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Brett Frey - IATSE Local 600 |
This past New Years Eve , I was the Camera First assistant on a Jamie Foxx music video in Miami. The caveats were very challenging given that everything was run-and-gun (hand held Arri 235 with Dolphin mags, Cooke Primes and an on-board monitor), no set-ups, all available light, use only what you can carry, and no location support in the biggest party of the year commencing at P. Diddy’s event at one of South Beach’s hottest niteclubs. We knew were “on our own” with no plug-in light capability for 14+ hours in sardine-packed chaos. The LEDStorm On-Camera light, supplied by Cinevideotech,
was the surprise factor on the shoot with amazing versatility of color temperature, dimmable illumination combined with ultra light weight and a small footprint. I doubt any other tow-along light would have outlasted our Anton Bauer battery belt for the entire event. The LEDStorm program settings are intuitive and simple to learn giving this first use experience a large relief. Photographically, the illumination looks seamless from the environment or conversely can be very stylized, making this a fantastic tool that I will certainly add to all my future camera orders.
Brett Frey
IATSE Local 600
Camera Assistant since 1992
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