DECEMBER 2015
Vol 220
Lupo in the News We are on Vincent Street in Auckland with Sam Walters, TVNZ cameraman on the ‘Breakfast’ show. We’re here to have a look at the lights he is using. Ed: Sam, obviously you have a bit of a range of natural lighting from a 6 o’clock cross to your 8.30 cross. How do you cope with that – what variety of lights do you use? Sam: It all depends on how the day’s going – if the sun’s out or if it’s overcast like it is today. For 6 o’clock, it tends to be dark so we use the Lupo for a backlight … Ed:
This is the Lupo Fresnel?
Sam: Yes that’s right. I use that as a backlight with the LED panel acting as a key light. Ed:
Lupo lights up ‘Breakfast’ on location.
Why do you use it in that combination?
Sam: You can dim this one right down and spot it out, compared to an LED panel where your spread doesn’t have barn doors or anything like that, so you can’t spot that. This Lupo is awesome for a backlight. Ed: I see you’re running it on battery; the same with the flat panels? Sam: Yes, everything for our Breakfast show is pretty much run on battery … easy, no more cables and when it’s wet, it still works. Ed: Were you shooting in the days when you had to have HMIs and mains power?
Sam: Yes, that’s when I was just starting off. We were still using HMIs … I do still prefer to use HMI when I can but … Ed: You’ve got a dial-up phone have you? Sam: Yeah, exactly. It all depends on the situation. If it’s just a normal scenic location and it’s a really bright day, then I will use HMI if I can but this does just as good a job most times. Ed: I notice that in between shots, and when Matty was reading the weather, your assistant was able to quickly pick up the Lupo on the stand and move it down the road so you’re ready for the next shot … no cables involved and it didn’t look heavy?