{"id":760,"date":"2015-03-13T04:12:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T04:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=760"},"modified":"2015-03-13T04:13:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T04:13:55","slug":"workshop-on-led-think-differently-when-you-set-up-the-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2015\/03\/13\/workshop-on-led-think-differently-when-you-set-up-the-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop on LED: Think differently when you set up the light"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_760 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_760')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_760').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. N\\u00e4heres erfahren Sie durch einen Klick auf das <em>i<\\\/em>.\",\"settings_perma\":\"Dauerhaft aktivieren und Daten\\u00fcber-tragung zustimmen:\",\"info_link\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.heise.de\\\/ct\\\/artikel\\\/2-Klicks-fuer-mehr-Datenschutz-1333879.html\",\"uri\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greenfilmshooting.net\\\/blog\\\/en\\\/2015\\\/03\\\/13\\\/workshop-on-led-think-differently-when-you-set-up-the-light\\\/\",\"post_id\":760,\"post_title_referrer_track\":\"Workshop+on+LED%3A+Think+differently+when+you+set+up+the+light\",\"display_infobox\":\"on\"});}});\n\/* ]]> *\/<\/script><\/div><p>The use of energy saving lightening and LED technique was the key issue of a workshop that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffhsh.de\/en\/index.php\">Filmf\u00f6rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein <\/a>(FFHSH) organized for DOPs and gaffers in Hamburg. Philip Gassmann, filmmaker and expert for energy-saving light techniques gave an overview about alternate light concepts for studio and set as well as the newest developments in the field of LED. During the practical part of this hands-on workshop he demonstrated methods to measure color spectrums and CRI.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe daylight is the light source which is underestimated the most nowadays\u201d, states Gassmann. \u201eThe technocratic approach implicates that we want to control everything.\u201d Of course it is easier to control a headlight than the daylight which changes when the clouds are moving. \u201cEverything what is time-consuming or inconsistent scares us.\u201d If we are looking at the historical development we see that the first film studios were glass studios in order to use the daylight in a perfect way. \u201cThe headlight was not invented yet\u201d, recalls Gassmann. \u201cTherefore technologies such as reflectors and clap systems were created to put the light in a certain direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Workshop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-762 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Workshop-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Workshop\" width=\"476\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Workshop-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Workshop-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Workshop-630x455.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Workshop.jpg 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a>Nowadays this is not an issue anymore for the film industry. The light expert once hoped that the light saving cameras might have an impact on the way of dealing with light. But the teams are used to load a lot of equipment on the truck. On set, they often install big units of headlights in order to play it safe. \u201cThe gaffers shun to follow other methods. Therefore, certain technologies are never practiced.\u201d Philip Gassmann follows the approach \u201cthink differently when you set up the light\u201c. The point is not to replace an old headlight with a new one but to use the technological development in a creative way. \u201cWe need to learn to deal with a little bit of light and to find ways to generate good results this way.\u201d<br \/>\nWhen it comes to exterior shots there are barely any LED headlights on the market right now which are really weather-proof. Therefore it is important to develop covers so that these headlights can also be used by rain in a safe way. Another problem is the intensity because during daylight shots the headlight must come up with power which can\u2019t be generated by LED yet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Spektrum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-763 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Spektrum-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spektrum\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Spektrum-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Spektrum-630x787.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Spektrum.jpg 811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>A development which was invented for building technology but also can be used at film sets are Heliostats. The idea is to bundle the direct sunlight and to throw the light on the same spot. \u201cIf this method will become technically further advanced, it will be possible to generate huge amounts of light intensity and to safe gigantic pots of energy.\u201d Another solution are plastic screens which are redirecting the daylight in another direction. \u201cThere are also sensitive reflectors that can bundle or disperse the light finely graduated. These are ways to shape the light which require a different thinking process because the gaffer needs to deal with the light setting in a creative way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this workshop is to inspire gaffers and DOPS to start to experiment. \u201cI can\u2019t expect that they will switch to LED right away, that would be an overextension, says Gassmann. \u201eI hope that they get more courage to try something new.\u201d\u2028In the field of LED some products have been launched which were not completely mature and leaded to the impression in the industry that LED might not be the best alternative. But meanwhile, LEDs can cope with incandescent lamp and the classical movie light.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ohne-Titel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-769 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ohne-Titel-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"Ohne Titel\" width=\"305\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ohne-Titel-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ohne-Titel-1024x953.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ohne-Titel-630x587.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Ohne-Titel.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a>\u201cThe LED is easier to handle than the classical movie light because it doesn\u2019t require an electronic control gear, it doesn\u2019t get so hot, it can be dimmed in a better way and there are no problems with the color temperature. In this respect, LED only has advantages.\u201d The next step is to ask the equipment rental houses to include LEDs in their product line. \u201cThis is the most important demand\u201d, sums up Gassmann, \u201cbecause there are only a very few equipment rental houses in Germany which are offering these kind of headlights.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The use of energy saving lightening and LED technique was the key issue of a workshop that the Filmf\u00f6rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) organized for DOPs and gaffers in Hamburg. 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