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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Creating moonlight on an exterior shot!

Like others have said before me.. your small Arri DP light kit won't cut it for a night exterior..

If you can get a generator, rent a mole fay 6 light or 9 light (depending on your generator)

Rent a scissor lift from home depot.. and get as high as you can..back light your subject .. put a little ctb and plus green on that lamp..

diffuse as needed...something light though if you want a softer source.. vs hard moon light

second option..
rent a 5k.. blast it into a 12x12 ultra bounce which is rigged up as high as you can go.. same gel..back light the action..

then throw a few 2ks to light up what you can in the background in patches.. high up looking down..

if your stuck with your small kit.. then shoot at dusk and grade it to night...

this is what I would do on a small budget

below is something i did on a NO budget night set up..sorry.. had to pull the still from video..
all i had was (2) 1.2k lamps on left screen and a 1000w to the right..
 

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Here is a still from the shoot :)

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I hired one of these:
http://www.sidrampower.com/assets/images/lighttower.jpg
 
Joshua. Thanks for feeding back the good news. I'll let Damien Giglietta, the director of "Trespass" know that their lighting solution lives on.
 
I think you are going to need a bigger gun for this fight.
 
1/4 blue or 1/2 blue(ctb)&1/4 cyan or steel blue , that's how we do it on The Mentalist

Since the OP found his solution, I don't feel I'm hijacking his thread by asking that you pass along to anyone who will listen that I really like how they are keeping the show relevant. I agree it was time for the Red John saga to end and the shark has been sent back out to sea, for now, meaning it's not time to jump the shark. '-)
 
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