Various posts by Richard Veil
 

TOTA LIGHTS ARE WORK HORSE LIGHTS. ANY ONE WHO WANT BANKS I CAN DROP SHIP GREAT DEALS THROUGH SOME DEALERS.
TOTA WORK GREAT IN ALL VIDEO BANKS INCLUDING SHALLOW BANKS.
PANEL FRAMES ARE GOOD TOO.
I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH SET UPS. I worked at BH for years. If it has to do with lighting I am here to help
r

Light kit Ideas for you- and me.
 

Hi. I am the Chimera Guy. I was once the Photoflex guy. I have been the BH guy as well.. I am also a filmmaker guy. Chris who makes this site possible and his wranglers and partners.. well they are awesome.

Let me tell you what I think most of you budding filmmakers need.

Look at
The Chimera 8000 or 8005 kit - 24x32 bank with 40 degree www.lighttool.com grids, Avenger A630B Stand. 500 or 1000 watt bulb with Mogul Socket.. our light and a carry bag.
I ask you to consider this kit because it is a great deal. Let me know I can help you find a dealer of drop ship you a kit.

Look at a Bogen convertable boom A 420B?
Look at a Arri 650Plus or Dedo or Mole Baby for hair and a control light.

Look at a good reflector, maybe a Chimera Light panel or a Lastolite or Westcott fold up.

A decent cheap stand for your reflector like Bogen 3333 -
You will need a disc holder or grip head for the Chimera panel kit.
If you shoot lots of DV look for the ENG kit #5630

A tota with barndoors for Gels and for backgrounds and another Bogen 3333.

You can't go wrong. Start with the softlight and grow.

Contact me anytime.
Strength and honor
Richard Veil
Richardv@chimeralighting.com
And yes we do make the best stuff. If you are ever in Boulder Co call and visit the factory.
888-444 1812
PSS check out post for DV expo in LA under Industry news.

Chimera Feedback Forum
 

Let us know how we can better serve you.
Repairs? Problems? Feedback?
Without you we are nothing. And we strive to create only the best products for you and provide sublime service.

www.chimeralighting.com

1812 valtec
Boulder Co 80301
888 444 1812
Come visit the factory!

Some Chimera Stuff you might want to check out
 

www.chimeralighting.com

Look for

ENG/ High def panel kit
24x32 8000 kit with grids
24x32 8005 kit with grids
New 5-7 Octaplus bank
Videopro shallow banks that are great with Tota lights
Available in April.. I hope.. the new Quick release ring that makes setting up and breaking down lightbanks much easier.

Thanks.

You can download a catalog on the site and if I can help in any way let me know/
Also look for us at NAB in April, DV expo NYC July, DV expo LA DEC,
PMA Florida- Feb, WPPI March Lasvegas.

PS.. HI Chris.. you rock

Richardv@chimeralighting.com
831 465 9269

Thanks, Richard! I think I'll see ya at most of those shows, too.

<<<-- Originally posted by Chris Hurd : Thanks, Richard! I think I'll see ya at most of those shows, too. -->>>

I am still working on chimera to sponser.

and thanks for the great website.

r

Will do -- thanks Richard!

Chimera Shows 2005 for your consideration
 

PhotoPlus Expo
Javits Convention Center -NYC
10/20/05
10/22/05
TBA
www.photoplusexpo.com

National Association of Broadcasters 2005
Las Vegas Convention Center
04/18/05
04/21/05
C7611
www.nab.org

CineGear Expo
LA - Warner Brothers Studios
06/03/05
06/04/05
tba
www.cinegearexpo.com

DV Expo East
Jacob Javits Convention Center
07/19/05
07/21/05
TBA
www.dvexpo.com

www.chimeralighting.com

richardv@chimeralighting.com
World sales and Service

Eileenh@chimeralighting.com
Sales manager

stanh@chimeralighting.com
Marketing

Chimera offers a Student discount
 

Ask your dealer or contact Chimera about our EDU program for schools, students ect

25% off Retail is the student price.


Let us know if we can help or inform your dealer about this program


Also try to tell your school and teachers and let us know if we can send samples or visit for training at your school

Thanks

Speaking of Flags - http://www.liteshaper.com/
 

Speaking of flags..


Ever want to just flag off a part of your lightbank or make a snoot or need just a little reflector fill? Create a strip from a larger lightbank?



Look at the Liteshapers they are simple and work great and I arranged to have Chimera make them for Xavier the inventor so you know they are made to last

most important.. they work


Contact me or Xavier with any questions.
www.liteshaper.com


R

FYI on BH Photo Video NYC. The Super Super Store
 

I just wanted to say that I know BH pretty well and I can tell you that they work really hard to take care of every customer and every order.
Yes they are huge but I have never seen them ignore a real problem or do anything that is less than honorable.

The other thing is the sales people who work at BH know their stuff and don't worry about commision. So if you call and say.. I have $500 dollars what camera should I buy, the camera they suggest is completly based on their knowledgable opinion. Other than that you can buy whatever you want. So try to know what you want.. it could be a model or features you are seeking but try to have some idea of your needs.
So when they say what do you want?
Its really because they need to know to help them help you.
---
Every company makes an error now and again. The good companies correct the situation once it comes to their attention.
If you have a problem and get frustrated write an email to Henry Posner or myself and we will make sure your issue is addressed.

Chimera has many dealers around the world and they are all really good, however since BH is a sponser and I used to work there I just wanted to let you know how it is.

BH ROCKS!
And Henry will tear through walls to take care of any problems..
I have seen him do it!
For Henry and his customer service team there is no comprimise when it comes taking care of YOU!

So you want to learn lighting?
 

This is the man!


www.power-of-lighting.com


I have never had anyone tell me that the class was not worth every penny!


He uses Arri, Chimera, Kino, Lowel and more.

Richard,

That's just not fair.

You couldn't work at it and light the girl in that ad poorly! sample lighting

Intresting product.

Yea and she is really nice too.. Thanks
 

I am sending them a fax with your message..

they will really dig it..

They are cool.. simple and very cool

R

<<<-- Originally posted by Patrick King : Richard,

That's just not fair.

You couldn't work at it and light the girl in that ad poorly! sample lighting

Intresting product. -->>>

NAB 2005 Las Vegas Convention Center April 18=21
 

Since there is still time and in case you go you should know -



It is big big big big big big big big.. 3 halls top to bottom

And packed packed packed packed.. everyday

and Everyone who is anyone who knows anyone who is everyone is there.

So if I was you plan your attack and perhaps split up your group and get walky talkies for 30bucks


camera, Rigs. Lenses, mounts ect

lighting,.. it is very important you know!

computer software stuff.. oh my god want your weatherman in a cloud?


Or split up your days. But try to make a schedule and if you need to see me or any vendor I know I will try to help with contacts to save you time.
So like Patton said in the film. I can attack with three divisions in 48 hours.

I am sure those wiser than myself will chime in and our tune is to help you.
Lighting is a family kind of.. hard to explain. you'll get it and understand it And it is just not Lighting. Look at this terrific website we all get to chat on.
Look it its name Dvi community.. It is all about the art, the artist and the dream fulfilled. It is about the passion, the action and our obsessed attraction. You don't buy a new light really to keep it to yourself like a car or a motorcycle. You go... hey look at this DEDO 650. They go.. OH MY GOD>>
You say.. yea its awesome,,, let me know if you need to use it!!

Ok today is March 20th.. wow. Here is the deal.
If you are planning to visit send me your tee shirt size and hat color
blue, black, tan
I will try to have swag ready for you at the booth.

send your swag pick up order for nab to richardv@chimeralighting.com
subject NAB visit Swag is good.
If you think you want product let me know I will work out something with BH but I need to know you need it to bring it and I hope I don't have to bring it back.
BH and Chimera both really won't know anything about this.
You tell me what you need and I will figure out the rest.

Liteshapers work on any Lightbank with a velcro lip
 

Or recessed front face. or on Chimera videopro banks
with all of the above and barndoor velcro
4 liteshapers cover your lightbank and move and bend to perfect the chimera perfect light... no really they add control and they add options to our set up
switch reg bank to a strip with some fill


You stick em
You bend them
You bend them to bounce
You bend them to flag
You can make a strip or a snoot
You can neg fill say on a watch on insert
They are made by Chimera only for XP products

I am working on getting BH on board but until then here is the website
www.liteshaper.com

There is also a nice link in the thread about flags..re liteshapers.com
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=41479

In the last show I have attended the liteshapers have been well received and come from the concept of feathered light and control.
You can contact me or liteshaper@charter.net\
so now you know of another tool
. lightshapers, fabric grids, barndoors, flags,

Passion..what does that mean to you?
 

Passion may be the best thing there is for a long life and a sharp mind

Passion can be a curse as well if it becomes an obsession

Our passions change and our relation to passion changes

There has been some argument about passion in the last few days and that passion is genuine and not meant to hurt anyone.


"We are are family. I got all my brothers and sisters with me
we are family.. everybody dance..

and start over.......Any problems left over email me .
too much over too little for no real good spells stop and evaluate and only ask for rational thought and I bet you will find it.
Thanks to everyone for every question and every post.
We are community and photon people..

I really do love you all. look for show date post in announcments and come find me and punch me in the arm

r

You're a crazy guy, Richard -- but that's what I like best about ya. Looking forward to seeing you again at NAB. Hope to swing by your booth on Monday. Cheers,

Passion is defined by what a person sacrifices and devotes to an idea or belief.

If somebody tells me they're passionate about sound... and they think a $500 microphone is expensive... while spending significant cash on other luxuries (TV, hot-tub, new car, etc)... Well, I personally don't believe they are passionate about sound.

Passion is obsessive intelligence in the form of an arrow... AFTER it has left the bow and is in flight towards the goal. Passion is the inertia that keeps the arrow moving while all of life's distractions try to pull that arrow to the ground before it reaches it's destination.

By the way... I like good lighting also...

My favorite things
 

Avenger a475 b convertable boom
light 4 ft in a bag, holds 10lb fully exstended. rv approved


Dedo lights 650 with optical spot or 150 watt with dimmer and direct plug in to AC--rvapproved

I like the www.baglites.com
If you are looking at high key in a big lightbank or small the baglites are compact and work great

www.liteshapers.com
A simple product that can do many things with any lightbank with a recessed face and velcro on the lip and or barndoor velcro.
I could see the application from the begining and I am kind of the rep so I am biased but they really can help to feather light and give that extra bounce or fill ect.
Xavier is just getting the 36x48 shapers ready for market and although they are pricey the bigger shapers work great with www.barger-baglites.com
and are an added tool to those who like fabric grids and flags for control
I am working on getting bh to put the item in their system but until then look at the site and check out some nice southern dealers.
r

Superclamps

c stands.
I really like all the c stand companies so let me mention them all

matthews msegrip..mse
avenger
and our NAB stand sponser this year and someone who I really like because he makes my life so easy and make such good products
phil@americangrip.com
www.americangrip.com

To get it going and you have 200 dollars buy a tota, bogen 3333stand and umbrella. A tota is a good workhorse light for anyone who needs a light that takes two barndoors, can mount gels, has a speedring available for a lightbank and if you use it like a tool and care for it it will last for years if you use the correct bulbs.

Arri kits I like softlighter II the one with the 1000 watt open face and bank
Mole kits
Desisti lighting kits great lights that don't get their due but are everywhere
when i first got to bh I had a tour of the factory
K5600.com I really like them and their lights. email michael or beth
This is my favorite HMI because all they do is hmi and for the on the go shooter they are my favorite

Mole Digilite HMI under 2k 2nd favorite but I love mole

I like Portabrace.. I just like them and the bags
the kara bags are nice but I like portabrace

I like westcott and peter who reps them at bh. I like their light reflectors but i do think our eng kit is better than the scrimjim for weight and grip head mounting reasons.


strobes that go flash.. ect

Kodak and Fuji are both nice
I like both films but fuji leads in digital in my opinion

I am thinking of getting digital still and I think I want canon

Profoto aka mamiya aka macgroup
great stuff and great people cliffh handles bh. rich p handles the rest
I can't tell you enough about how the profoto people have taught and helped me do a better job helping you.

Dynalite has a nice portable called the jackrabbit and once I needed product at bh and the pres of the company delivered it for the bh customers who were on the way to china.

Kinoflo.. They work it and they make it work

www.douglaswells.com my friend

r

remember the seal song
 

if we are gonna survive we got to be crazy.


the only difference between me and a mad mad is..
I am not mad

s dalai

dali

I need spell check

r

I Concur
 

They've always done right by me and I am a regular customer. The staff has never ever blown me off. Yes, they are very knowledgeable. When you walk into the store the first sense you get is: PANDEMONIUM. And yet, a sales clerk materializes before your very eyes, asks what you need, punches some computer keys, hands you a printed receipt and off you go to the checkout counter to pick it up. Amazingly fast and accurate.

B & H is not about any bullshit. This place is NOT like B**T B*Y or C*****t C**y where you try to make eye contact with a staff member who runs the other way to avoid you. These B & H employees seek you out! How cool is that?

<<<-- Originally posted by Matt Gettemeier : Passion is defined by what a person sacrifices and devotes to an idea or belief.

If somebody tells me they're passionate about sound... and they think a $500 microphone is expensive... while spending significant cash on other luxuries (TV, hot-tub, new car, etc)... Well, I personally don't believe they are passionate about sound.->>>

How true Matt!!!! You nailed it.

We live in shack because all our money has been sunk into our doc.

www.anospreyhomecoming.com

I started using B&H ten years ago when I only shot stills. I'm now on my third video camera, XL-2, and will ony buy from them. Their staff have asisted me in many of my decisions and I've never been let down. It's the safest place to buy all your equipment.

Blatent self promotion for Chimera products
 

Remember last year when that girl told you to buy apple stock?
She was only trying to help you make a good investment.
I am trying to do the same here.
All I ask is your rational thought.

You may wish to look at the following products I believe they are worthy of your attention.
Complete Tungten lightkits with 40degree lighttool grids, Avenger A630B stand and Carry bag.
8000 kit-----BH price.. amazing $520 on special.
The grids alone retail for $190

8005 kit-same 1000 watt bulb instead of 500 . same kit

Pancake Lanterns.. work great with HMI, Mogul sockets baretube strobe heads. I am working on a Pancake promo with bulb. I you are interested I will try to get you going. Item 1860,1865,1870

Light Panel kits.. I like the ENG kit- Item 5630
now with soft gold fabric

Also panel kits 5610,5620

The new Octaplus is great and the 5ft turns into a 7 ft. Great with HMI's hotlights or strobes.
The new Item 6058 has a grip head, stand mount and carrybag for $1095 retail.

There is a 5ft octaplus item 6050 retail $665
3ft 6030 $455
I really like the 3 foot and look for Octabanks soon on a tv and movie set near you for round catchlite

Microbanks for on camera lights
We make custom kits for each light and they are great and used by most high end shooters. I know we sent a bunch to Qatar or someplace in the mideast.

The Quick release ring is coming. We wanted it perfect and we had some problems so sorry for the delay. One thing Chimera does not do is rush products to market of less than sublime quality. Chimera Lightbanks are Made in Boulder CO and carry a 5yr warr. We can repair lightbanks out of warranty and they last a long time 10yrs plus.
Our cloth is the best. Our diffusion material is the best. Our cutting is the best with our 50k computer cutter. Our sewers are the best and our customer service is the best.

Arri, Mole, Desisti, K5600 all use Chimera lightbanks in their kits.
Thanks we are honored by all who use Chimera Products.\
I send people to Lowel who want Rifa's and they send me people who need banks for their Lowel Lights.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

IN May I will be in Houston. Maybe meet at TEXCAM
 

If you are interested let me know

Around May 2nd.

www.texcam.com

Grip house great people local resource

Thanks

r

Barger Baglites at WWW.filmtools.com
 

You might want to check out

www.filmtools.com

ask for Stan if you need help

www.barger-baglite.com

is the website for these durable powerful lights that use videopro or Quartz banks.

Chimera and Baglites are being used all over and on the sets of Desperate Housewives and Joan of Arcadia.

thanks for your consideration.

PS. Baglites are not available at BH just to save you time.

Dealers/People you might want to visit Part ONe
 

Texas, NYC, NJ, Oregon, Seattle, Los Angeles, Misc part one
LA incomplete and NYC I am sure
Well you know you got Chimera and www.mikescamera.com in boulder Co.
I would love some of you to go and invade the factory I only go there a few times a year 1812 valtec off arapahoe 888 444 1812 - We have a cool computer cutting table and that would be the highlight of your tour except for the smiles and them saying Richard always wants to give discounts and now he is sending people to the factory for tours. We actually make the stuff there and with our sewing people around the area. Go check it out if you are around. Look for Laura or Eileen or Renee who is not sales but is the coolest person ever. Paul is our shipper and our most under rewarded warrior.

Misc-
http://www.macgroupus.com/
Mamiya,Prophoto,Sekonic Lightmeters, Flash Wizards, bags, cases,Montaco color control for Dig still management, Awesome stuff. Great strobes cameras ect. Know their stuff and make things tough!

www.douglaswells.com I like him and his work. 2 page spread in recent American Photo

www.tomkirkman.com fabulous work.. awesome.

www.power-of-lighting.com learn to light at DV expo ect. I have worked dozens of shows and met a hundred people in our booth who have been to his seminar and never has anyone said they did not get more than their moneys worth. Bill Holshevnekolff or whatever your name it.. just kidding why don't you change it..that is an inside joke Bill Holshevnikoff Rocks!

Varizoom
Canon still and video
Kodak and Fuji

Rosco and Gam gels lee too
www.microdolly.com great for dv
Bulbtronics.com



Oregon
www.prophotosuppy.com Dave is your store contact and he is super cool.
He also teaches lighting. dave@prophotosupply.com will get you going.
No tax in Oregon if you are visiting and buying something. Now that is cool.

Seattle WA
www.glazers.com Jim Pope is your man in their amazing store that may be the best I have ever seen. They rent and sell and know their stuff.

Los Angeles CA
Samy's camera... Jim is the man in Lighting at the fairfax store
www.filmtools.com Stan is the man
www.PIC.com or pic rentals 24 hour rental and store on Fairfax
www.bandpro.com Nir is great
www.mole.com paul royalty is contact
www.k5600.com Great HMI.. Michael is contact
www.barger-baglite.com Ed Barger and wife - Awesome
www.MSEgrip.com Bob is contact
www.kinoflo.com somewhere I think
www.belair.com
PRS across the street from Burns and Sawyer
I will add a grip list if I can. there are so many.

NJ NYC
Bogenphoto / Avenger Ken Emker is the man- Home of the A475B
Lowel Lighting in Brooklyn Eric is the Man east and Brady west
Uniquephoto or unique.com NJ kind of out there store and web,
Barbizon NYC is near bh and a good place.
Adorama, Rental and store - Rocky store-
Fotocare- rental and store Vinny/store, Tommy/sales, fred/rental
K&M downtown troy for rental downstairs. sales upstairs
Alkit on park ave.. sales and rental - Alan or Jeff rental
B&H just a little store.. you want a name... Carlos runs lighting in store
You got all the grip houses
panavision, feature systems on and on......
RGH is great grip house Rob is contact
Xeno grip and sales.. see Chris or Andy Chris is the best there is period!

Texas
Arlington camera Xavier is contact Bill Porter owner and great guy.
www.liteshapers.com Xavier and Patricia awesome people
Competitive camera- Eugene or Ramsey rental and sales
kennedy eng Video contact Nate
Ft Worth camera contact Jeff or Charlie Liteshaper dealer!
Dallas Camera Exchange Rental and sales Steve is contact greg owner

You got some big rental houses Dallas TX
MPS Brad is the boss
Panavision dallas- Teresa
electriclight Adrian or Michael
barbizon dallas contact mandy
TFN Sales in same building as Panavision Jeff or David

Houston you got
Texcam grip house bob is boss
Houston Camera Exchange sales look for Hitch
Litetech houston Rental and sales contact Bryant

Austin
www.Precision- Camera.com contact Greg, Jerry Sullivan owner
Olden Lighting - griphouse and sales.. contact walter olden
www.Gearrental.com Toby rents and sells, Jason is the Man
Imageware Sales Borne tx. contact gary or allen
Protape Austin Sales Craig owner.. phillip contact

So these are all great people with my seal of approval so please be nice and let me know if you have any problems or if I can help. I give this all to you because you all all also great people and should hook up.

thanks

New Light from Duvantec.com needs no power.
 

It is truly amazing it runs on air and puts out 500 watts of continuous light and is as light as a book of matches.

I can put it in my pocket and light an entire set on the automatic setting.

It has 5 configurations and 14 million color control combinations.
The unit is made by Taoist Monks in Antartica and said to be run by the Donald Trump.

r

Great Photo links of Great lighting
 

www.douglaswells.com
strobes ProPhoto, Banks Chimera
Doug is understated and the most knowledgeable person I know about strobes. He has tested and shot or sold every light there is.
You can call him dougylove or dougyfresh but never call him before 9 am.
just kidding

www.tomkirkman.com

I forgot how good he was until I just looked at the site again
and Doug reminded me to put him along side.
We all used to work at BH together.
Dedo lights as much as possible
Desisti, Mole, Arri the works. optical spots, iris, flags, gobo's Chimera Lightbanks, Lighttool 20 degree grids, Profoto strobe heads, packs
A true master of color and style t kirkman
Liteshapers soon I am sure when he sees them.
Both use Avenger grip from www.bogenphoto.com


a hell of a lot of talent in a wise and very cool man.

HI Tommy see you in July along with Fernando who works on Sundays only at BH and is super talented , shoots, working on a book, speaks spanish and knows his stuff. I will post his website soon.
Sunday is crazy there but Fernando is not.He is the eye in the middle of the store I meant storm but he is both.You rock you Ecuadorian Prince.
He is one the the best ever at whatever he does. They all are and I am honored to call them my Shundee.

Re: New Light from Duvantec.com needs no power.
 

<<<-- Originally posted by Richard Veil : It is truly amazing it runs on air and puts out 500 watts of continuous light and is as light as a book of matches.

I can put it in my pocket and light an entire set on the automatic setting.

It has 5 configurations and 14 million color control combinations.
The unit is made by Taoist Monks in Antartica and said to be run by the Donald Trump, Kim Jung II and Martha Stewart.

r -->>>

DVD special features can teach you tons of stuff
 

citizen kane disc 2
collateral 2nd disc
Patton 2nd disc
sky captain really really intersting but the disc menu sucks eggs.
creature from black lagoon
12 monkeys gotta hit menu
Manturian candidate.. spelled wrong Original

want to see something scary, stylized and awesome

look for the original film seconds

I hear they are making a remake.. see the original SECONDS

r

Is that the AF model?

What a crappy company, their website doesn't even seem to be up.

:)

Probably isn't worth it anyhow.
It would probably be way over priced....
Of course then someone would wind up building a home made version.
Eventually there would be enough different "Veil500" designs out there that Chris would have to start a new forum to house them all.

Many would experiment with using a static air design.
While most would concentrate their efforts on possibly increasing the wattage by vibrating the air around the light.
This would also help soften it in some way.

Many debates would start about the best possible way to vibrate the air, and it would result in legendary threads that would go on and on for thousands of responses (mostly with people posting that they wanted a summary of the thread, seeing as they were too lazy to read through the whole thing).

:)

Seconds with Rock Hudson?

House of 1,000 Corpses had a menu setup that had me cracking up. I'll eventually buy the DVD for that... against my wife's wishes ;)

Lol, I believe that it is indeed the AF model...

Good work Richard!!!
:)

add local dv org's here!
 

Santacruz CA

http://cinemarfilm.org/


monthly meetings

contacts

crew

http://cinemarfilm.org/

DV Expo Chimera Booth # 139
 

Go register today
www.dvexpo.com
Register online with priority code ORC

by July 12 and you'll be entered for a chance to win an iPod mini! After July 12, bring this invitation on-site to the Javits Center to redeem a complimentary Exhibits Pass!

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Say Hi to Laura and Jane for me

Thanks

r

www.liteshaper.com at Chimera Booth DV Expo. PASS BELOW
 

WWW.DVEXPO.COM NYC CHIMERA BOOTH 139

SAY HI TO LAURA FOR ME!

THANKS.

SHAPERS ROCK. GET A SET TODAY!






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