3 Lighting Setups Every Filmmaker Should Know

[@InvisageStudios]

@2:46 Put your C-Stand tallest leg in the same direction as the load. it will fall on your talent one day.

[@KenOja]

Was thinking the same...

[@InvisageStudios]

@@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.

[@KenOja]

@@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.

[@OhanaFilms]

Was going to leave the same comment

[@NKBPICTURES]

They two little actress was absolutely great....😊 Nice video about small lighting setup

[@jordanwillet5541]

This was so quick and to the point. Very insightful!

[@markbone]

always on point brother!

[@pvillez]

Thank you! Much simpler explanation than I have seen before.

[@multopmedia80]

Let's talk about your eye light! Thats the tutorial I want to see! Looks great!

[@enricomarconi8358]

Thank you for such a wonderful and straight to the point video on 'video lighting techniques'! Top stuff!

[@DeeBeeScribe]

These are great examples, thank you. I like the cross-key lighitng the most, but I will try the others.

[@nathanabrahams5305]

Love your commitment to the craft. Keep going

[@billwdwc]

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!

[@johnbrunedigital1]

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!

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

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.

[@ClintByrne]

Great job. Taking what I have done and put a tutorial for beginners.

[@PeterCrosbyIII]

Very nice explanations.

[@viral-words]

You are underrated my friend. Very clear. Thank you for this!

[@helmar_rudolph]

Sterling! Thank you so much!

[@ientertainmentltd]

Thank you for sharing with us.

[@nikitamasojidkova]

Every filmmaker should buy a van for transportation, KZbinrs are so funny, everything easy with money.

[@neilfullframe]

Can you link the diffusion sheet you’re using please. Thank you for the great video and tips ! 😊

[@sagarartphotographymukeria1036]

good job 😍

[@RamPrism]

yeah love this. I dont have as much experience in the situations you have here so learned something today

[@TheRocketN00b]

So short, but so useful!

[@jamieandrei]

Love this.. simple is good.. some basic physics principles.. nice clean plate reminder.. love your counter weight..

[@meltondigitalmedia]

Love the beard dude!

[@Crimsonengine]

It grows on you 😂

[@Elassyahmed]

​@@Crimsonengine came here to say the same thing - looks great on you

[@ChrisBarsaye-uz7op]

Thank for the amazing teaching

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

Fantastic video. Thanks!

[@jer3006]

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!

[@luissalazar2021]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing good job team

[@FilmshooterOH]

Fantastic tutorial. I plan on sharing it with my students.

[@rathuone3001]

Nice tutorial thank you 🙏

[@photojoseph]

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!

[@PeterBaerveldt]

Wow! Thank you so much for making this amazing video. This helps a lot.

[@dennis1954]

Liked, subscribed with notifications. Thank you for the information. Looking forward to more video drops.

[@ItsMeLos]

Ah, good tips 👌

[@alvqrz]

Sensacional... belo trabalho, parabéns!

[@Chrstphr03]

I got it! Thank you for explaining this so well with examples.

[@JosephRossPhotography]

Great video I learned a lot I’m definitely investing in those stands the quality looks great for the price thanks for the tips!!

[@IrakliySherozia]

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

[@bigshanu9891]

Thank you! Great Video

[@GrindHardPeezy]

GREAT VIDEO!

[@DESIGNS-vo1mt]

This is great!

[@IamKendallThomas]

This is nice!

[@ReiDoesIt]

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.

[@TheCorbettMediaGroup]

Thanks so much...this was great! I subscribed!

[@Todd_Kuhns]

great video!

[@tshepangmodisane1537]

amazing tips thank you

[@OldshoeFilmsProductions]

Great post, thank you for sharing.

[@MagieLamp]

this thumbnail design !! u needa do a masterclass lol, got me

[@Fitpardo]

I very hard not to be a filmmaker now days with this kind of videos Thanks is an amazing video

[@ShahiedJohaadien]

This video made me realise how EXPENSIVE lighting can be 😢

[@Philip_Klein]

Great video but always remember to put the biggest leg of your c stand under the extension/boom to keep everything safe

[@AllistairMcCray]

If I may add, I feel like Book Lighting is also an important foundation for key lighting technique to add to this list.

[@SalsaBailaProductions]

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?

[@buddyfx7026]

that beard, love it!!

[@hdrespecttheshooter9744]

You footage is so sharp and crispy !!! What lens you use ? Or added sharpness in post

[@RobertJohnPhotography]

Great video. I just wish Kupo would keep B&H stocked. I had to wait 2 weeks for Aluminum combo stand.

[@JimHarmer]

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.

[@thidnascimento]

Fantastic tips! Wishing growth for your channel (and for your beard! haha)

[@TorchHacker]

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.

[@Mikes-jz3vt]

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!

[@OhanaFilms]

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.

[@h7pubg]

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

[@YoungDecent1]

Great video! Are you using the canon R5C in this video?

[@benjamincorteslyon6777]

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.

[@maciejpielochphotography]

💥🤘💥👏

[@youngsahm03]

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.

[@TeddyRumble]

Here's a tip. Take empty sandbags, fill them on set with plastic water bottles.

[@youngsahm03]

@@TeddyRumble thanks for taking the time to share the idea!

[@BernardKotze-uz8bc]

Best lighting video ever 🎉!!!

[@mrlouisleon]

What boom arm were you using with that clamp?

[@Bombgamiing]

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 ?

[@DeLaCoconut]

nice

[@OmbrellaMedia]

Great video. What camera did you use to shoot it?

[@TeddyRumble]

Gotta be a Canon of some sort

[@charlieross-BRM]

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.

[@nbc5creativeservices180]

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.

[@Crimsonengine]

It's in the resolve course at www.canonmasterclass.com

[@Menosfilms]

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.

[@Crimsonengine]

You can either move the light, or set up key lights along the path. Same principles apply.

[@GoranStepic]

Rubidium, do you use Cine Tracer for the visualization?

[@Crimsonengine]

It's a app called set.a.light

[@freshplugg]

id like to know the camera you used for this

[@Crimsonengine]

Canon R5C

[@truenoirproductions3964]

Love this bro. Just shot you a follow as well

[@digbyfox]

👍

[@PowersBenzoCoaching]

How did he just erase the stand in post?

[@andrewrice9383]

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.

[@queefreak666]

Fillable sandbags?

[@Crimsonengine]

Yes. I had a lot of sand on the beach :)

[@DavidJonesImages]

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

[@rafapelikula7482]

Is that a ProMediaGear slider?

[@Crimsonengine]

it is indeed. the interview model

[@rafapelikula7482]

@@Crimsonengine 😯 wow! Thanks!

[@Michal_Kedzierski]

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

[@Arkmenz]

Not helpful at all. expected it to be technical. but you are just explaining what you do.

[@chelo111]

lest go

[@pedrojovelli8933]

great video !