I’ve also used it for projects where I know we may be coming back in 6 or 8 months to shoot a similar setup, and it’s nice to have a record of what we did. This week, I’ve had one Omnigraffle lighting diagram open for several days on my computer for a spot I’m shooting next week, and have constantly been tweaking it with new thoughts and ideas. I tried to be brief, but informative, and I showed lighting plots I’ve done for other shows. Here’s a free YouTube tutorial I made this morning for anyone that wants a quick start to lighting design in Omnigraffle: My personal stencils are linked in the description below the video. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, but you’ve inspired me to get it done. Best, -Graham - Graham Futerfas Director of Photography Los Angeles, CA. OK, that’s enough for now about my love of Omnigraffle. It forces me to light the sets in my head and think about the details that I might not have discovered until we showed up to set. I’ve been using Omnigraffle for many years now, and can create a full lighting diagram in minutes, and I really like to start diagramming, then keep tweaking it as ideas come to me later. I can email you off-list some diagrams and stencils I’ve done, and you can open them and try it out if you want. With Omnigraffle, I think I have the Pro license, but you don’t really need it unless you’re doing a lot of custom shapes and stuff. Most of my diagramming is fast and doesn’t need to be as accurate as the Vectorworks software allows. It seemed so complicated, and for $2500 (they often have 50% off sales, too), it’s way beyond my needs. I tried to download and learn Vectorworks for a while, but couldn’t even figure out how to get started. I have a small Jib\crane in there, Dolly, track, a camera that looks more like a RED than an ENG one, etc. I should upload my Camera Staging modified version, too. And I did a Transpo one, because I did a few night exteriors, and needed to be able to draw in Condor’s and trucks, police cars, etc. I tried to follow some of the Vectorworks shapes and icons, and there’s places for DMX address numbers on the lights. I also created an Automated\Moving\Theatrical template, because I shot a couple of low-budget Stand Up Comedy Specials, and didn’t have a proper LD. FilmLighting V2 has a lot of the same original ones that have been with Omnigraffle for forever, but I also added new stuff, and options to look less cartoon-y. If you go to SencilTown, and search for lighting, you’ll find at least three Stencils that I’ve created or modified for lighting. I think The Omni Group then created their own, which has the free ones. Hi Mark, Graffletopia, a third-party site, used to be the free spot for Stencils, but now it’s one free download per month or something like that. AceCadĪnd when all else fails you still have a bit of paper !!!!! What I do you from time to time is use a sketch tablet its nearly as good as a pen and paper (it uses both) but produces an electronic version as I go, or I can store it for use later. It’s just that my needs as a cameraman are different and fast. If at this stage you think I’m a luddite I should add that I also build computers for a living and as far as earning real money these days I design (and light) scenery for computer games (on a pc, at home, using very sophisticated software) With a paper pad and a pencil, I am instant and free (and quick) and if it’s raining, nothing plays up, of if the sun is shining I can still see the screen and. In other words, I still find “software” restrictive, in any form. If I want I can scan it and give it to a software designer or the art dept for later use/improvement/incorporation It’s like a lot of situations these days people get out their phone/tablet/mac/pc and by the time they have powered up, run the program, drawn an outline, picked some fixtures, drawn it, I have my A4 squared pad out drawn it and given it to the Gaffer, and had a cup of tea. What I’m not is a computer programmer/operator, those that use AutoCAD and the like professionally are in a different league/industry.Ģ0yrs ago I used to use AutoCAD until I realised you really need a degree to use it to its fullest. My expertise is visualisation I am a photographer, moving or still, in the creating images. I tend to go around this idea a different way.
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