Love the breakdown! I'm curious your thoughts on keying from the near side as opposed to the far side of the face. You almost never see people keying from the near side like you did here. This looks good because the light is high enough to still maintain some shadow, especially with the hat. But it's a unique choice and 'breaks the rules' so to speak. Was that decision intentional or did it just work out that way? Also, 100% agree 16:04 - So many people share videos in LOG or LOG that has been ever so slightly altered. There is one specific TV show I won't mention that airs episodes of their show in a nearly LOG profile. Drives me nuts.
Galin, Lighting from the key-side was definitely intentional. We do typically shoot shadow-side. But on this we wanted the lighting to be less dramatic and more light and airy, but still show the vibe of the room we were in. A great way for us to do that was to shoot from the key-side. We went with something close to Loop Lighting for the key, and that still gave us that shadow and depth you always want to see in a good lighting setup, and it kept us from having a flat, non-dynamic look. The whole conversation around LOG is a huge pet peeve of ours, and we really had to restrain ourselves when it came up during the recording haha!! Glad we're not alone!
These are so great guys! Keep 'em coming!
Thanks! Will do!
Seriously enjoy these conversations and break downs. 👊🏼
Thank you! We are definitely enjoying making them and putting them out!
Love the breakdown! I'm curious your thoughts on keying from the near side as opposed to the far side of the face. You almost never see people keying from the near side like you did here. This looks good because the light is high enough to still maintain some shadow, especially with the hat. But it's a unique choice and 'breaks the rules' so to speak. Was that decision intentional or did it just work out that way?
Also, 100% agree 16:04 - So many people share videos in LOG or LOG that has been ever so slightly altered. There is one specific TV show I won't mention that airs episodes of their show in a nearly LOG profile. Drives me nuts.
Galin,
Lighting from the key-side was definitely intentional. We do typically shoot shadow-side. But on this we wanted the lighting to be less dramatic and more light and airy, but still show the vibe of the room we were in. A great way for us to do that was to shoot from the key-side. We went with something close to Loop Lighting for the key, and that still gave us that shadow and depth you always want to see in a good lighting setup, and it kept us from having a flat, non-dynamic look.
The whole conversation around LOG is a huge pet peeve of ours, and we really had to restrain ourselves when it came up during the recording haha!! Glad we're not alone!