![]() My crew knows that this is the minimum I expect, they are free to add on to what we are trying and to make it better. No problem to be accurate a couple of months before a shoot. Normally I include the stop we will be shooting for a given camera package as part of the info. In addition camera positions with lens angles of view can be added. Using layers allows you to build everything separately and add it to the final view, so keys, fill, architecture, etc can all be separate. I use either Mole-Richardson or Arri catalogs and have found that the light output is pretty much within 5%. Using a paper catalog from a lighting manufacturer that is in our industry gives you quick access to all of the pertinent photometric data. That way you are only dealing with lights you actually work with. ![]() No, there is no light template, you simply make a page with images of lights that you create so that you know exactly what they are and which size. It has been my choice for lighting plots for over 2 decades. Best, -Graham - Graham Futerfas Director of Photography Los Angeles, CA -Ĭanvas for Mac A drawing program for Mac that is easy to use and yet has the capabilities of full technical drawings. OK, that’s enough for now about my love of Omnigraffle. It forces me to light the sets in my head and think about the details that I might not have discovered until we showed up to set. I’ve been using Omnigraffle for many years now, and can create a full lighting diagram in minutes, and I really like to start diagramming, then keep tweaking it as ideas come to me later. I can email you off-list some diagrams and stencils I’ve done, and you can open them and try it out if you want. With Omnigraffle, I think I have the Pro license, but you don’t really need it unless you’re doing a lot of custom shapes and stuff. Most of my diagramming is fast and doesn’t need to be as accurate as the Vectorworks software allows. ![]() It seemed so complicated, and for $2500 (they often have 50% off sales, too), it’s way beyond my needs. I tried to download and learn Vectorworks for a while, but couldn’t even figure out how to get started. I have a small Jib\crane in there, Dolly, track, a camera that looks more like a RED than an ENG one, etc. I should upload my Camera Staging modified version, too. ![]() And I did a Transpo one, because I did a few night exteriors, and needed to be able to draw in Condor’s and trucks, police cars, etc. I tried to follow some of the Vectorworks shapes and icons, and there’s places for DMX address numbers on the lights. I also created an Automated\Moving\Theatrical template, because I shot a couple of low-budget Stand Up Comedy Specials, and didn’t have a proper LD. FilmLighting V2 has a lot of the same original ones that have been with Omnigraffle for forever, but I also added new stuff, and options to look less cartoon-y. If you go to SencilTown, and search for lighting, you’ll find at least three Stencils that I’ve created or modified for lighting. I think The Omni Group then created their own, which has the free ones. Hi Mark, Graffletopia, a third-party site, used to be the free spot for Stencils, but now it’s one free download per month or something like that.
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