Some might ask about flicker and green cast. Florescent's
don't flicker with video as they are on the same frequency
as an NTSC picture. As for green cast, I don't find that
these fixtures cast enough green to notice. What I have
done in the past when dealing with fluorescent fixtures
that do is to spray mount a piece of 1/4 minus green inside
the fixture for correction.
Diagram of set-up
Some folks have asked me about the fixtures causing hum
in the audio. I think in years past when ballasts were less
efficient and prone to leakage that might have been a problem,
but with these units you can place a lav right next to them
and it will not make any noise.
I've included a frame of the final shot for you to use as
a reference as to how well $30 can light a person.
Final Frame
Another example of the "Grafflights" in action.
Here
is another situation where my inexpensive "Grafflights"
came in handy. What this photo might not show is that the
space for shooting in this room is about four feet by seven
feet, not enough room for big fixtures. The "Grafflights"
worked great!
The final frame works nicely for me.
(Reprinted
with permission from the original article "Thirty Dollars
Worth of Light aka The 'Grafflight'" by Walter Graff
from http://www.bluesky-web.com
)
