Basic Lighting Techniques

We break down some lighting terms and show how to get cinematic looks with very little light!
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thanks for teaching my 2 years lighting studies of my college in 6 mins.

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the intro was insane

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[@superhoov]

I know this is very elementary for most, but thank you Film Riot for making it. Thank you especially for including stills from big films!

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[@hollystanford2777]

"Low Key, beyond being Thor's brother," was my favorite part of this video.

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Holly Stanford, now that's what I call a low key Thor reference.

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how has ur film career gone in four years lol im curious

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[@digitalsoju]

Just curious, how is your background such a "pure" black? Like no grain at all. Was it much brighter prior and you made it look darker in post? Thanks

[@xXDennisDutyXx]

Black backround, low iso (or camera with very good iso) and backlit

[@matthewfoote12]

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hmm green screen is the solution (I think)

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[@TheStanishStudios]

All those triangles on peoples faces started to look like an Illuminati conspiracy video

[@RunNGunPhoto]

Rembrandt lighting is my favorite! :)

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Hahaha He reminds me of those horse racing and antique dealers who speak ridiculously fast :P

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It's a problem for non native English speakers. I had to slow down the playback speed and to turn the subtitles on. Would it be such a problem to talk a bit slower?

[@DRAWDAILYchannel]

I stuttered reading this.

[@laureno4399]

You guys have inspired me to start making films, especially since my school pays for after effects and premiere pro! Thanks so much

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[@SAndSPictures]

Yummy delicious lighting! It seriously changes the mood of any scene. Not the camera.

[@orlandofoodphotographer]

Ryan this was AMAZING! ive been waiting for you to get back to stuff like this. im a huge fan and have been for years but im not gonna lie i drifted away because i wasnt getting the more informative content but you won me back with this one. Much love duuuddeee. :)

[@GuardianNinjaHD]

Liked for the Loki pun And for the lighting tips because I asked and got some soft box kits for Christmas and I needed help with them

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[@CineRollStudios]

Great episode on the basic lighting, The triangle light on the face looks awesome and cross lighting was a great tip! thank you guys keep it up!

[@RunNGunPhoto]

Great techniques and, as you said, cross over well into the photo world. Thank you!!

[@hocadidilyocuttCAP]

Thank you for this video. I hate looking up lighting techniques and only finding videos about three point lighting. I'm glad there's something out there that goes more in depth to actual basic _film_ lighting techniques.

[@JungleNYC]

One of the better 101 lighting vids I've seen. Nice, quick, and non-nonsense. Nice, tx.

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[@thebrandonkm]

I love all things Film Riot but this kind of video is definitely my favorite

[@KevinHolik]

Love this look at lighting terms and what they practically mean in video/film. It's easy to search up a WikiHow or some article on the web, but seeing it in action, as the light physically moves is a really good learning tool. This is awesome.

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[@WeirdWolf]

Great explanation! Will keep these in mind when i eventually get to making short films

[@SkyDrillProductions]

I've been watching your channel for a long time and I'd say this is my favorite concise yet in depth lesson vid you've done. Great work :)

[@JackSquare]

Very helpful! I'm in the middle of moving from writing scripts to actually filming them, so this is extremely useful info (as always!). Thanks a bunch!

[@admiralmachine]

This was very good no nonsense crash course. Thank you!

[@nicklong7442]

This is my favorite video you guys have made in a while! keep it up!

[@GabrielFowler]

How does everyone go about feeding a cast over the course of a three-week long shoot with a small budget? Also, if you're interested, I'm a sixteen-year-old filmmaker and have made two big projects on this channel so far: The Sniper (a short film) and Art Less (web series)! I would love any type of feedback on any of my work. I am also based in New England and would love to connect with other young filmmakers in the both tri-state areas.

[@ChrisGeden]

Film Wire whatever you do, feed them well as it keeps up morale and shows that you care.

[@shirosenshiesq]

Cheapest way would be to go to a market daily and purchase bread, meats, cheeses, some salad options. Have some condiments on hand, and set up a make-your-own sandwich bar. Have clean, cold water on hand, and then buy a few cartons of soft drinks (or soda, as Americans call it), Gatorades if it's hot work, and some alternatives. Easier option would be paying a catering company to do the same, less drinks. But, don't skimp. Feed them well, feed them often.

[@deangeloscott]

I agree with what those two said, another option may be trying to partner with local companies. One may offer heavily discounted food in exchange for promotion (in the film, you make something specifically for them, etc.). But cheapest way is to have a good friend/family make stuff that can be made in large batches and is filling (rice, burgers, sandwiches, chips, mac n cheese, etc. Homemade cheap stuff).

[@shirosenshiesq]

As for feedback on your video - audio is a big issue. It's too varied, sounds pretty awful. Invest in some decent boom mics, or try and hide lav mics on people. If audio is too bad, redub. You also need to get your video stabilised. I couldn't watch the whole thing. You need better colour grading so your scenes match, as well as a more coherent script. I couldn't follow what was going on and gave up pretty quickly.

[@cookechristinaphotos]

Film Wire : Farm Friends?! Drop subtle advertising for the people who fed you --> in my mind it's completely new branding. Start a mobile farm truck that also serves as your shelter while you're wherever you are rocking the world? Food not bombs with film? Something like that. Everyone bring ingredients that they could muster up and some genius goes to town cooking up killer meals on the spot? Nothing from experience obviously.... not yet

[@lkadshglkhvani]

These lighting tutorials are super helpful. Keep it up!

[@CmikeDnD]

Nice! Loving the "industry terms" that are mentioned.

[@ScIeNcEgEEk33]

Absolutely loved this! These are the types of videos that really got me hooked into your channel and into film all those years ago. Really looking forward to what's in store this year! :)

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[@JonathanSchaefer]

you use the term broad and short to describe those two lighting positions. In my film school we also refer to those terms as far-side key & near-side key.

[@CHOWIXCHANNEL]

Thank you Ryan and Josh

[@dirteemartini_art]

🔴 Man oh man this is good stuff. Thanks for delivering such good insight and info on lighting. Really hope to implement some of these great new tips.

[@twinklearora3110]

I had to check if it was playing at 1.25 speed. Haha! but such great insights, You guys are amazing! Especially film schools being so expensive, you guys have no idea how helpful you are!

[@SabinChhetri1]

Thank you so much for your support..

[@mariocollisionmaker]

YES I need this for my contemporary video project, thank you guys!

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[@Fuzzbrain61]

Excellent - speedy overview of lighting.

[@whiterthanyou1]

I was just recently having trouble with this. I pretty much mastered 3 point lighting. But I was just wondering how I could get good lighting without soo many light sources. This helped me a lot. Perfect timing!

[@deangeloscott]

Check out cinematography db's recent videos. He has a lighting workshop, where he covers some stuff you may like, also I plan to get more into it with my videos, if you're interested. Best of luck bro. (shameless plug below) I also have an ebook available for download that goes over beginner video lighting. Ask and you shall receive.

[@AndrewBourne]

nice! its been a trend in online filmmaking tutorials that they are just mentioning the same things over and over but you guys are saying new and cool things that I have never heard of before like short siding and broad and all that stuff

[@deangeloscott]

Well there's only so much info available and a lot of it is common/shared throughout the community (unless youre innovating new techniques/names).

[@BrokenLifestyleFilms]

Liking that aerosol suggestion. Thanks!

[@mikeshaw91as]

Picked up on the Loki joke! Brilliant little insert!

[@filmriot]

+Michael Shaw :)

[@calebt9206]

rembrandt light, film ryan connoly illuminati confirmed

[@ProvidenceP]

YOU NAILED IT!

[@Drago100ful]

Great content, gave me some ideas. I'd also like to know how to prevent banding and artifacting in dimmly light places. I never figured out how to prevent these in-camera. I know that those things have to do with codecs and compression, but I know how to correct those. Just having a pitch black background without artifacting would be a great thing. Also what about lighting paint (e.g black ) without having a specular of the light?

[@leotrejo9817]

wow thanks for telling me about Rembrandt lighting-Never knew about that, and now i'm going to use it a lot.

[@SteveStockmalMusic]

Congratulations !!! Great work

[@pedro_hmg]

"Low key, beyond being Thor's brother..." LMFAO

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[@thomaszinicola7610]

Loved this video! Thank you guys for all the awesome content!!!

[@DavidDeCorso]

Awesome video! Very helpful!

[@oneroadproductionssd]

I'm just going to say how awesome I think it was that you used Road to Perdition for some of the examples of lighting. It's a great movie, but not as well known and appreciated as it certainly should be.

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[@antonymonteiro7113]

Thank you guys.. Learned a lot

[@milanjani7615]

Very helpful video..... Thank you Film Riot Team... Best

[@andrestiankardoes8103]

I love the examples! Beautiful!!!

[@DaveTheTurd]

Your channel is fantastic.

[@cmdcreativity]

I put a Philips Hue bulb in my soft box light so I can change the color temperature or add color to a scene. It's probably one of my coolest video lighting ideas yet!

Congrats guys for 1M subs! Like your videos and your work :)

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Amazing evergreen content

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Super duper helpful. Thanks, guys! !

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Very good basic info. Thank you.

[@jdrou]

Very helpful, thanks! :)

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Best lighting tutorial ever.

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This is a great reference video.

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NAILED IT!

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Just looked up the DF-50 Hazer. Holy $3000 fog machine batman!

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+tallguytrav Yeah. Very expensive, but industry standard for a reason for sure. There are solid cheap options as well. Those cans are great too. Super cheap.

[@tallguytrav]

Just saw your episode on the atmosphere aerosol. Definitely picking some of that up. Thanks for all the awesome info! You guys are the best!

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tallguytrav use electronic vaporizer my friend

[@amartinjoe]

love the humour guys! keep it up!

[@robertbaird1984]

Great episode!

[@kiel6740]

gosh this is exactly what I needed. thank you!

[@DanielEarl]

"Bout time you covered this, Ry-Guy! I've been waiting for you to give a general overview on lighting actors for a while, and not just misc. lighting tips. Jurassic World?

[@DrumApe]

Fantastic, thanks!

[@KaashiVaasi]

it's difficult to get fog hazer cans in my county ..ryan...but awesome episode ryan love u guys. !! Love from India

[@CraigAhrens]

Super helpful information!!

[@dawsoncjames]

This is SUCH a good video.

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[@aidemsolutions]

nice ! way to cover a bunch of techniques in less than 5 min !

[@makaylamorgan6580]

HOLY HECK you talk faster than lightning! Really helpful tips but I literally need to re watch your video several times before even comprehending all the information; WOW :D

[@WillFons]

Great lighting tips, thanks!

[@SammyBFilms]

Dude! You totally nailed it!!!

[@laureno4399]

That's an awesome light

[@zachsperrazzo]

Hmmmm I gotta use these for one of my weekly shorts!

[@henry-ys8wp]

cant wait for your ghost recon short

[@kayzstudios]

Thanks! This helped a lot!

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my favorite part of your videos is when you show us all of your expensive equipment

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I love videos like this! So helpful!

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+Saulstinator- Tutorials More to come!

[@maryw8720]

great video! well done

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4:37 There's the Ryan we know and love!

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always a good video,.Thanks

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"Loogoo" gets me smiling all the time :)

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Thanks, this video was awesome!

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Awesome! Thanks.

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Great content! Educational and chill! :D

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00:33 holy shet isnt that the dude from the clone yourself tutorial still remember you guys been watching your video from when i started using alot of youtube which was like 2010 /2011 still love the tutorials :D

[@HerChip]

great episode

[@HardworkRules]

Great video guys, what is this film that josh and Justin (jj) shot in the garage you were showing?

[@TintedVisionMovies]

Thanks for this. Lighting is the main thing I struggle with.

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Thanks for this! Awesome help!!!

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Terrific video, thanks a lot!

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I looked up the DF-50, and boy! I wasn't expecting it to cost so much :O

[@socc3r7k1ng]

Been waiting for a tutorial on how to light a bandwagon fan.Thanks!