Miu Miu campaign: What kind of light is that?

[Allison]

Anyone know what kind of light that is? I was wondering if that was just a normal Photo light.
Go here http://www.campaigns.miumiu.com/ then click "making of images" on image 13-15 they show it.

[brad]

Looks like a simple hot light.. maybe a theater spot.

[srwatters]

If you look at image 6 you can make out what looks to be an umbrella shaped catch-light. It's fairly far away which creates a more harsh light. It could also be a grid on 7" cone. Hard to tell from these small shots.

A Fresnel could produce something like these too.

[Allison]

ohh ok thanks guys for looking!

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

looking at pic 18 which shows the light head on I would bet it is a hotlight with a fresnal lens.

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=20&Submit.y=7
Are some fresnals from one of the best companies, not cheap in the least, but they are continious lighting so the housings have to be fan cooled to keep the heat down in the units.

[jbrem]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

I so want that light, but then look at how much the bulb is!

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...cessory_detail


Really though, I don't know how I never saw those before with the hours I've spent surfing B&H. The prices aren't really all that bad...

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

With 300 hours life for the bulb it costs you $2.50 an hour +electricity to run that one lamp but 10,000 watts is a BIT OF LIGHT!

Also happens that I posted a link to one of the TOP makers of Fresnal systems, there are cheaper ones at B+H, also Mole Richardson units pop up on Ebay on an irregular basis (company has been around a long time so a lot of units are out there in the movie industry where they need continious lighting-some units are big arc lamps).

[srwatters]

Do you want to melt your subject? 10KW?

[Allison]

Originally Posted by jbrem

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

I so want that light, but then look at how much the bulb is!

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...cessory_detail


Really though, I don't know how I never saw those before with the hours I've spent surfing B&H. The prices aren't really all that bad...

WOW that is crazy expensive!

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

Well that is there top end unit and when you are lighting a Movie set you may use several of these.

Just looked on ebay last night at that one company and there were all sorts of used units up for sale with one seller from a production company selling these 10K watt babies with bulbs. Most of what is being sold though is in the 1K range or smaller.

[lscottpht]

I just saw a Miu Miu book in the photo section at the bookstore.

[jbrem]

I just think it'd be cool to have a 10000 watt light. I was wondering what the wattage of the lights that Hurrell and his ilk used in their Hollywood portraits? Does anyone know?

[Silvernic]

Originally Posted by jbrem

I just think it'd be cool to have a 10000 watt light.

No kiddin, you could point it at the moon and have a full moon all month long!

[raevyncent]

When I moved into my new house (bought from my dad), there was what I thought was a simple twin floodlight setup in the back porch in a box. My brother told me it was a movie set light... it is mounted witha handle grip on the bottom, and I finally fired it up and WOW!!! I can light up my entire 1/2 acre backyard like daylight! I'll try to dig it out of the pile of boxes again and post a pic.