Creating Realistic Moonlight is Complicated

[@brockeastwood4610]

slowly becoming one of the best filmmaking channels on YT. Don't stop!

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you! I've got too many ideas I want to try to stop now, so I'll for sure keep posting!

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I agree!!!

[@Photo_doctor]

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[@eyosiasg.8557]

easily one of the best and most in depth lighting tutorials ive seen sheesh man

[@WilliamHBaker]

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[@Maliniasredmask]

@@WilliamHBaker yooo id like to talk somewhere i wanna become a cinematographer myself and just was thinking if i could talk with you a bit about a few things?

[@jasperthebeetleboy]

I'm surprised this doesn't have hundreds of thousands of views with how ell produced and professional this video is. I don't do film making but I found this very educational and interesting.

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A very informative video with incredibly professional production value. Plus, your delivery is outstanding. You have a real talent for this.

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you so much! I'm really excited to keep creating!

[@NaorFilms]

So fun to watch! Great Work!

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you!!

[@RayNguyen]

Common mistake is also exposing the ext moonlight as much as the interior practicals. Moonlight compared to interior lights are usually really dim and it would certainly add more realism if you dimmed that ext light by a lot !

[@27thdimensionmusic]

i love how simple but full of application these videos are, and lighting is what i need to work on the most. keep these up!

[@rileykillian7855]

you basically are my film school at this point

[@SuperiorShred]

This is a great in depth video. The only thing I would add is that with moonlight and sunlight is that within the room you need some soft spill light from outside as the sun/moon would hit the surrounding environment outside and supply some subtle level into the room in addition to the hard light. This can be easily done with an additional soft unit outside or a skip bounce inside to bring the room tone up. I find that soft moonlight in the shadows is also a nice trick when you aren’t using hard moonlight through a window. Just my two cents! Thanks for sharing your insights :)

[@LoCoCreative]

I will never see this kind of amazing video on yt forever🔥🔥🔥

[@JpCarEdits]

I love the video format of taking the most bare bones approach and slowing ramping it up while explaining what you're changing each iteratoin until you arrive at the final result. Somehow makes the whole explaination more intuative than dumping the steps all at once. Amazing video.

[@odemirodrigues9876]

I'm a young Brazilian who had a great idea worthy of a movie, I'm putting together the script but you clearly have the kind of ideas that I can't execute on camera, you're great bro I hope one day I can talk about it with you

[@Zainabslays23]

Thank you so much! I love filmmaking and I want to be a director when I am older. You have helped me pursue my dreams, and you are WAY too good at filmaking!

[@bakoenanakin9400]

Please drop more of your lighting breakdowns! Learning a lot.

[@WilliamHBaker]

I have a bunch more ideas in mind! I mean, with moonlight covered, naturally the next step is tackling sunlight!

[@bakoenanakin9400]

@@WilliamHBaker Let's go!

[@Rosomyat]

I was not thinking it was that Difficult. But you made it clear and simple ❤😊

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you!! I would say I definitely over complicated it to some extent. I wouldn’t always think of all of that, and you can definitely get away with less, but I just find the intricacies of moonlight to be so fascinating!

[@Rosomyat]

@@WilliamHBaker of course you made. I saved your great video for future reference 🥰. Much appreciated 😊

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This is a great channel for filmmaking

[@brianmreilly]

I love the knowledge, the helpful hints and production value of your vids. Even though the delivery is a bit “over-dramatic” for my taste, it’s still destroys most other film/photo content. Well done

[@shahedachoudhury1641]

I'm a new viewer, I love your videos! They're so informative, and interesting as someone who knows nothing about filmmaking it just came up on my YT suggestions. Have been binge-watching since! These videos are just oh so cool!!

[@shraddhapai]

Excellent video. I really like how you systematically show the effect of each consideration, especially the difference between gels and color grading on colors.

[@wearetrackclub]

Love how in-depth and insightful this is! Really well put together, William! Amazing format 👏

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thanks!! I was really excited to teach it all! I learned it recently and found it super interesting!

[@goodguy1604]

That`s one of the best videos I`ve ever seen!

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you!

[@artal85]

one of the most interesting videos I've seen on KZbin. Thank you!

[@Skarix]

This video is easily one of the best I've seen all week! Thanks for the tips!

[@ZachRamelan]

The chapters, the music, the diagrams, and the SCIENCE !!!! 🤌🤌🤌🤌 SO GOOD!!!! Loved this video. Also, did I see some DZO's in the background???? Future video???

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you! I love the DZO's TONS! I think I will end up making a video talking about them! Maybe going over lenses in general and how they work too! Also, I love your videos!

[@Neoserp]

I get a savory feeling watching this stuff?

[@gabi.cameraa]

The mirror thing was brilliant! I love your videos, they're the funnest to learn from

[@pathosmovies]

for me you really got the sweet spot between education and entertainment. nice!

[@AHSEN.]

6:30 well, they are most sensitive to green light, but if I remember correctly, there is a phenomenon where in low light, sensitivity to blue increases more than red and green. This is also used in film making to make things look brighter than white by making colours warmer, and appear darker than screens can typically display by using more blue, or cooler colours. Great video!

[@ryanwojciechowski433]

i love your content man keep it up, the informative nature mixed with the results and effects and all of that is so lovely and engaging

[@joshua_t]

The amount of information here is unparalleled when compared to any other channel on KZbin

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you! I find these topics to be so fascinating and I'm always super excited to share what I learned!

[@stargazer624]

What else do you have for us to watch cuz I can’t wait! Each one is put together so well, it is hard to be patient 👍. Thank you for sharing your gift!

[@sriharan651]

The depth of creating moonlight. Top notch bro

[@KoteGreen]

i just learned so much in 9 minutes. Thank you William!

[@nifemedia]

Congratulations! You're a true master at capturing the essence of light in your paintings.** 🎨🌟

[@Paper_and_Light]

I love the aesthetic of your videos! Wonderful editing + typography. Great rhythm. And thanks for the education on moonlight!

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you so much! I spend a bit of time trying to pick a style theme for these videos so I'm glad it didn't go unnoticed!

[@Paper_and_Light]

@@WilliamHBaker The slightly soft text gives the footage a more filmic look, almost like a 16mm instructional film from the 70s or early 80s.

[@dereckaraya3658]

Your videos are so informative and entertaining! Thanks for this!

[@conchesodan]

Now I understand the annoying green tint on the fake night twilight had

[@flaviomasson]

Great job on your video! Very didactic, well researched, and super fresh format. Congrats and thanks!

[@alexpittsley]

recommendations for how loud background music should be with voices or voiceovers

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Bro, you're videos are sick!

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The talent is insane!!!!!

[@Nwa_father]

I love the video 📸

[@LazyPickle]

This is such great quality video tutorial, hopefully it gets more attention

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you!

[@tidesofthunder3897]

Well done! I´m a beginner Filmmaker (not related to my channel) and this is very usefull cince its some high quality, entertaining content. Keep it up. Greetings from Germany

[@neilfullframe]

This video was so damn good and now I’m going to apply the same principles when setting up my moonlight ! Great stuff man ! Looking forward to more ! Now… to binge the rest of your videos !

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thank you! I wish I had more educational content to binge, but I plan on continuing to make videos consistently here on KZbin!

[@redhoodresurrectionseries]

Incredible breakdown. Great info!

[@awzone2552]

What an tutorial dude loved it...keep making great content..❤️

[@pierrehenni]

Super cool and interesting content 🙏 I also love the music selection, any chance we can get the track list? cheers!

[@PopartFilms]

That was spot on. Excellent.

[@azivvii897]

Thank you so much for your videos

[@facuuaf]

Amazing editing and video production man! But check how in most of your references the blinds don't overpower the practicals. Moonlight is very dim and the final result is still a bit overblown tho

[@shayliugolini9125]

Seriously so cool

[@redsnow936]

great broooo, thanks!

[@thatchubbyguy0]

haven't watched the whole video. But from parallel lights, I recalled 10th grade physics. Concave lenses make parallel lights when the light source is on it's focal lengths

[@PetrosofSparta]

Just about to upload my own moonlight video but… like… yours is so much better 😂

[@shafeequekodinhi]

Good class.. Thank you so much 😍

[@pablogrenfell7919]

Incredible , as always , Love from france man

[@wirayudhabn]

masterpiece

[@marcopfrommer1060]

Great video, i learn so much from you, tanks so much!

[@DanielHarms]

Really good video, thank you!

[@aswinas5972]

Awesome 🎉❤

[@ImageLaneCC]

great job!

[@vegardpedersen]

Amazing video! I am not kidding... I was lighting a scene experimenting with moon-light yesterday and used a lot of your tips, and when I was finished, I went to KZbin and saw you uploaded this video. I should have seen this before. Mirrors is a genius thing. I want to experiment more with that, it makes lighting so much more interesting. One question, I want moonlight in a scene shot indoors for a short film, where it is supposed to rain outside, I know it makes no sense with moonlight when it is raining, but do you have any idea how to get that realistic? It is also so that you can see the rain on the window, as water need backlight to show on the camera. No idea if it is even possible to combine these two things? Keep making these amazing tutorials, William :-)

[@edicp6641]

Maybe use a cyan gel plus a full ctb, the cyan will take out all the red that the moonlight is illuminating and the full ctb will cool the color and take out the green tint

[@emmanuelnkwocha1275]

Hey I like the look, but i do have some feedback. I think if you are going for a more stylized look, then this look works, however if you are looking for the "PERFECT MOONLIGHT" in a more naturalist way, i would suggest using a softer bounce panel like the crls panels to give your moonlight a softer spread and glow, also it would help the viewer to see a little bit of the darkness of the night which makes it more believable, yes you might lose output but i think it looks more natural that way. What you could do to bring up the overall levels inside, is you could bounce light onto a 4x4 beadboard and use your light meter to meter your ratios to match the level of your moonlight on the talents face, THIS WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED EYE LIGHT :) Id also bring your light source even higher and tilted downwards. I do like how you mixed the blue and green gels, i've tried that before and got decent results.. Like i said overall good image, keep putting out more bangers. excited to see what you come up with NEXT :)

[@WilliamHBaker]

Thanks for the feedback! I don't have a light meter or the budget for CRLS reflectors, but could put together an alternative with some wax paper on a mirror or something!

[@emmanuelnkwocha1275]

@WilliamHBaker that would be interesting to see the results on that, u should definitely try that I'd love to see how that works. You could also use both sides of foil paper and see how that works. Keep doing your thing , more success to you and your KZbin channel 👌 💯

[@lautarocordomi]

sublime

[@deonvnzl]

very well presented.

[@Powersfilms]

Excellent work!

[@lunarology9158]

Very informative

[@senorperez]

Loved it ❤

[@hetvl]

Thank you for the detailed explanations! Just a question- when you showed the example with the moonlight coexisting with the lamps in your shot and in other movies, to me that always read more like the environmental light/ street lights reflecting streetlights from other surfaces more than "moonlight" specifically and so felt more realistic, is it always intended as moonlight?

[@benniebwoie5222]

What if??? you use the muslin cloth closer to the window with the final setup ??? We can soften the light a bit more right???

[@valerintproductions]

Love it! The CRLS kits have been THE next thing on my list to buy asap for the accurate lighting needed to simulate the sun and moon! I'd be curious if you can get the same color by putting the gels on a CRLS kit!? Or RGB lights. I like blue/green tinted moonlight BUT i super like silver. If anyone is curious, Shane Hurlbut's Silver Moonlight look is achieved by white balancing Tungsten lights to 2800K NOT 3200K on the camera. I think it also works with LED's that are set to 3200K but it's the subtlest of differences between them.

[@WilliamHBaker]

Oh yeah those reflectors look dope! I hope to have a kit someday!

[@Elusive_Pete]

Incredible

[@lillybones5602]

You got me interested

[@dani0x892]

couldnt you add a filter to the lens, so the red light wont be as visible without colorgrading?

[@zayrobinson1608]

so shine a light onto to a mirror or silver surface and apply a gel?

[@jc.films.and_arts]

This video really helps me a lot!! - What is the Kelvin Temperature of your light before put the blue filter? 5600K?

[@byconnordean]

So good dude!!

[@eli-ska]

film student here, half way through the video and I wanted to ask: can moonlight be done without haze?

[@pratsdrawing7884]

The content I want to seeeeee

[@user-oc6mr1jr6s]

Hmm, usually they film during day of overcast. It is in post the look is created

[@KamKalambay]

cant u mask out the lamp in post instead of jell if u can't afford all that? ?

[@TomaChowdhury-uz7in]

Gawx should see this

[@aakashsawant807]

❤

[@edicp6641]

What was the temperature on the camera?

[@Saaty7]

I want to start a channel combining cinematography and music, just scared, also need help to get start.

[@thornwayne]

Theres nothing in the world where the moonlight would shine as bright as hollywood's been potrayed it as, exaggerating to achieve "art" look is acceptable aslong it is atleast close to realistic. but most of them moonlights are eyesoring to watch

[@mahbubkhan8189]

Wow❤... Keep it up

[@barrywilliams2881]

What watt light did you use?

[@maxmeyer6395]

Does everyone see moonlight as blue? To me, it looks more white or gray-ish

[@natecarrollfilms]

Sun= Fresnel, Moon = CRLS

[@o_-_o]

Then make Moonshine!

[@OBAROTV]

it looks overexposed outside

[@andrzejsupermocny2386]

or you could wait for a full moon /s

[@SelenaNorinh]

What is the eggs name?

[@PaulKoning]

Jerry

[@SelenaNorinh]

@@PaulKoning lmaooo!! I think Eggbert is more appropriate

[@tonistaru]

No such thing as moon light, it’s just sunlight bounced. But great video, learned a lot!

[@confused_lefty]

☝🤓

[@goldsmithofthesun4323]

now do the sun

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oke i came to you sir

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