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My Big Fat Mouth
Didn’t I, a while back, complain about not working enough? Feast or famine, I guess. Friday, I called in to the union hoping to get something for Monday, and instead got a job for that very night –...
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Bees, kitsch, and some food for thought.
Normally, being the guy up in the condor with the BFL (big fucking light) is fairly uneventful. Raise platform up, set light(s) at gaffer’s direction, kill time until wrap. Friday night, however, was...
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Friday Photo
In the background of just about every night scene in every movie or TV show you’ve ever seen is The Slash. It’s the thin diagonal line of light that highlights curtains, walls, blinds, trees,...
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Friday Photo
The filament of a VNSP (very narrow spot) par globe, informally known as a ‘firestarter’ because the narrow, very intense beam of light can, in fact, start fires. Filed under: Photos, Work
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Reinventing the wheel
Although there have been some stunning innovations in lighting in the past 50 years (HMI lamps, color-corrected flourescent tubes, moving lights, LED technology), most of the basic types of lights we...
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Friday Photo
All stands come in two versions – regular and low. Regular stands, at the lowest point, are about four (ish, I’ve never measured) feet high. Should one desire to have the light lower than that, one...
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The non-exploding explosion
Sometimes, despite one’s best efforts, lighting equipment malfunctions – sometimes quietly, and sometimes loudly. Most of us are used to small fires and medium kapows. They’re an occupational hazard...
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Friday Photo
Full Moon Balloon lights – one lit, one not. These are helium balloons with lights inside of them (hence the name) and they do a very good job of imitating moonlight. You have to keep them away from...
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It takes some getting used to
Last night was my first time going up in the condor in almost a year. Although I’m not normally too terribly afraid of heights, it does take me a bit to adjust to being in a lift after extensive...
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Friday Photo
Temporary worklight, in the permanents.Filed under: camera, Photos, studio lots, Work
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