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>I’d like to ask about the film Parallax View. That convention center at the end — the whole place from the catwalk to below had a tremendously even light source, and I was wondering…
>Well, I didn’t light that. I used the source lighting that was there. The first thing I ask myself when I walk into a place of that kind, or of any kind, is: “What does it look like with the lights on that are there?” That place happened to be loaded with mercury vapor lamps. And I thought, “Goody-goody!” Because if I’d actually had to light that place, I’d have gone bananas.
>How do you filter for mercury vapor — and what kind of cast would you get if you shot it unfiltered?
>In that case, the light was unfiltered, because I like that kind of blue quality. But I mix light a lot — like fluorescents and tungstens. I just put a 2C filter in for the fluorescents and it shaves just a little bit of the ultraviolet, the awful part of the bluish cast. In other cases, we just change the fluorescents in so that I won’t have to fool with them. Fluorescents are very versatile.
>Are there any fluorescents that are about 3200 Kelvin?
>Yes, but you can’t get any light out of them. Nothing happens.
This was 1974. Nowadays it's even easier. Don't let gear stop you. And if you're going to buy LED lights and can't afford bicolor ones, get the daylight version. Full CTO steals 2/3 to 1 stop of light approximately, CTB eats up anywhere from 1 2/3 to 2 stops. Mixing lights is fine if done right. Light is mixed in real life too.
>Well, I didn’t light that. I used the source lighting that was there. The first thing I ask myself when I walk into a place of that kind, or of any kind, is: “What does it look like with the lights on that are there?” That place happened to be loaded with mercury vapor lamps. And I thought, “Goody-goody!” Because if I’d actually had to light that place, I’d have gone bananas.
>How do you filter for mercury vapor — and what kind of cast would you get if you shot it unfiltered?
>In that case, the light was unfiltered, because I like that kind of blue quality. But I mix light a lot — like fluorescents and tungstens. I just put a 2C filter in for the fluorescents and it shaves just a little bit of the ultraviolet, the awful part of the bluish cast. In other cases, we just change the fluorescents in so that I won’t have to fool with them. Fluorescents are very versatile.
>Are there any fluorescents that are about 3200 Kelvin?
>Yes, but you can’t get any light out of them. Nothing happens.
This was 1974. Nowadays it's even easier. Don't let gear stop you. And if you're going to buy LED lights and can't afford bicolor ones, get the daylight version. Full CTO steals 2/3 to 1 stop of light approximately, CTB eats up anywhere from 1 2/3 to 2 stops. Mixing lights is fine if done right. Light is mixed in real life too.
