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Lupo Movielight 300 Dual Color PRO LED Light for video and photography

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In this episode, we have a look at the Lupo Movielight 300 Dual Color PRO. This is Lupo’s Bowens mount, single-point light, which is also color tunable between 2800K and 6500 K. Let’s take a closer look at using this light for video production.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses are Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and Introduction to Izotope RX.

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Lupo Movielight series of LED Lights for video and photography used as the key light in this video — B&H

- Lupo Actionpanel LED light used for rim light — B&H

- Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon

- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 lens — B&H, Amazon

- Canon C200 camera — B&H

- Canon 24-105mm f/4L lens — B&H, Amazon

- Aputure Amaran 100D LED light used to light the back wall with the spotlight mount — Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

- Aputure Spotlight Mount ellipsoidal projection lens for Aputure COB lights — Aputure, B&H, DVE Store, Amazon

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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

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Lupo Kickasspanel Full Color RGBWW LED Light - Versatile Small Light

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In this episode, we take a look at the new Lupo Kickasspanel RGBWW LED light. This little professional grade light is designed for on-camera use (e.g., news, walk-up interviews, documentary) but for my corporate video work, I’ll use it more as a hair, rim, or background light. Because of its lensed LED design, it can throw light a lot farther than most other small LEDs on the market, making it a lot more useful. In this review, we take a closer look at the color quality, output, controls, build quality, and powering options.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest course is Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini.

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Lupo Kickasspanel Full Color - B&H

- Lupo Actionpanel (used as key light in sample shot) - B&H

- Lupo Smartpanel Bi-color on-camera LED Light - B&H, Amazon

- Lupo Superpanel line of pro LED lights - B&H

- Sekonic C-800 Photospectrometer - B&H, Amazon

- Earthworks SR314 Microphone - B&H, Sweetwater

- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Audio Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon

- Canon C200 camera - B&H

- Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS Lens - B&H, Amazon

- Canon C70 camera - B&H

- Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS USM Lens - B&H, Amazon

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Copyright 2021, Curtis Judd

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Lupo Superpanel 30 Full Color Lighting Design for Talking Head & Interviews

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In today’s episode, we have a look at creating talking head or interview lighting setups for video with the Lupo Superpanel LED lights. I use these as my main lights for my corporate video work. We’ll also do an in-depth review of the new Lupo Superpanel Full Color 30 light which is an incredibly versatile option for small crew or solo shooters need a pro-level light that isn’t as heavy or cumbersome as most pro-level cinema lights.

00:00 Introduction

00:12 Pros/Cons

00:25 Lighting Design Demo/Walkthrough

04:22 About the Lupo line

05:17 Draw/Appeal of the Lupo line

06:10 About the Superpanel 30 Full Color

06:45 Color Quality 07:33 Color Modes

08:48 Green/Magenta Balance in CCT Mode

09:41 Powering Options

10:25 Effects 10:36 On Fan Noise

11:55 Flicker Test

12:20 Firmware Functionality

12:34 Size and Dimensions

13:15 Pricing

13:31 Cons in Depth

14:54 Conclusions

15:28 Please Take My Courses

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Lupo Superpanel LED panel lights, soft boxes, and accessories - B&H

- Shure Twinplex TL48 lavalier microphone - B&H

- Audio Ltd A10 wireless microphone system - B&H

- Sekonic Speedmaster L858D-U light meter - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

- Westcott 5 in 1 Reflector - B&H, Amazon

- Impact Turtle Base C-stands - B&H

- Sound Devices 888 Mixer/Recorder - B&H, Sweetwater

- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K - B&H, Pictureline

- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS ART Lens - B&H, Pictureline, Amazon

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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd

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Lupo Smartpanel - Small, Powerful, Pro-Level LED Panel Light

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In today’s episode, we review the Lupo Smartpanel, a small, powerful, pro-level LED light panel. The Smartpanel can be mounted on camera, or anywhere else with its 1/4-20 threads. With its narrow 40 degree beam angle, it can throw a lot of light a surprising distance. Let’s take a closer look!

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, Pictureline or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd

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Interview Lighting Samples and Lupo Actionpanel Review

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In today’s episode, we demonstrate two interview lighting designs, in this case, using Lupo Superpanel 60 and Actionpanel Full Color LED lights. Then we do a mini review of the Lupo Actionpanel Full Color which is a small 8in x 8in - 20cm x 20cm - RGBW LED light panel for video and photography. 

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.

Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

  • Lupo Actionpanel Full Color - B&H

  • Lupo Actionpanel Dual Color - B&H

  • Lupo Barn Doors for Actionpanel - B&H

  • Lupo Diffuser for Actionpanel - B&H

  • Lupo V-mount Battery Plate for Actionpanel - B&H

  • Lupo Backpack for 1 Actionpanel - B&H

  • Lupo Superpanels 30 and 60 RGBW and Bi-Color Lights - B&H

  • Rosco 1/2 Soft Frost Diffusion Roll - B&H

  • Sound Blankets - Vocal Booth to Go

  • Aputure MC Mini LED RGB Light - B&H

  • CAME-TV Boltzen LED Tube Light - B&H

  • Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K used for interview and talking head shots- B&H

  • Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K used for B-Roll - B&H

  • Tilta Mini Matte Box to hold diffusion filters for Pocket 4K camera - B&H

  • Schneider Radiant Soft diffusion filters used to great a mild “glow” effect - B&H

  • Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 ART lens for Pocket 6K - B&H

  • Olympus 45mm f/1.8 Micro 4/3 Lens for Pocket 4K- B&H Amazon

  • Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens for Pocket 4K - B&H Amazon

  • Shure TwinPlex TL-48 Lavalier Microphone for the interview lighting demo - B&H

  • DPA 4017B Shotgun Microphone for the talking head shots - B&H

  • Sound Devices 888 Mixer/Recorder - B&H

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Copyright 2020, Curtis Judd 

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Lupo Superpanel 60 Series & SSI Color Quality

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Jump to 7:40 for coverage of color quality, CRI. TLCI, TM-30-15, and SSI. See why SSI is probably the most useful for most filmmakers when evaluating color quality or matching lights.

See the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences paper describing SSI over at https://www.oscars.org/science-technology/projects/spectral-similarity-index-ssi

Lupo is an Italian company which makes LED lighting for video and photography, mainly targeting the studio and professional markets. I’ve worked with their previous LED Fresnel DayLED and Superpanel 30 lights. In fact, the Superpanel Full Color 30 is a staple in my lighting kit. In this episode, we take a look at their newest Superpanels - the Full Color 60 and Dual Color 60. These are 1x2 LED panels that pack a lot of punch.

I also recently added a Sekonic C-800 color meter/spectrometer to my kit so that we can evaluate lights for our reviews. The C-800 measures color quality using CRI, TLCI, TM-30-15, and most importantly, the new SSI metric. SSI stands for Spectral Similarity Index. We cover why this is probably the most useful metric for assessing color quality vs. the others we have used in the past.

#Lighting #LED #Filmmaking

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F8 and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders.

Links to gear used in this video:

Lupo Superpanel Full Color 60 - Great 1x2’ LED panel light that works great not only as an effects light, but also as a key or rim.

Lupo Superpanel Dual Color 60 - Same as above but without the RGB capabilities and this one has more light output. I only need to set it to about 8% on the dimmer for most head and shoulders shots.

Aputure COB 120DII (Amazon) - used as one of the background lights

Lupo Superpanel Full Color 30 - a staple in my lighting kit for the last year. Great not only for its color effects, but also as a key, rim, fill, or flood.

Sekonic C-800 Color Meter/Spectrometer

Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 OIS Lens (Amazon)

Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - used to shoot the talking head and most of the product shots

Copyright 2019 by Curtis Judd

Music Copyright 2018 by Cary Judd. Used with permission.

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Lupo Dayled and Superpanel Lights for Video: Overview

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What is unique about professional level LED lights for video? In this episode we take a look at the professional grade Lupo Dayled fresnel and Superpanel LED lights.

Links to gear discussed and used to record this session:
Lupo Lights now available in the USA from B&H:

Dayled 650 5600K
Dayled 650 Dual Color
Dayled 1000 5600K
Dayled 1000 Dual Color
Dayled 2000 5600K
Superpanel 5600K, No DMX
Superpanel Dual Color, No DMX

Ursa Mini Pro Cinema Camera - my main camera

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 OS ART Lens - my main all-around lens

Sennheiser MKH 8050 Supercardioid Boom Microphone

Sound Devices 633 Audio Recorder/Mixer

Rosco 1/2 Soft Frost Diffusion

5 in 1 Reflector (with scrim) - this is the very first piece of gear that any photographer or filmmaker should buy. Well, maybe right after a basic camera and good microphone.

Copyright 2017 by Curtis Judd