yes my 6x6 was my key light and no i didn't set up hair light.
Yeah, I had the same interpretation problems as WheatG and Chilli - wasn't sure how you managed to get flat and spotty at the same time.
Okay, now we're kinda getting somewhere. First let's go over your gear:
Forgive me for asking, but what is an "aire kit?" You mean like an Arri Kit, the ones that usually have a couple of 300s, a 650, and occasionally something small like a 150 (all Fresnels)?
You have a single 1200 HMI, or more than one? I will say that is a pretty big light to use indoors in a cabin - unless it's like a giant cabin, or maybe you are putting it through the window to simulate daylight? Or maybe your DP wants to shoot a really low ISO?
How about your Kinos? You have 4 footers, are the Fattys (4 bulbs) or Skinnys (2 bulbs)? Also, do you have tungsten bulbs, daylight bulbs, or are you lucky enough to have both? Also, how many do you have?
Without seeing a layout of your location, or blocking of your scene it is hard to tell - but here are some general things that should help you:
These are to very basic diagrams to give you an idea on "3-point" lighting:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/3_point_lighting.svg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/4_point_lighting.svg
My apologies if those are too remedial to help you. It does sound like your image issues were a result of lighting placement.
Let's see. I would get that 1200 outside a window and behind your 6x6, no reason to use a frame that big inside, unless you are working in some amazing giant cabin with a grand ballroom or something. This will simulate a nice shaft of sunlight.
I was going to try to explain the whole smart/dumb side key lighting thing, but here, read this instead:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ef...148#v=onepage&q=rembrandt cheek patch&f=false
Should help a lot. For anything more specific, I'd need to see the layout of the building and know a little about your scene and blocking. Hope this is at least somewhat helpful.