LED Lighting… and why it will change everything.
Lighting, lighting, lighting. Outside of camera sites, few ever talk about them. Recently, I was flipping through the latest issue of Filmmaker Magazine, and caught up with a new light that has come out. The LEDz Brute 30.
Now, it’s been rumored for the past few years that soon, VERY soon, LED lighting was going to step into the forefront of professional lighting scenarios. And why wouldn’t it? Small, portable, and using a fraction of the power required for a tungsten lamp, LED lighting is the way of the future.
For example. A 400-Watt HMI (Let’s say the Pocket Par from Arri) is roughly equivalent in light output to the Brute 30. So, brightness is taken care of. On the other hand, with the Par, you have to have your ballast, which is weighty (on top of the light itself), and something additional to bring along. LED lighting (as with the Brute) doesn’t need extensive power conversion, and can be plugged into your wall. And when you do? The Brute consumes 90 Watts, as compared to the previously stated 400.
So, same light output, no expensive and burdensome accessories… same price? Not yet. But as time goes on, and competition starts to flare, the price point of these lights of the future will come down, as the technology behind them goes up. Imagine a light that is a flat sheet that you can stick to the wall. It keeps ME smiling…