{"id":4910,"date":"2020-05-16T21:51:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T21:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2020-05-16T21:51:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T21:51:06","slug":"led-is-not-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2020\/05\/16\/led-is-not-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"LED is not fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_4910 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_4910')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_4910').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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So why aren\u2019t we using truck- loads of LED lights?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The German public broadcaster Su\u0308dwestrundfunk (SWR) in Baden-Baden evaluated a lot of tracking data from various departments in their fiction\/drama division under the auspices of Green Inhouse initiative. Broadcast techniques often mean longer runs, but in terms of green shooting, the SWR, which is the second largest ARD broadcaster, put all its cards on the table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/LED.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4913\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/LED-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/LED-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/LED.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a>We tested several products from different suppliers to learn about the options available to us. The new kid on the block was the Lightstar LUXED-9, a multifunction space light with nine LED lamps mounted on a frame. It closely resembles the classic Dino-Light. The best way to use it is to put it outside a window to boost the sunlight. And you can use an armada of them in the background to create this \u201990s music video look. We used it on <em>Tatort<\/em> mainly either to extend or to replace direct sunlight, and we were happy with the results. With 1620 Watts, it can replace 2.5K \u2013 4K Watt HMIs. It\u2019s one of the most powerful LED film lights around. The lamp is inexpensive, which makes it attractive for anyone who wants more bang for the buck.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Compared to classic LED-panels, like the ARRI Skypanel 360 or the DMG Lumie\u0301re, this lamp is a real bargain; provided that bicolor is enough and no lighting effects are necessary. There are drawbacks, however: The biggest one is its IP code; you can only use IP20 during dry weather or indoors, but it does come with a rain guard. And its size and weight should not be underestimated: Weighing in at 49 kilograms with a 130cm x 50cm x 130cm case, it\u2019s not really lightweight, and takes up a lot of space in a truck.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4914 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie-630x472.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_7443-Kopie.jpg 2043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>But we didn\u2019t rely solely on new products. We actually started rethinking the whole lighting pro- cess. The other answer to more light is more cameras with sen- sors that can capture a low dynamic range. For our long-running series Die Fallers, we conducted tests on several different cameras from our in-house camera pool. By using the Sony F5 \u2013 released in 2013 \u2013 we were able to get rid of a couple of big HMI lamps that we used to use for interior-exterior transitions. This is because of the high dynamic range of the camera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4915\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie-630x472.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_6267-Kopie.jpg 2043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a>Another big chunk of the daily workload in the lighting department is <em>Kaffee oder Tee?<\/em> \u2013 a daily program also produced by SWR. The gardening tips, and sometimes even the entire show, are staged just outside the studio in Baden-Baden. The studio\u2019s outside area used to be lit by a tower of six HMIs. A decade later, the lighting department re-evaluated the light- ing scheme during a replacement cycle, and it decided to use show lights instead, which are regularly seen on big stages: The Ayrton Wildsun. This high-powered LED moving head, used in place of HMIs, has a lot of advantages. It\u2019s flexible, fully dimmable, and maneuverable. It saves energy and it gives us totally new light- ing set-ups for the show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos:@ Fabian Linder, Dieter Streck\/SWR<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Producer and Green Production Consultant Fabian Linder gives us some insights into lighting tests at the German broadcaster SWR: LED lights had a bad reputation for years because they couldn\u2019t hold an accurate color temperature. 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