Lighting 101: Flags, Silks, Nets, & Scrims

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In today’s video we go over “flagging,” including solids, silks, scrims, double nets and full solid flags, all of which shape and control light. I even threw in a cucoloris for good measure. (What’s the plural of cucoloris?)

While I have heard to people refer to these collectively as “flags,” the vernacular seems to be that something that light passes through is a scrim and something that blocks light fully is a flag. The Matthews RoadFlags kit for instance only has ONE flag. Maybe they should call it RoadFlag or RoadScrims. 😉

Matthews 24″ x 36″ RoadRags II Kit

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Attaching the flags to the stands:

2-1/2-in Grip Head with Big Handle
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Holding the foam core:

Manfrotto Variable Friction Magic Arm
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Manfrotto Mini Spring Clip
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Lighting:
Elinchrom ELC 500
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Mola Rayo 15”
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Music: Evolution by Bensound http://bensound.com/

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