{"id":503,"date":"2015-01-24T22:25:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T22:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=503"},"modified":"2015-01-28T00:35:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T00:35:08","slug":"the-efficiency-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2015\/01\/24\/the-efficiency-test\/","title":{"rendered":"The efficiency test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_503 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_503')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_503').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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Philip Gassmann\u2019s performance analysis of the LEDs was supported by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffhsh.de\/\">Filmf\u00f6rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eThis is a win-win situation\u201c, says Producer Andrea Sch\u00fctte, \u201ebecause Schrotten benefitted from the performance analysis because our production was able to work with LED-Scheinwerfer at no-cost, while the Italian manufacturer DE Sisti also benefitted from it.\u201c The key requirement was testing the LED lamps in an exterior\/outdoor environment because the Italian manufacturer had already proven their reliability in the studio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lampen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-502 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lampen-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"Lampen\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lampen-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lampen-1024x834.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lampen-630x513.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201eAbout 95% of our shooting days were exteriors, which is not the preferred application for LED lamps\u201c, explains Producer Dirk Decker. In principal, LED lamps are much more suitable for exterior shooting in the summer than in winter. \u201eThe harder the conditions, the more difficult is it to work with these sensitive lamps\u201c, points out Andrea Sch\u00fctte. \u201eOur film is a good example of what these lamps can\u2019t achieve yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shooting during wintery conditions, for example, in a junkyard or a train robbery scene in a forest where railroad tracks had been laid down, caused the LEDs to reach their limits pretty quickly. Rain and high humidity makes their sensitive electronics prone to failure. While traditional motion picture key lights vaporize humidity by generating a great deal of their own heat, the energy-saving LED lamps emit less heat, which may lead to failures. Even so, LEDs are favored for interiors because they are compact in size and save a great deal of space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Schrotten_BTS_web_87.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-500 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Schrotten_BTS_web_87-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Schrotten!_BTS_web_87\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Schrotten_BTS_web_87-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Schrotten_BTS_web_87-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Schrotten_BTS_web_87-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>Gaffer Daniel Kuhn viewed the Schrotten production as a challenge to gain experience with LEDs. The producers were enthusiastic about working with him because he was amenable to their goal of working sustainably. \u201eHe checked to see if he could get rid of the generator at certain locations\u201c, reports Dirk Decker. \u201eThat wasn\u2019t always possible.\u201d So, when they had several shooting days at one such location, the production ordered fixed power lines. Daniel Kuhn bench tested the LED lamps beforehand. \u201eHe didn\u2019t want to give up traditional key lights just yet; he wanted to make sure that he could always create the kind of lighting that was called for.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During principal photography, DoP Carol Burandt von Kameke was delighted with the look Daniel Kuhn created with LEDs. His bottom line: If you can keep quality while developing further luminosity, you can use LED much more on set. \u201eThe performance analysis concluded that LEDs can\u2019t completely replace traditional lamps \u201c, says Andrea Sch\u00fctte. \u201eThe interaction of a digital camera with LEDs is essential, because this would not have been possible with 35mm film cameras.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The sustainably produced feature film Schrotten is a triple debut for the Hamburg-based production company Tamtam Film. This witty tragicomedy is not only the first feature film by the Student Academy Award winner Max Z\u00e4hle, but it is also the first feature for the producing duo Andreas Sch\u00fctte and Dirk Decker. 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