LED and Plasma Lighting For Video

Is this the future of lighting for film and video? 

Stephen Gladstone reviews the recent developments in Plasma and LED lighting

 "Video needs lighting. This is a statement worth repeating: video needs lighting. Yes, you can shoot available light, and now there are cameras with obscenely high ISO ratings, but think about it—if you are shooting at 100,000 ISO, 400,000 ISO, or 4 million ISO, what is the quality of your light? And what exactly are you shooting? If you are shooting at high ISO ratings, most likely you are shooting in extremely low light, and although you may be able to get a decent exposure, it is unlikely there will be much contrast in your shot. This is a pity, because unless your project calls for dull, lifeless, flat, and even images, then contrast, along with bright and dark references in your shot, are some of the components that have always made moving images come to life for me."

We may not be ready to discard our redheads just yet, but there are certainly developments worth watching.

In lighting, the variables to consider include: controls of intensity and direction; power consumption vs light output; power source, heat produced, colour temperature, flicker rate ie, does the light spike within a certain spectrum.

Plasma Lighting

Remote Phosphor LED