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How to Make a DIY Light Panel Out of a Busted LCD TV

LCD TVs can actually be more valuable to filmmakers when they're broken. Here's why. Well...you've done gone and did it, didn't ya? You had a raging Bronie gathering...or whatever...someone got a little too hopped up on party juice and bellyflopped onto your sweet LCD TV. Now the screen's shattered and you have to throw it out, right? Wrongo. In this tutorial, Matthew Perks of DIY Perks shows you a super clever way to repurpose your busted ass TV or computer monitor and turn it into a surprisingly effective DIY daylight light panel. Seriously, you'll probably never throw out another screen again. Check it out below: Why Does This Work? Why are TVs and monitors make such good (and crazy accurate) daylight light panels? A lot of it has to do with the fresnel lens layer, diffusion pads, and various reflectors used inside a lot of these units to direct the light forward. According to Perks, this layer makes the light appear to be coming from further away and thus softening your shadows—an ideal effect if you're going for daylight. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 12 August, 2019

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