MUST KNOW Cinematic Lighting Technique
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- If you've ever wondered why a shot from your favorite film looked so amazing, it might be because of soft light. I'll break down a commonly used soft lighting technique known as the book light.
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📝 OVERVIEW
0:00 Intro
0:09 Diffusing Light
1:03 Gear We Need
2:06 Book Light Breakdown
2:43 First Setup
4:50 Second Setup
6:15 Outro
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What’s your most favorite lit scene of all time?
I am a big fan of how Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is lit. But I love Ben-Hur, 2011 Space Odeyssey, Tree of life and The Dark night, Godfather. If there is one scene that would be the night time shoot out in No Country for Old men or the night building on fire war scene from 1917.
@@filmmakeranto Those are some good picks! That night scene from 1917 is mind-blowing.
Going to try it next! Thanks mate
Another nice video. You are on a roll.
Thanks for the info Ryan. All hail the light!
Another great video. Well explained and shown it practically. Thank you.
thanks for the budget tips,, also for stating the WB setting. I am gonna be here for a lifetime.
Thank you!
you did super great ! super x1000 great !
wow this is great!! gonna binge watching all your videos!
Thank you for watching!
Mind blown
Nice 1 dude
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Great video Ryan! Quick, informative and very well explained. Final images for each setup looked awesome, plus I'm glad you mentioned the net technique for dropping exposure in windows. It's such a great tip and very few people think to mention it when it comes to lighting breakdowns 😁
Thanks George!
You get great diffusion fabric from Joanne's, the fabric store. I got some unbleached Muslin for a project there.
That’s where I went as well!
I would love to have a good video for scenario that I am in! It's a small/medium bedroom, my goal is to slightly separate the background that I'm having which is just a gray paper that I have to stand next to. I want to do tutorials on different filmmaking gear. I always was more about delivering the message then quality of my video. But it seems like it's time to step up the game.
I made a budget setup with only using a gray wall. Lmk if this helps at all (skip to 2m12s): m.ua-cam.com/video/e9uRdcXhLyM/v-deo.html
Another amazing video! well done bro!
Awesome
NGL this sofftest light looks like a 3D RENDER TOO SOFT XD
KEEP UP so fun to wach your videos
Haha maybe it is 🤫
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@Ryan Mickey Hello Ryan, awesome video just as always. I wanted to ask if you went to filmschool, and if yes which schools could you recommend? Thanks
Hey! I actually did not go to film school
Hey Ryan do you prefer bleached or unbleached muslin? Which would you use more often?
Hey! I mostly always use bleached muslin because of the flexibility of having bi-color lights. That being said, if you’re using daylight temp lights, it might be a good idea to have some unbleached muslin in case you want a warmer look!
I always accidentally light a bit too harsh for my liking (especially with my backlight making hot spots on my face) because I don't have an external monitor. You've got a nice soft image there!Anyways, I watched Brady Bessette do a video about adding a catch light which isn't a bad idea. Adding a dim MC in front of the talent (in that last shot) just to get that twinkle in the eye (if you want that look of course). Anyways, SOLID VIDEO 😁👍
I actually just saw that video as well haha. Definitely a great tip!
@@ryanmickey Haha nice!
How is the book light different than a light through a frame of equal surface? Photo studios use the book/v flats a lot ...
The light will get diffused twice! It becomes even softer from hitting the bounce compared to only going through the single layer of diffusion. Nothing wrong with using a single layer though. Depends on the look you're going for!
@@ryanmickey yes. I guess what I had in mind, was more about v flats, bouncing once off that.
@@cubul32 oh okay! I honestly have never used a v-flat before, so I can’t really say what that look would be like, but the more bouncing/silks, the softer of light!
Can we get one on how to light people with darker skin tones
My range for skin tones is usually 50-58 IRE. In this case, darker skin tones would fall around 50-52 IRE!
@@ryanmickey on the false color meter correct?
@@ladarieusparrish correct!
Great video, thank you ! But I am a bit annoyed by the way you overlap your cut sentences... I guess it's ok for a 30s short but not in a video where you take your time to talk.
Haha I feel ya for sure. I’m already starting to slow the pace from the first upload. Trying to hold some attention to get the point across. Thanks for the note and thanks for watching!
Didn’t annoy me. Informative and to the point without wasting time. Bravo.
@@ryanmickey I guess it's harder for me as English is not my main language 😉
Interesting because it's a "youtuber" technique to do lots of jump cuts with L & J cuts to ensure a consistent flow. I never considered what it must be light for somebody of another language watching. Definitely something I'll keep in mind too from now on. By the way, don't watch film riot if you think this Ryan was going too fast haha.
@@WhySteve TikToker technique 😛 L&J are, for me, the way the sound switches before or after the image does. Here we have the end of some words overspoken by the next sentence, where there should be at least the same space as inside a sentence - and IRL we need to breathe there. The talking rhythm is not fast, so the overlap is not responding to a rush. Not breathing between sentences for Film Riot - and no overlap of their sound tracks either 😉 And i did not say Ryan was fast - the talking is rather normal/slow here, warm and enjoyable for a "tutorial".