This! These are the challenges I deal with all the time. From a selfish perspective, I’d love to see more of this kind of content. Controlling light and sound outdoors with small or no crew is something all of us can learn more about.
This is a great demonstration of how outside shoots can change with one cloud in the sky. I don't think I've seen anyone on YT actually show this happens in real-time. It's a reminder to have a plan B in the event a few clouds pop up. It changes the set dramatically as we just witnessed. The same applies to shoots near big windows. I've done tons of corp shots in Manhattan where companies want to show off their city views in the background. One cloud, just one cloud, is all it takes to mess up my lighting setup! Thank you for sharing, as always!
Was just shooting an exterior interview yesterday with an almost identical setup. Instead of using a second 8 x 8 for the bounce, we used 4 x 4 bead board clamped to a stand with a Matthews Quacker. Because I wanted the light to be slightly more directional, I used a thinner, white scrim type material, sort of a homemade thing instead of our full silk because I didn’t want to knock back the intensity of the sunlight so much. We had a very large white object in the background and it would’ve been really obvious had we cut one full F stop off of the talent.
I do so many setups like this and I use large tent stakes and string to tie everything down. Also a 10x10 pop up tent for cameras. The clouds and changing light are the biggest issue for us typically.
Love this! Couple questions. In changing light conditions, could you set the camera to auto ISO exposure? Was the overhead stand stable enough to not have to hold/brace? What variable ND do you use?
This! These are the challenges I deal with all the time. From a selfish perspective, I’d love to see more of this kind of content. Controlling light and sound outdoors with small or no crew is something all of us can learn more about.
This is a great demonstration of how outside shoots can change with one cloud in the sky. I don't think I've seen anyone on YT actually show this happens in real-time. It's a reminder to have a plan B in the event a few clouds pop up. It changes the set dramatically as we just witnessed. The same applies to shoots near big windows. I've done tons of corp shots in Manhattan where companies want to show off their city views in the background. One cloud, just one cloud, is all it takes to mess up my lighting setup! Thank you for sharing, as always!
Was just shooting an exterior interview yesterday with an almost identical setup. Instead of using a second 8 x 8 for the bounce, we used 4 x 4 bead board clamped to a stand with a Matthews Quacker. Because I wanted the light to be slightly more directional, I used a thinner, white scrim type material, sort of a homemade thing instead of our full silk because I didn’t want to knock back the intensity of the sunlight so much. We had a very large white object in the background and it would’ve been really obvious had we cut one full F stop off of the talent.
Love to see the real-time challenge working with sunlight and moving clouds. I love my variable nd's as well. Cheers!
Thanks for the post!
Nice set up. Yes that’s a frog. I’ m pretty sure it’s a bullfrog
I agree. It’s low in the video but man was it loud in real life. Sounded like a bull giving birth!
I do so many setups like this and I use large tent stakes and string to tie everything down. Also a 10x10 pop up tent for cameras. The clouds and changing light are the biggest issue for us typically.
Love this! Couple questions. In changing light conditions, could you set the camera to auto ISO exposure? Was the overhead stand stable enough to not have to hold/brace? What variable ND do you use?
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Yep!
It’s just a frog, don’t be scared.
🤣🤣🤣
Haha. Not scared but it seemed to happen at just the wrong times. Loud little dude!