Director and Cinematographer, Barry Andersson, put a Silk 220 LED soft light and a DMG Lumière MAXI Switch to work on his latest feature. He explains how they both helped him overcome challenges he encountered on location.

Director and Cinematographer, Barry Andersson, put a Silk 220 LED soft light and a DMG Lumière MAXI Switch to work on his latest feature. He explains how they both helped him overcome challenges he encountered on location.
Cinematographer, Barry Andersson, has put nearly every one of our Silk LED soft lights to work on his projects. He shares his experiences with the fixtures and his opinions on what they do best on set.
Barry Andersson wanted to know how his Silk 210 LED Soft Light compared to the 1K fresnel setup he was used to working with – so, he shot a video that compared the two lights and shared the results.
Cinematographer Barry Andersson recently shot a project on a rooftop location that decided to extend into the night. Luckily, he had two Rosco Silk LED soft lights along to light the set.
Barry Andersson compares the haze effects created by both Rosco’s V-Hazer and the Tiffen Pro-Mist camera filters, and he shows what happens when they’re combined.
Cinematographer Barry Andersson explains why adding green gels to the lights illuminating a green screen yields a faster, cleaner key, which saves time and money in post.
Cinematographer Barry Andersson has spent years researching and investigating different types of lighting. He wrote this article to show how LitePad Vector creates magic on every production he shoots – from large-scale features to small, one-man-band documentaries.