DIY Filmmaking Hack: Shaping Light with a Tablecloth

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Watch as cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to dial in the lighting and layering shadows for a night interior scene, while using a $2 plastic tablecloth for diffusion as a cheap alternative to expensive Duvetyne.
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[@kurtlindner]

I really dig the black table cloth getting used, it shows off how it's not about expensive gear, it's about the right tool -sometimes the right tool _is_ expensive, but not always.

[@superemesean5907]

You’re just broke! Admit it! Pathetic!

[@davidschwan]

So Great Videos

[@vicivideo]

Nice trick 👌 I like that 👍

[@outdoorsinontario3037]

Cool

[@oumski6893]

Hello from hamou fahem Algeria

[@tutorials859]

Can you make more courses like Breaking Down Semi-Pro, (talking about camera, lighting and motion just for one scene). Its easier to connect the dots and getting a feeling for cinematography.

[@superemesean5907]

Pay for it! He offers full courses online! You brokey!

[@tutorials859]

@@superemesean5907I have already bought and I know what I am talking about,

[@ivanguenkov]

Good knoladge

[@EverythingFilmmaking]

What tape did you use to stick to ceiling?

[@noelwiggins7167]

My guess is blue painters tape, but maybe gaff tape. The way the strips of tape curl tightly around their fingers makes me think painters tape, the tablecloth is light weight, and painters tape will not damage the ceiling or leave residue.

[@EverythingFilmmaking]

@@noelwiggins7167 gaff will strip paint.. was wondering if it’s fabric tape

[@kurtlindner]

@@EverythingFilmmaking For sure painter's tape/ paper tape.

[@superemesean5907]

@@kurtlindneroh because you know EVERYTHING 🙄

[@kurtlindner]

@@superemesean5907 Do you even work? Paper tape is always the preferred tape if you're sticking to a wall or almost any surface on location that shouldn't be damaged. It's common knowledge. Gaff can easily pull paint off and leave a residue if left long enough or if it is heated and cooled while adhered, you don't even use gaff on cycs.