Re: Lighting a hallway for a night shoot. With no natural light source (IE no windows for moonlight)

I worked on Pulp Fiction as an electrician/set lighting and one of the hardest scenes to light for was a continuous walk and talk (full film load) with John and Sam. Best scene in the movie.

We had only a few opportunities for window light and it was in the day time, however if my memory serves me right we used mostly tungston unit and the DP wasn't afraid of hard light.

THis is a challenge for you and the gaffer as well as the Art Director to find a way to solve this. So many of the films today have art direction that allows for the rigging crews fixture people to install film friendly lights.

What type of film is this and what is the scene about? Will you need to stop during this scene for diolgue then continue the walk?

Hopefully you can tech scout this hallway and help choose the right one for you.

I would say bare bulbs or florescent fixtures are some options as well as a gaffer walking behind camera with a china ball to gently lift to ambient level. And of course blocking, back ground timing and good operating will hide some of the units you may have needed in the beginning of this scene.

Good Luck
Michael Palmer