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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
You need two sets of lights, one for video and one for stills. Use switchable extension cables to switch for one to the other or shoot the stills then the video.
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yes, i use lowel fren-l 650's hotlights for video, and speedotron with multiple strobe heads for stills---i don't like monolights so much after i ruined a couple when they fell on the stands; i had my speedotron gear modified so it can use 110 or 220V for overseas travel without transformers, the manufacturer can do this in chicago for about 100 bucks.
i don't use a light meter but shoot with firewire with orangemicro repeaters directly into a 19 laptop about 20 feet away and then tweak f-stop so the exposures look good---because as you move in and out away from the model you must constantly tweak your f/stop for distance, and taking individual light readings while your working slows me down to much---if you've got it you see it immediately on the laptop and you can go on to the next shot.
i do have the model hold a standard jobo color chart which gives a color reference, and then batch tweak WB to speed production.
but everyone has there own way.