Cinematic Lighting in Small Spaces on a Budget - Part 2

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

That's so good to hear man and I'm glad my videos can help out, it's great to know these are interesting videos for people even with a good amount of experience in video production! Thank you so much for the kind words :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Absolutely!! A lot of the principles of lighting carry over between photography and video/cinema so there's always some overlap! Happy you're enjoying the videos and the breakdowns, thank you so much for the kind words, and thank you for the sub!! :)

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:D :D wow thanks, I love his channel! And you just made me realise I wasn't subbed to him, so now that's fixed haha! Thanks so much man :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks Patrick, happy to hear that! :D

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

That's crazy! And very humbling! Thank you so much man! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks Fernando and that's so lovely to hear. I will keep them coming! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Absolutely, I try my best to cover things like this as I know how difficult it can be to get your head around setups when you're trying to envision them - I struggle with stuff like that myself when I watch tutorials, so I guess I'm sort of making what I'd like to see with these videos. Thank you so much for the kind words, it's very much appreciated :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Luke!

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Ah thank you so much!! :)

[@TurboButton]

@@RobEllisCinematographer No worries. This video's actually funny timing because just recently I did some lighting tests for a short with a *very* similar (though nowhere near as good-looking) setting. I think I'll have to steal the idea for bouncing a small light off the ceiling for the overhead look since it's tricky to get the angle otherwise.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Glad I timed that well then! ;) and do it! It's great what you can do with little bits of material for bounce and the lights are so small its easy enough to keep them out of shot. Hope the shoot goes well!

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you! :) and I will do! :)

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Nice vid rob! Driving the message home that its not about what lights you have but how you shape light regardless of source. Love shaping and crafting light

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Absolutely! :) and thanks for sticking with the channel Byron! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks so much man! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! I'll try my best to keep it up! :D

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You make lighting so easy and affordable, while I cannot afford these lights at the moment I have some that are similar I will use to light small spaces in my projects or shorts. Thank you!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Absolutely, doesn't have to be these particular lights, something similar can get the job done! Thank you! :)

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Thank you so much for this! There's one think i would really like to know: how do you set your white balance when working with lights in different color temperatures? but loved everything else in this video!

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wow, you just blew me away! this episode brought something completely new to me. it's so cool to see what you can do with such small lights!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

So glad to hear that!! :) It's crazy how far the LED tech in lights has come and what you can do with it, especially considering the prices of some of these. Thanks for watching! :D

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! :)

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Many thanks for this simple but effective tutorial, I'll give it a try soon. Good luck

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Definitely give it a try!! Thank you :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

That's awesome Nathan glad you're enjoying my videos! Thank you so much! :)

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This is excellent Rob. Thanks for going into the granular details that go into your setups. That colour contrast is 🔥, but not overly saturated; LOVE IT!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Jack! Always try to make these as detailed as I can whilst sticking to the useful info, glad that's showing! :)

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@@RobEllisCinematographer it’s a delicate balance for sure, but your passion for what you’re doing is a constant, and makes your stuff engaging.

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! Happy you're enjoying the channel!! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Braden! :) it's crazy what you can do with cheaper lights these days!

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@@RobEllisCinematographer You're very welcome!

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Thank you so much for your sub! :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

And thank you for watching, I appreciate it! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Absolutely and I'm happy you found it insightful, thank you so much! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Aaron! :)

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Maestro of light

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Wonderful use of small LEDS, Rob! Will have to try that out

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Crazy what those small LEDs can do these days! Definitely try it out! :)

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Mate these videos are insane. Just so so good. Thankyou 🙌 it inspires me to want to make a film and I'm gonna go straight back to this channel and use some of these techniques

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you Jospeh! Awesome to know that they've inspired you!! :)

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Excellent setups with great explanation.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks so much! :) happy these videos are helping!!

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Haha yes I understand! Thank you so much and you're learning from my videos! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Haha wow being compared to Bob Ross is no small feat!! Thank you so much mate! :)

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Excellent video, Rob..

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank YOU so much! :) I appreciate it!

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Ingenius and inspiring!!

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Really enjoyable and nice breakdown! I will definitely watch more. I just ordered the Godox. And zyro looks very interesting too. One tiny detail: I suppose your in-camera WB stays at 5600 for a mixed lighting setup like this one.

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Man what an excellent eye! So happy to be learning from you.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks so much Tristan, happy that you're learning from my videos! :)

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Godox for the win again, definitely going to pick up those lights. I have their VL150 and it is so awesome. Great video sir! Need to get some of that muslin too!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Godox make some great lights! Thanks so much :) and absolutely, muslin is the nicest material for bounce!

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Great job on that first setup! I was waiting for you to the haze lol

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you!! :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I wouldn't go that far haha! But thank you for the kind words! :)

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This is beyond badass, please do more of these lighting tutorial scenarios, priceless! 🤘😎

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks so much Morgan! I will do!! ;)

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very inspiring tutorial! Thanks a lot for making and sharing this!

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Hi Rob I just can't thank you enough for what you have taught me here with your channel man, THANKS!. DO you have a tutorial on how you edit your videos?, that cinematic teal and orange you create is just awesome!

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Thank you so much for your content! It is really helping me to understand light better!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I'm glad my videos are helping, thank you so much :)

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[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Steve! :D

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