Gaffer, Reuben Garrett, currently on set with director Dustin Hoffman and DoP, John De Borman filming Quartet, spoke to LCA for the need of a specific light required in a restricted location.
"We used the Alpha 4V2 with the shallow medium bank chimera as we needed
a lightweight soft source that could be used on a boom arm. The
restriction of our location meant that we could not use a Cherry Picker and
had to rig a light from the balcony of the room we were shooting in. The
balcony was on a listed building which was over a hundred years old so any
solution had to be lightweight and not damage the structure of the
building. Any other 4K with a Chimera would of been too heavy.
In preparation,
John De Borman, DoP and Director Dustin Hoffman had discussed the look of
the characters of the film which were mainly elderly. They had talked about
showing the beauty of their age as much as the distinguishing features of
there age therefore the modelling of the key light was essential. The
combination of the Alpha 4V2 with the medium chimera was perfect for this and
suited many of the restrictions of our locations."
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