"This summer, I have tested the Big Eye on two projects : a hair commercial and a TV feature. What I can say is that this is an awesome tool, which has no equivalent on the market. The combination of a small source and a large fresnel lens, lightweight and compact, offers new possibilities, that were hard to find before the Big Eye.
On the commercial, I could easily create a soft and directional beauty light. I could keep the details of the background, and also keep the shadows to play with. Nice side effect… The output was great, with low heat : it kept the air in the small room breathable, and made the work of the Make-Up department easier.
On the TV-feature, I have especially appreciated the possibility to recreate the sun light into a room. Most of the time, for TV-feature, we don’t have the budget to light from outside with big light sources. So with the Big Eye, we used a 200W Joker-Bug which can be plugged on the domestic power, and we positioned it on the side. I added a fixture on ground level of the street, to create the sunshine. That’s how a rainy day became a sunny one !
It was a great experience to work with the Big Eye.
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