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Creating Fire: A Special Effects Lighting Tutorial

June 16, 2012 By Morgan 2 Comments

I shot a commercial for Los Gringos Loco on the Red using one of my favorite special effects…Fire! In this back yard barbecue we see everything go up in flames. The goal was to shoot both video and stills that the restaurant will use for advertising purposes. Creating fire is one of my favorite special effects. It’s not easy and must be done with complete caution. I have been building burn bars of different sizes and shapes for years. This is a little taste on how to make fire. I used a new strobe head/constant light form Dynalite. It’s the MH 2065v head with a 650 watt constant modeling light. It makes it so much easer to shoot Video and stills on the same setup. I do not recommend that people try and create fire at home. This video does not give you enough information to safely do so.

Keep those cameras rolling and keep on click’n!

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With more than two decades of experience Jay P. Morgan brings to his commercial studio two special qualities: a keen appreciation of the bizarre and a knack for flawlessly executing elaborate shots. Through The Slanted Lens, Jay P. shares his knowledge about photography and videography.

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  1. Libby says

    June 30, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    Jay I love the burnt dogs on the grill early in the video! Now that’s a food styling job I could handle LOL.

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    June 24, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    […] Jay P. Morgan has something for the inner pyromaniac in us over at his blog, The Slanted Lens. Learn how to create fire – without actually burning down the house. […]

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