think we have 2-4 red heads.

[Scotness]

That's all we had and we found it wasn't enough - it probably will be for tight shots but not for mediums or wides at night - K40 needs heaps of light!

Scot

[Evan Kubota]

Can't you shoot something like V200T?

[icha7]

wat is V200T? sorry not familiar with this.

I can also get flood lights but they are for construction work, not film lighting. would this help?

[Evan Kubota]

Vision2 200 ASA color negative.

[tlatosmd]

It's Vision200T, a negative stock that has 200ASA. Not usable for direct projection, though, only for telecining, as it's not reversal.

[Scotness]

wat is V200T? sorry not familiar with this.

I can also get flood lights but they are for construction work, not film lighting. would this help?

If you diffuse them and bounce them in from an angle - so as not to flatten everything.

Scot

[Alex]

wat is V200T? sorry not familiar with this.

I can also get flood lights but they are for construction work, not film lighting. would this help?

If you diffuse them and bounce them in from an angle - so as not to flatten everything.

Scot

The funny thing about Kodachrome is flat lighting looks unflat because of the contrast.

I think a base fill light and then add the lights you have and you should be fine, as long as your ceiling isn't too high and hopefully has some reflectivity to it.