This was great. I'll be sharing this video with many of my video shooting friends. I like that formula you gave where...the size of the light...matches the size of the subject in frame...matches the distance of the light from the subject...gives a great result. That's easy to remember and makes complete logical sense with the physics of it all.
The catch light in your eyes is perfect! Hard at times to get when using large softbox domes. I also love how detailed the rim light is showing on both of your ears. Sometimes shadowside lighting doesn't highlight enough of the shadow cheek / ear. Yours is perfectly lit.
Excellent video. I use 2 lights for all of my interviews whether it's 2 people on camera looking at each other or single shots. Cross-key/fill is wonderful and a timesaver--very easy to control. I appreciate knowing about the lighting ratio you mentioned (2 feet = 2 foot sized light 2 feet away, etc.). I travel a lot so lighter, compact gear is the best way to go. Thanks for posting this video!
this is the first time i’ve heard the practice of using the same fixture size/placement as the part of the actor you’re shooting and now i’m going to try it
Been learning a lot with your vids! One question i always had…can you get the same result by moving back a key light instead of putting diffusion in front of it? Or just lowering the power?
Great video. I love these behind the scenes , and am always amazed at how much gear is needed ( and the $$) just to get wahts looks like a normal shot on camera. But as you showed all your shots look cinematic. Great Job!
Really well done, thanks. I’ll go looking now but if you haven’t made one, I’d love to see the lighting setup for your A-roll shot in this tutorial. It’s really clean and sharp; I dig it!
Fantastic 3 concepts and the wonderful way you demonstrated them convinces me to apply them in my scenes. Fortunately, I have enough budget gear to replicate your setups very closely. You have made me more impressed with my gear- thanks for that too. BTW, would you have LAV-mic'd each girl at the table, or put a boom mic over the table? This is where my gear would dictate to me to use LAVs since that is what I have. 😂 Thanks for sharing this lighting gem!
When you travel (fly) or have to walk all the gear out to a location, are you carrying all the peripherals such as sandbags and weights along with you? For example in the rowboat scene. Always curious about the travel set up for my own back. All the lighting gear, filming gear, and the supporting peripherals? I always find myself using a tote bag and filling with equipment, gravel, or something found on location, but curious about how others are doing it as that can be messy.
Great video, great information and quality. Instant subscribe! Thank you! One interesting thing, is it just me but some of the shots are SO sharp that it looses the cinematic character? I'm seeing light and it has great rolloff but somehow the sharpness (and probably frame rate) makes it feel different.
Oh yeah .... these days sooo many dramatic productions ( esp Netflix) suffer from multiple eyelights which regularly make it look like the subject is crying! Particularly if a light is visible in the lower half of the eye... it looks like tears are welling up. It's a storytelling disaster. I've noticed that in Network series productions ( US networks at least .... and of course the BBC ) their eyelights are spot on. I have to think the production of these is done by more experienced / old school practitioners.
Do you match the CCT and delta u,v of your lighting when shooting a scene? Do you find that some lighting has really bad flickering? Random question from a torch enthusiast in Australia.
what are those warm star lights that you have in the background of your explanation? i’ve been looking for something like that for my room for a while, thank you
@@bp-blackshark incorrect. Try it next time you have a c-stand. A) C-stand with leg facing load and bagged. B) C-stand with leg facing away from load and bagged. Boom out and pull some load on it - see which falls first. It’s physics, not opinion.
@@bp-blackshark It works, but its not the industry standard way to do it. You balance the boom with the counterweight and leave it a little front heavy. If its too heavy on the back the grip head can unscrew itselt and the light can move up. Then you just sandbag/shotbag the longest leg on c-stand that is pointed forwards the set/talent.
i found your channel right now you solvedmy confusion i got my first camera bmpcc6k pro and was looking for lighting now i have decided to get a soft box in budget and a curtain , anything else ?
What about for moving scenes? I did one the other night where we walked I want to say 20 feet maybe more, it was at night, there was ambient light that silhouetted the subject but I felt like I wanted something to bring out details in the shadows on their face and body.
What is this rule of the size of the actor, will the distance to place the source depend on it? The quality of the light will depend on the size of the source in relation to the actor/object to be illuminated.
I admit I had a difficult time absorbing the information. As nice as the actual footage was, I like to visualize the setups, so more illustrations like @3:20 are my preference. And then show live video with the light being shifted in real time from that position/angle to something unsuitable and back again so there is a "gotcha" moment.
Why do you consistently bag the tall leg of the C stand opposite the load of the arm? Shouldn’t the C stand be positioned in a fashion where the tall leg is positioned in conjunction with the load of the arm? Not trying to troll at all… just trying to understand something I am apparently missing. Your content is great, man!
You are correct. The safe way to do it is have your tall leg in the direction of the load with a sandbag on it. If you are only going to bag one leg you want it to be the tall leg so the bag doesn't touch the floor.
Great info. Would have appreciated if you disclosed the sponsorship when you first mentioned the brand instead of just in the last seconds of the video.
It's not important at all. Some people are just miserable. I mean, why complain about when the sponsor of the video is revealed? What is important is the great information we all got from this video.
There are a few possibilities. Probably most elegant is to just remove the stand and have an image of the shot without the stand in it and then composite it into the shot with the stand.
Thanks, Great job on the video. But, (and it’s a big but) like 99.9% of online lighting tutorials, you show how to light a person or persons standing or sitting still. In many serranoes in video the person and or camera is moving. Please do a video on lighting for movement. Best Wishes David Jones
I've watched a few of these and those of us who are less professional do interviews etc. without lights which makes me wonder if they are always necessary. Why don't you do a video of the same scene with and without lights? The boat scene, for example, why would you need lights for that? I can't believe people would expect studio lighting on a little boat like that, and I'd say it looks odd and unnatural.
Normally daytime exteriors don't use lights, they just shape, neg and reflect the sun. I think the reason you see overly complex 'Hollywood' setups for this kind of shot is that they have all those grips and electrics on set anyway, so they use them.
I like the nice and simple set ups but I feel like your hair lights look a little unnatural. Maybe because they don’t look motivated or maybe that’s just me
Way to promotes incorrect lighting stand use. This is dangerous. The long leg of the stand should be under the weight. Not how you have it here multiple times.
Well done and concise. Thank you for posting!
Can you link the diffusion sheet you’re using please. Thank you for the great video and tips ! 😊
This was great. I'll be sharing this video with many of my video shooting friends. I like that formula you gave where...the size of the light...matches the size of the subject in frame...matches the distance of the light from the subject...gives a great result. That's easy to remember and makes complete logical sense with the physics of it all.
The catch light in your eyes is perfect! Hard at times to get when using large softbox domes. I also love how detailed the rim light is showing on both of your ears. Sometimes shadowside lighting doesn't highlight enough of the shadow cheek / ear. Yours is perfectly lit.
They two little actress was absolutely great....😊 Nice video about small lighting setup
Excellent video. I use 2 lights for all of my interviews whether it's 2 people on camera looking at each other or single shots. Cross-key/fill is wonderful and a timesaver--very easy to control. I appreciate knowing about the lighting ratio you mentioned (2 feet = 2 foot sized light 2 feet away, etc.). I travel a lot so lighter, compact gear is the best way to go. Thanks for posting this video!
this is the first time i’ve heard the practice of using the same fixture size/placement as the part of the actor you’re shooting and now i’m going to try it
Been learning a lot with your vids! One question i always had…can you get the same result by moving back a key light instead of putting diffusion in front of it? Or just lowering the power?
One of the best lighting videos I've watched and I've watched a few!
This was so quick and to the point. Very insightful!
You are underrated my friend. Very clear. Thank you for this!
Thank you! Much simpler explanation than I have seen before.
Thank you for such a wonderful and straight to the point video on 'video lighting techniques'! Top stuff!
Great video. I love these behind the scenes , and am always amazed at how much gear is needed ( and the $$) just to get wahts looks like a normal shot on camera. But as you showed all your shots look cinematic. Great Job!
Thanks for the video, it's super clear and the setups are really useful. Great work!
Love your commitment to the craft. Keep going
Really well done, thanks. I’ll go looking now but if you haven’t made one, I’d love to see the lighting setup for your A-roll shot in this tutorial. It’s really clean and sharp; I dig it!
This is the best on the topic I’ve watched. Great work!
You footage is so sharp and crispy !!! What lens you use ? Or added sharpness in post
Fantastic 3 concepts and the wonderful way you demonstrated them convinces me to apply them in my scenes. Fortunately, I have enough budget gear to replicate your setups very closely. You have made me more impressed with my gear- thanks for that too. BTW, would you have LAV-mic'd each girl at the table, or put a boom mic over the table? This is where my gear would dictate to me to use LAVs since that is what I have. 😂 Thanks for sharing this lighting gem!
always on point brother!
These are great examples, thank you. I like the cross-key lighitng the most, but I will try the others.
When you travel (fly) or have to walk all the gear out to a location, are you carrying all the peripherals such as sandbags and weights along with you? For example in the rowboat scene. Always curious about the travel set up for my own back. All the lighting gear, filming gear, and the supporting peripherals? I always find myself using a tote bag and filling with equipment, gravel, or something found on location, but curious about how others are doing it as that can be messy.
Here's a tip. Take empty sandbags, fill them on set with plastic water bottles.
@@TeddyRumble thanks for taking the time to share the idea!
Ankle weights can also be handy. Got that one from @Markuspix
I love these setups, thank you 👍
Great video, great information and quality. Instant subscribe! Thank you!
One interesting thing, is it just me but some of the shots are SO sharp that it looses the cinematic character? I'm seeing light and it has great rolloff but somehow the sharpness (and probably frame rate) makes it feel different.
I use 1/4 or lite Grid for the 8x8 overhead. Takes the curse off the sun while still leaving enough light on the subject.
Great information.
I love the Kupo click stands
Great job.
Taking what I have done and put a tutorial for beginners.
Let's talk about your eye light! Thats the tutorial I want to see! Looks great!
Oh yeah .... these days sooo many dramatic productions ( esp Netflix) suffer from multiple eyelights which regularly make it look like the subject is crying! Particularly if a light is visible in the lower half of the eye... it looks like tears are welling up. It's a storytelling disaster. I've noticed that in Network series productions ( US networks at least .... and of course the BBC ) their eyelights are spot on. I have to think the production of these is done by more experienced / old school practitioners.
@@yale I was not expecting to see Yale commenting here
Do you match the CCT and delta u,v of your lighting when shooting a scene? Do you find that some lighting has really bad flickering? Random question from a torch enthusiast in Australia.
Bravo Sir! It is pefect! Thank you so much! This is very helpful and professional! You save a lot of time for us! Instant subscribe
Great Tutorial for lighting
I'd love to know about the color grading you're doing to get the shot at 3:28 from the raw scene at 3:29.
It's in the resolve course at www.canonmasterclass.com
Great video I learned a lot I’m definitely investing in those stands the quality looks great for the price thanks for the tips!!
Love this.. simple is good.. some basic physics principles.. nice clean plate reminder.. love your counter weight..
Liked, subscribed with notifications. Thank you for the information. Looking forward to more video drops.
what are those warm star lights that you have in the background of your explanation? i’ve been looking for something like that for my room for a while, thank you
yeah love this. I dont have as much experience in the situations you have here so learned something today
What boom arm were you using with that clamp?
Great video! Are you using the canon R5C in this video?
@2:46 Put your C-Stand tallest leg in the same direction as the load. it will fall on your talent one day.
Was thinking the same...
@@bp-blackshark incorrect. Try it next time you have a c-stand.
A) C-stand with leg facing load and bagged.
B) C-stand with leg facing away from load and bagged.
Boom out and pull some load on it - see which falls first. It’s physics, not opinion.
@@bp-blackshark It works, but its not the industry standard way to do it. You balance the boom with the counterweight and leave it a little front heavy. If its too heavy on the back the grip head can unscrew itselt and the light can move up. Then you just sandbag/shotbag the longest leg on c-stand that is pointed forwards the set/talent.
Was going to leave the same comment
@@KenOja You sir are correct.
i found your channel right now you solvedmy confusion i got my first camera bmpcc6k pro and was looking for lighting now i have decided to get a soft box in budget and a curtain , anything else ?
So short, but so useful!
Great stuff, thanks for sharing good job team
GREAT VIDEO!
Thank you for sharing with us.
Very nice explanations.
Great video. What camera did you use to shoot it?
Gotta be a Canon of some sort
Sterling! Thank you so much!
Fantastic tutorial. I plan on sharing it with my students.
Thank for the amazing teaching
Sensacional... belo trabalho, parabéns!
I very hard not to be a filmmaker now days with this kind of videos Thanks is an amazing video
Rubidium, do you use Cine Tracer for the visualization?
It's a app called set.a.light
Great video. I just wish Kupo would keep B&H stocked. I had to wait 2 weeks for Aluminum combo stand.
Short and clear
Wow! Thank you so much for making this amazing video. This helps a lot.
this thumbnail design !! u needa do a masterclass lol, got me
Thanks so much...this was great! I subscribed!
Nice tutorial thank you 🙏
Fantastic video. Thanks!
Ah, good tips 👌
I got it! Thank you for explaining this so well with examples.
What about for moving scenes? I did one the other night where we walked I want to say 20 feet maybe more, it was at night, there was ambient light that silhouetted the subject but I felt like I wanted something to bring out details in the shadows on their face and body.
You can either move the light, or set up key lights along the path. Same principles apply.
If I may add, I feel like Book Lighting is also an important foundation for key lighting technique to add to this list.
good job 😍
Great video but always remember to put the biggest leg of your c stand under the extension/boom to keep everything safe
great video !
This is nice!
What is this rule of the size of the actor, will the distance to place the source depend on it? The quality of the light will depend on the size of the source in relation to the actor/object to be illuminated.
Love the beard dude!
It grows on you 😂
@@Crimsonengine came here to say the same thing - looks great on you
Fantastic tips! Wishing growth for your channel (and for your beard! haha)
id like to know the camera you used for this
Canon R5C
This is great!
Best lighting video ever 🎉!!!
Thank you! Great Video
amazing tips thank you
I admit I had a difficult time absorbing the information. As nice as the actual footage was, I like to visualize the setups, so more illustrations like @3:20 are my preference. And then show live video with the light being shifted in real time from that position/angle to something unsuitable and back again so there is a "gotcha" moment.
Every filmmaker should buy a van for transportation, UA-camrs are so funny, everything easy with money.
Great post, thank you for sharing.
that beard, love it!!
Why do you consistently bag the tall leg of the C stand opposite the load of the arm? Shouldn’t the C stand be positioned in a fashion where the tall leg is positioned in conjunction with the load of the arm? Not trying to troll at all… just trying to understand something I am apparently missing. Your content is great, man!
You are correct. The safe way to do it is have your tall leg in the direction of the load with a sandbag on it. If you are only going to bag one leg you want it to be the tall leg so the bag doesn't touch the floor.
Is that a ProMediaGear slider?
it is indeed. the interview model
@@Crimsonengine 😯 wow! Thanks!
Great info. Would have appreciated if you disclosed the sponsorship when you first mentioned the brand instead of just in the last seconds of the video.
Why is that so important ? Just asking here
@@amiralivisuals I wanna know the answer too.
Definitely didn’t care. A lot of good information and it wasn’t contingent on brand of gear. Let the guy make a buck.
It's not important at all. Some people are just miserable. I mean, why complain about when the sponsor of the video is revealed? What is important is the great information we all got from this video.
Fillable sandbags?
Yes. I had a lot of sand on the beach :)
💥🤘💥👏
nice
This video made me realise how EXPENSIVE lighting can be 😢
How did he just erase the stand in post?
There are a few possibilities. Probably most elegant is to just remove the stand and have an image of the shot without the stand in it and then composite it into the shot with the stand.
👍
Thanks, Great job on the video. But, (and it’s a big but) like 99.9% of online lighting tutorials, you show how to light a person or persons standing or sitting still. In many serranoes in video the person and or camera is moving. Please do a video on lighting for movement.
Best Wishes David Jones
Love this bro. Just shot you a follow as well
I've watched a few of these and those of us who are less professional do interviews etc. without lights which makes me wonder if they are always necessary. Why don't you do a video of the same scene with and without lights? The boat scene, for example, why would you need lights for that? I can't believe people would expect studio lighting on a little boat like that, and I'd say it looks odd and unnatural.
Normally daytime exteriors don't use lights, they just shape, neg and reflect the sun. I think the reason you see overly complex 'Hollywood' setups for this kind of shot is that they have all those grips and electrics on set anyway, so they use them.
I like the nice and simple set ups but I feel like your hair lights look a little unnatural. Maybe because they don’t look motivated or maybe that’s just me
Way to promotes incorrect lighting stand use. This is dangerous. The long leg of the stand should be under the weight. Not how you have it here multiple times.
This is not film making this is videography. Get back in your lane
Too much sourcee
Not helpful at all. expected it to be technical. but you are just explaining what you do.
lest go
great video!