How To Light A Night Scene In A Living Room || Creating Cinematic Lighting
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- I'll be walking you through step-by-step how to light a night scene with the living room night shot I created. I'm using a variety of lights I have laying around mixed with some ingenuity to pull of this cinematic night scene look. Hope it's helpful! Comment any questions down below.
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Great breakdown- you should do more of these versus the continual product reviews that every youtube filmmaker is doing.
Its what I'm hoping to do! Trying to lean away from reviews as soon as I finish up the ones I've gotten. :D
Dollar Stores, the unsung hero's for a DOP!
Those poster boards are so helpful as well as many other things you find in there! I bought some mesh laundry hampers in there once to use as a sort of diffusion fabric. Awesome video as always Heather :D
Haha yes, very true! :D
Brady is fantastic, but I really enjoyed at appreciate seeing your take on lighting similar scenes. There are so many ways to light a scene and so many solutions to problems. Can't wait to see more from you!
Glad you enjoyed it! And yes, everyone has a different take or way to get it done, since no set is exactly the same (or filmmaker for that matter)
This is video is not helpful only, but it is awesome ❤❤❤
Thanks 🙏 we hope to see more than this , Especially the diy solutions you found , they are gems , because most of us do not have budget to go with the expensive ones
I didn’t quite know how to word my search but this exactly what I was looking for 😁 thank you!
Glad I could help!
Brilliant breakdown.
Thank you! ☺️ had fun doing it
You just lit me a big light bulb. Thank you. And I love your love for detail.
Glad you enjoyed the video, hope it was a good help :D
Incredibly helpful! Thank you.
You're very welcome!
This is my favorite lighting video. It's easy to light a scene when you have $10,000 worth of Aputure lights. It's much more difficult when you're on a budget, so thank you for showing those of us on a budget how to use what you have!!!
Glad you liked it! :D
4 hrs later we start the scene. Looks good, but lighting takes so long the actors get really fed up.
I love the diy diffusion, lights. Well done.
Flagging
This is absolutely beautiful. You’re a GENIUS!
Thanks haha! So kind of you
I've watched so many videos like these that simply refuse to show what the room looked like lit up as a behind-the-scenes shot. I tend to find myself creating setups like this that turn out way too underexposed as I never know how much light is consider too much. Your single shot of the whole room with the lights in place has helped so damn much. Thanks, Heather!
Well I'm very happy to hear it could help you out! :D Haha, it certainly is the little things that can make a big difference, glad I know what one of them is now
Just. Flawless.
:D Glad you enjoyed
Brilliant!! So glad I came across this video! Now subscribed.
Thanks and welcome to the channel
Loved the breakdown! I love how open and honest you are about the creativity an indie filmmaker has to go through to make a scene happen!
Glad you enjoyed it! :D It's quite accurate, haha, making the scene happen can be done any old way really. No one will really know in the end :P
This is just WOW!
thank you! Hope it was helpful
Super cool, lots of effort!
Thank you, it is alot of work :D
Brilliant! Always like to learn how to create lighting setups like this. Thanks for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it! :D
Oh my gosh. I can't imagine using all of these lighting techniques but this video was fascinating. Your knowledge and ability to share it is unbelievable. I'm amazed at the depth and detail. In awe, probably a better word. Truly fascinating. Thank you.
Now on to your other videos to find something a little more applicable. Subscribed!
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for subscribing :D
This is exactly what I was looking for. I’m eager to see some more setups! Nice work as always!
Hoping to have more to come! :D Thanks for watching
What a great detailed explanation! Thank you!
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching
Waw waw waw it’s just one year ago but am still amazed
Haha, well thanks :D
Thanks to you for the great inspiration and awesome problem-solving👍 tips!
You are most welcome
Thanks for watching
What a break down and what a shot. Great work. Thank you. This has me excited to try out shots and stuff.
Love to hear that! :D
Fun!, I will try it. Thank a million.
Great! Hope it goes well :D
Fantastic breakdown Heather. I like that you used what you had on hand to create the lighting effects instead of sending us all running to B&H for more gear.
Haha, yessss! I don't like making folks feel they need to buy gear. Anyone can make do with what they have really!
This is awesome. Great work. Thank you.
Hope it was a help :D
Extremely informative! I’m so lucky to find your video. Come from Gerald :)
Happy to hear you came from Geralds channel! :D Hope you enjoy my channel as well, welcome!
Howdy Heather! Great video! You have a wonderful ability to present content like this. You hooked me with the content and presented a well thought out and detailed breakdown.
Well Done!!
I was so focused on the details and how I could use the info that I had totally forgot to "like" the video. My mind was in a totally different place, in a good way. Thanks for the reminder at the end. You totally deserved more than the one "thumbs up" that I'm allowed to give.
Thank You!
That is super kind of you! Haha, the like is certainly not necessary but appreciated all the same :D Thanks for watching and being caught up in it! I hope it helped! Feel free to share your own rendition you make something like this, over on Instagram in the DM's - would love to see what you create
awesome reveal, the power is in details so all of your micro settings does matter. great job!
Yes it does! Thank you
Details are all that matters ! Really cool video Heather, thank you for this break down :)
Glad you liked it!!
Very good. Thank you for the video!
Glad you liked it!
This is such an informative and interesting video.. thanks so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting and detailed, thank you!
Happy to hear :D
Throughout the whole video I was thinking that you must have watched Brady Bessette's content. Great work and helpful for sure!
Haha, that's pretty funny :D
DIY FOR LIFE🤟😎
Haha yes! :D
Bravo on the DIY techniques! Good Stuff :-)
Glad you liked it, thank you!
Awesome! I´d love to see more content like this. Keep it up! :)
Thanks, will do!
Great video. Thanks.
You are welcome!
Come on ! that text effects you added are awesome! keep it up! :D
Glad you like them! Been working at improving the overall quality more and more
Hello, I'm from Brazil and I follow your videos, thank you, they help me a lot, you have fantastic didactics!! Congratulations on the work
Hi! Thanks for watching :) I'm happy to hear you enjoy my videos!
Well done with not so much gears ! Bravo
Thank you
Oh my gosh, this was so beautifully done. I love the final shot. I had no idea how complicated it all was until I kept on seeing you add more and more to it. xD I love it! :D
And dark scenes that look like natural light. I love that look. I never did like overly lit sets. I think that's why I didn't like sci fi shows that made things so evenly lit.
Anyhow, beautiful shot. All your hard work paid off. Beautiful. I'm amaze with all the creativity and solutions you came up with.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you appreciated the video and all the work put into it
Wow, you nailed it, I like all the small adjustments with paper towels and dollar store flags. for next video could you please use a mist filter to avoid the digital sharpens
Thank you for sharing! And I'll have to look into getting one! That would probably help. Especially since the compression from youtube makes this look ten times worse :/
Great one Heather! I really did get a Brady Bessette vibe on that video when I saw it in my subscribe feed =)
But I think that the real highlight are all the small touches you added around the moonlight and the lighting, taking the scene from a 95% all the way to a 110%. Incredible!
I'll definitely draw inspiration from this video the next time I need a living room scene at night.
Super kind of you to say! :D Thanks
You're the best
:D Thanks!
I like your gear reviews, but I’d love to see more lighting setup videos!
Sure thing! Working on that
Very helpful ❤ do you remember what WB your camera was set to?
Thank you for this! Only thing I wish was there was the camera , ISO/ASA, and the T stop or F stop used. And insight on your thought process for exposure. Can you throw that in there next time please? Lol
I certainly will keep that in mind for next time!
@@FellowFilmmaker thanks!
great video 💯💯💯
Thank you! :D
I am binge watching these lighting videos now i don't believe there is a moon when i see moonlight on a subject or there is a sun when it is a sunny day. My head says 'MOTIVATED LIGHTS!!!" XD
Haha yeah, its hard to get a balance where it looks like a real sun or moon because you want the viewer to be able to still see the scene well without it being too bright or too dark
@@FellowFilmmaker I understand 😊
Hi) what if I’ll use aputure mc instead aputure bulb? I mean just put it right inside a lampshade. Am I lose something important in this case?
You could I suppose, just would have to fiddle with placement to get it to look like a bulb is in there and not a rectangular light
Very nice final result. I would like a little bit of sharpness. Was there some diffusion filters in use? Or the soft light made that?
I might have had my focus a tad off actually, haha! Was focusing alot on the lighting and might have missed the focus by a hair
Very competent! Thanks. May I put in a request for fake daylight / sunlight through window scenes please?
Already planning that video :D
Lol. I use those foam boards all the time. :)
Haha! Yes, they are so helpful! I picked up more after this video because they were super handy to have!
Hi, thank you for this video. I have a question, if you can answer ofc. I really like your choice of using a mixpanel light (nanlite) on the side. I saw you have godox ul150 for example in your kit, I wonder what made you choose panel light insted of a led light ?
I chose the panel because it had a softbox that was smaller as I didn't want the spread to be all over the space yet I wanted it softened.
Also, panels naturally are on the softer and brighter side as well, so I could keep it in silent mode and it be bright enough but also be a bit soft as well.
Then flagging it was easier as it wasn't a large modifier on it.
@@FellowFilmmaker hey! it was a great explanation. I will dive more into panels.Thank you very much!!!
Good video Heather. Made me think of a couple comments. One can see with this why professional equipment can be so useful. More stuff isn't necessary, but the right things can be _very_ helpful. Also, this is why it's important to practice the art of lighting. The line between looking ok and looking amazing can be very fine, and it's important to know how to improvise. On that note, Heather, have you thought about going through various lighting exercises, or do you know anyone who does do that?
It is important to practice it, it certainly is a combination of practice and good equipment AND a good location. :D And for exercises, I'm not aware of any off the top of my head. I guess the main thing is to practice and learn what you can from others. It's what I do. I'll have to think about that more. Did you have something specific in mind?
@@FellowFilmmaker no, nothing particular I can think of. I guess it's just the teacher in me trying to figure out how I might help someone else learn these ideas.
Got it! Honestly it's willpower more than anything that causes someone to learn - no matter how well you teach something. :) Self discipline to learn and try new things is probably the best practice.
@@FellowFilmmaker true! I definitely subscribe to the adult learner model. I'll keep looking and let you know if I find something interesting.
Wow! Look at you. I love your channel but I haven’t really paid attention to your sub number but I just peeked it now. Good for you sister. 👍
Thanks Tammy! :D I've been keeping an eye on yours every once in awhile, you're doing great too :D
Don’t you think those Aputure bulbs have a very uneven light distribution (most of it towards the top and only about one third towards the bottom due to the bulky housing?
They are, its due to the heat sink design. I had to make alterations to the lamp I use here to make it diffuse better
Learned something new. BTW, the electric company likes you...
Happy to hear that! Haha, they might, but actually the bill is not too bad. LED all the way.
That was brilliant, I didn't realize how many lights are used to create a shot like that so thanks for breaking it down. One question, what did you use to shoot the scene (your camera phone?) and what settings did you use? Thanks and keep up the great content!
Glad you found it interesting! I used my camera to shoot it, which is a canon 6d mkii with a sigma 50mm art lens. Sadly, the camera is not good in low light, so it wasn't as fantastic as I hoped it to be.
@@FellowFilmmaker Thanks for the info, I thought your shot wasn't bad at all. I've been thinking about buying an entry level camera for video. I tried the canon M50 but it was very noisy in lowlight compared to my smartphone so I think I'll stick with my phone for now.
Yeah, a camera that does raw and has better iso threshold would probably be a better upgrade
Love the shout out to @bradybesette
His work is amazing! :D
@@FellowFilmmaker I know! I’ve learned so much from him, and that’s saying something because I’m in film school 😅
A for creativity here! Love that you don't shy away from mixing in DIY solutions with cheap stuff you had around. I just wonder. Using papertowels and such feels a bit risky to me considering how hot some light get. Ever fear setting something on fire or is there no risk if you only use it for a short time?
It can be, but the light I was using it on is not a hot light ( I know from the long experience I've had with it) so I wasnt worried. I'd be worried with it on a COB light, those get warm even tho they are LED.
@@FellowFilmmaker I have two pocketlights that get too hot to hold in the hand. So that is why I asked. I would not dare to put tissue on the for a longer time.
Right, I wouldn't do that. It'd be safer to use material that is not a fire hazard, or melting hazard. I just knew my lights in this case. :D
13:38 I am watching this video just after Brady's video XD
That's funny! He's got great videos :D
@@FellowFilmmaker Yes😊 Your videos are very good too. 👏
Nice tutorial! Thank you ahum.... we don't even know your name! At least I've never heard it. I'm not sure if that is intentional...Approaching 10k subscriber woohoo!
I put my name at the start of the video :D My name is Heather :) And yes, woohoo!
@@FellowFilmmaker Thanks Heather, sorry for missing it! 🤪
No problem! :D
Yay, I was hoping you'd start making content like this! :D Super nice to see you explain all the little problem solving tricks.
If you do more of these, it might be a good idea to have lighting diagrams for an overview of the setup.
I usually use Shot Designer for this (even though it's more for camera setup than lighting) www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/shot-designer.html
thanks for the suggestion! I'll keep it in mind :D
"Yeah that looks nice, but the director changed his mind, he wants it to be a day scene now. Can you switch this please??" :P
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Only thing I am a bit skeptical about is putting tissue over desk lamps near a curtain. I like the rest of of the set up very much though. :-)
Haha! I'm planning a day scene, hope to have it out soon! And yes, typically a concern, but I was keeping tabs on it and it wasn't warm at all