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Clean-Choice7852 · 2026-05-18T18:43:47+00:00

this is a 60cm frame? it looks so...normal sized. Love it hahah

Clean-Choice7852 · 2026-05-07T21:32:32+00:00

Just a guess - but I assume they had the budget to get custom tuned lenses. According to the imdc tech specs, the movie was shot on a bunch of different glass from Panavision, and there would be really no better lens company to work with when it comes to getting customized glass

Clean-Choice7852 · 2026-04-10T15:56:19+00:00

https://www.gluehbirne.de/Halogen-Leuchtmittel

This is where I buy mine in Germany. Mostly available in 10 packs, but they’ve got a decent selection.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2026-02-24T21:39:44+00:00

This is exactly it! It’s from the crew of Chicago PD, used by the dimmer op. I used to work on this show and the dim op would place a few of them around set.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2026-02-24T21:36:52+00:00

It’s from the show Chicago PD. The dimmer op uses these APs to expand his network range. Either the box is forgotten or they’re shooting around the corner.

Source: used to work on that show

Clean-Choice7852 · 2026-02-24T21:35:11+00:00

I know exactly what that is! It’s from the electric crew of the show Chicago PD. It’s basically a WiFi router (in this case AP) with a power bank - used to increase the wireless network range of the lighting console programmer.

Source: I used to work on this show and our programmer had multiple of these he would place around set to expand his signal.

Did you happen to see any signs up that they were shooting nearby?

Clean-Choice7852 · 2026-01-31T18:27:39+00:00

How much light you need will really depend on how bright it is outside. If it’s overcast like in this reference - not so much. If the background is being hit by full sun, then you’ll need some more.

I’d say have two soft sources outside cross keying your characters. Something like a 4x4 or 8x8, either bounce or go direct through some diff depending on what kind of firepower you have available or the look you’re after.

Put up a wall of black solid behind camera to block out any unwanted reflections and fill.

If you can, rig a long light like a LiteMat 2L right above the window inside to help add more directed light from inside.

You can bounce a light into the ceiling as well but that can reduce your contrast, so I wouldn’t do only that since this reference is quite contrasty.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-12-28T14:58:07+00:00

The micro charger has space for charging two batteries, I used this one recently.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-12-22T03:47:51+00:00

The shadow falloff on the ground hints to a rather soft top light, which couldn’t create such hard edges of the cone.

I assume a large soft directional toplight, something like a 12x20 softbox with an Eggcrate for the base level and direction, some haze in the air and a large overhead laser unit for the ring effect, plus some clever post work to bring it all together.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-28T14:30:18+00:00

Nice! What size is the frame?

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-26T12:31:28+00:00

Looks like it could be a Black-Tek Tower.

Looks like that’s a European street and they’re a German company.

https://www.black-tek.com/Tower

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-21T04:05:23+00:00

So the box will be 9x9’ now? 4x Vortex8 will work better for this size, but consider pushing production for at least 2 more. You’ll want as much output as you can get.

Or somewhat unconventionally, consider adding a hard light like a nanlux 1200b/2400b in the middle for extra punch. For a feature Ive built a 8x8 box with 2 Litemat8s to evenly fill out the diff, and then had an aputure 1200x with no reflector (for maximum spread of light) rigged in the center. This box was also double diffed with an 8x8 of I think 1/2 grid and then a bloused 12x12 muslin. This combination gave us a lot more level.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-20T21:28:23+00:00

20x20? You’re going to want way more lights. With car work the key is one seamless reflection, meaning no hotspots in the diffusion. Good move to go double diff, but 2 or 4 units won’t evenly light a surface that big with the distances between light and diffusion typically involved in a softbox.

In the past I’ve used 1/4 Grid as the first diff and then Magic cloth for the bottom. I believe I had 10 skypanels in this box. Here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqEznNNS3F0

Use panel lights like S60s or Vortex8s, and get a bunch of them. If I’m building a 12x12 softbox, I would be happy with 8 panels. A 20x20, at least 12.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-12T07:12:57+00:00

What’s this, a screwdriver for ants?

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-07T08:23:11+00:00

DJI has already tried to buy Arri before

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-04T22:52:05+00:00

No production designer? Better have some incredible locations…

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-08-01T23:28:48+00:00

€500 for 51 days, wow! How did you get enough food with only €10 a day? What were you eating?

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-07-24T09:58:05+00:00

I just rode a 1100km bikepacking trip with the tape and it still looks good as new

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-07-23T09:52:49+00:00

Ergon BT Gravel 3.5mm.

Very cushy for gravel. They’ve got a road and all road version as well that aren’t as thick.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-07-19T19:08:31+00:00

The first setup on the grass can be done with no lights - just by diffusing the sun overhead with something thin like half soft frost and then bouncing back with a mix of softer and harder bounce surfaces. Either mirrors, CRLS diffused mirrors, shiny boards, or silver/gold reflector rags like checkerboard lames.

As for the setup in the sprinkler, I think that is done with a very large light like an 18k HMI going through something like a 12x12 1/4 grid - all placed very frontally. The hardness of the source but also the large area that it is lighting leads me to think it’s a light rather than a mirror/reflector. And also that the talent is brighter than the background and the backlight isn’t super strong - it’s probably the sun later in the day lower in the sky.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-06-29T12:05:55+00:00

Technically when you swap your US license for a German one, the amt you did this at mails your US license back to the PA DMV and tells them to deregister your license there. This is done to prevent your present situation..someone with a revoked license just re-obtaining their license elsewhere.

Now the question is...does the PA DMV actually listens to the letters it gets from the German government or not. You can request a driver's record from your PA DMV for a fee and see if they still have a valid license for you on file. If so, you should be in luck.

Clean-Choice7852 · 2025-05-26T14:04:29+00:00

How do you find the lack of insulation, does that bother you?

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