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Cheap LED LIGHTS Uncategorized February 1, 2019February 2, 2019 by Jonathan Hall

The Lume Cube

The challenge given to me on a recent project was how to light a scene in an environment that had no practical light in it, and no place to hide anything. In fact, there wasn’t even really enough room to fit a camera and actors!  In this highly unusual case, we had to start at the (literal) beginning: with the script. The location laid out in the film …

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Cheap Cool Rigs GRIP LIGHTS Tungsten Uncategorized June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 by Jonathan Hall

DIY 8×8′ Overhead LightBox

My multi-talented wife decided she was going to put on a play that her and her actor friends had all worked on a few years ago in a class, and just like with indie film, indie theater is very DIY.  The entire project was designed around one set. The canvas was a 16′x18’ hotel room that would be the setting of …

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My name is Jonathan Hall, and I am a DOP who always seems to have questions about gear or settings that nobody has an answer for. To help people like me, I've decided to create this blog to share my findings and reviews on ideas and non-mainstream gear that pique my interest. Requests are welcome!

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