Recent content by Scott Spears

I'm not sure what you're asking, but if I had to guess you're talking about a room with mixes sources of lighting, a room with lights and then a big wiindow so you have day light and tungsten mixed. I usually try to find a place where I can place a white card where it gets hit equally by both...

You really can't do much to make a China lantern directional. It's a big softlight. If you want to cut spill from it, you can attact black wrap (black aluminum foil) or duvateen (black cloth) to areas of it to stop light from going everywhere, but that's about it. Check out the clip grip kit...

Hey, Here's a little Tech Tip I did on how use inexpensive China lanterns to get a nice softlight for your movies. It's a Windows Media file. Check out the out Tech Tips on my Filmmaking Page. Thanks, http://www.scottspears.net/filmmakpg3.html Scott

Hello, Here's the newest Indie Film Tech Tip on White Balance. This tip shows you the basics of how to use the White Balance feature on your camera to create different looks for your projects. It's a Windows Media file and runs around 3 min. and 14 sec. Check out my Filmmakng Page for more...