LED Panel Lights are an amazing technology that gives the filmmaker endless possibilities with color temps from 2000K to 10,000K. 

They give you the ability to:

  • Create lighting effects
  • Match gel colors
  • Dim down to .1
  • Put them into a dimmer board  

I use them for bounce, for pushing through diffusion frames, and to create room tone in a room by bouncing them into the ceiling. I use honeycombs that control the light so that it does not fly all over the place.  They have changed the way I light.   

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By Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC works at the forefront of cinema as a storyteller, innovator and discerning collaborator, who brings more than three decades of experience to his art. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the International Cinematographers Guild/Local 600, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.