Strobe Question?

[Tim Naylor]

I have a music video coming up for a very high profile artist. We're doing a club and I want to use strobe units (lightning strikes or something similar). I know shooting on RED with strobe has been discussed to death here. But I couldn't find a straight forward answer for the most recent build 17. Could someone please tell me what strobe make/model, sync equipment I need and how do I physically sync it with the camera? Recommended shutter? What problems might I run into? Which rental house in NYC has experience with this?

As much as I love to spend a few days scouring threads, a nice to the point answer would be most appreciated. Also, looking for a NYC DIT for the 16th.

 

[Steve Sherrick]

I think you'll need something with a slow burn. At one point I think the Martin Pros were recommended, the Mac 600.

http://martinpro.com/frontpage/frontpage.asp?empty=0

Basically you need to have the strobe last long enough that it doesn't produce half frames. This can be achieved with the longer strobes.

I haven't heard of any techniques for synching, but perhaps others have done more of this kind of work.

 

[Tim Naylor]

Sounds like their DMX 3000 has the variability. What is the shortest strobe time you can have and not get the CMOS split exposure?

 

[Dylan Macleod CSC]

Some discussion on Lightning Strikes took place here...

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30453