Exterior Interview Lighting - Cinematography Breakdown

[@MatthewWalton7]

Love the breakdown. The shaping is subtle, but makes all the difference.

[@krisjenk]

Thanks Matthew, sure does!

[@Justin_Artis]

We need more of these. I love these kind of lighting setups

[@nicklennox]

Awesome work man. Thanks for the breakdown. Great job keeping it natural. It’s a fine balance

[@sidouglasfilm]

Looks great Kris. Love the way you removed fixtures at the end & then did a side by side. Really shows the subtleties of it and how you can sculpt a really nice looking exterior.

[@MiguelGonzalez-sp6cq]

loved this breakdown man! Hope you have more coming

[@krisjenk]

stay tuned ;)

[@dronimik]

Looks beautiful, also with the grading.😋 Thanks for sharing!

[@wearetrackclub]

Nice breakdown! Really insightful stuff. Looks amazing 👌

[@actionjacksonpromos]

Great breakdown, looks very natural. Lots of great decisions here. I’m learning and building my outdoor lighting kit now. Would love to see more like this! Maybe a 2 person interview? Subscribed!

[@krisjenk]

Thanks mate!

[@simvid8107]

Cool little breakdown of a scene we find ourselves in a lot. It sows how a good but subtle setup just gives it that slight edge between okay and good. Looking at the before and after you really have to look to see the differences (as they are subtle) but you can FEEL the quality difference! Keep this kinda content coming as that’s stuff people can execute easily and elevate their work!

[@krisjenk]

exactly! :) its the small things that make the difference! thanks mate!

[@MengL33]

Love the look Kris. Great job

[@fredym491]

Inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

[@brgphotography]

Really great breakdown man. I need to show this to some clients who just think stuff like this is done with just natural light. "We are just shooting outside, so we just need the camera..." Ugh. You've lit this so naturally that I can understand why people can look at this and just think you just put the camera on the tripod and just started shooting. Great work!

[@DHill]

Beautiful. I love the natural look.

[@lukerodelyfilms]

Nice bro! Keep em coming!

[@aerobibs]

beautiful setup. the shot looks incredible

[@CoryBrunnemann]

This was great, need more!

[@tamirflor6258]

Great Work! Simple and effective! Subscribed!

[@krisjenk]

Thanks mate - more to come!

[@notachannel3290]

this is amazing, im just starting out in videography and i learnt alot from this video! thankyou! i hope to see more - subbed!

[@krisjenk]

im glad its helped you!

[@samuelguce]

Looking great - lovely natural style. Cheers for sharing

[@krisjenk]

Thanks Samuel! Appreciate that

[@theseventh2609]

thanks man, so cool

[@joenicklo]

Great breakdown. The shot looks natural. Think I'm gonna sub.

[@krisjenk]

Appreciate it :)

[@DroseMr]

Nice🎉Thank You

[@ericdargan]

Looks great Kris!

[@LukeMenard]

Come on that was sick!! Keep making these vids if you can super helpful.

[@BearsLittleHands]

Love this!

[@adamsenior5504]

Luvly stuff!

[@krisjenk]

Cheers Adam :)

[@geumedia5532]

Lol, I randomly saw this in a Facebook Group last night and was quite impressed. Now I see the YT video from the BTS. Crazy :D

[@juanfantasma8053]

Yo this is great, make more plsss.

[@PeterDiBussolo]

Great Breakdown man!

[@krisjenk]

Thanks so much :) glad you enjoyed it!

[@haydenfralin]

Great 😎😎

[@davidmorefield]

Looks like it could be a whiskey ad 😂 Clean frames! I think even more neg could look good.

[@krisjenk]

Haha, he definitely has that look! Yeah I only had an 8x8 neg and in the wide that’s as close as I could get it ;)

[@nielstrassou]

very nice !

[@brunomamede2352]

Great content! Subscribed!!!

[@krisjenk]

thankyou!

[@xxphactor]

Sometimes I don't mind shooting above the eyeliner if I can lose part of that sky. Then I can take it out of play when exposing for the subject. But I get it, it all depends on the logistics and the look you are going for.

[@kidcosan]

What monitoring LUT did you use and what’s your color grading process?

[@krisjenk]

Phantom LUTS for the Fx6. Great start, then you adjust to what suits!

[@jamescook4322]

What was the light plugged into? Did you have a generator or was there power near by?

[@krisjenk]

Hey James, the light had 2 vlock batteries powering it. We only had small batts so the light could only put out 60% max power, but was more than enough for what I needed. We did have an Ecoflow delta in the car but this worked.

[@nickhargansmedia]

This is cool man, thanks for sharing. Where are you based? I am in SE QLD with an FX6&3 kit if you ever need anything.

[@krisjenk]

thanks mate, im down in South Aus!

[@oupekha]

I have been trying to find what 1/4 stop diffusion looks like not a lot of people use it

[@krisjenk]

definitely good to have it in your kit ;)

[@simvid8107]

Out of interest, what was your grading process on this? Straight SLog3 to Rec709 conversion and then adjustments or did you tweak your curves and Roloff etc?

[@krisjenk]

used Phantom Luts as a base, adjusted primaries + curve.

[@farcushenderson]

First of all, this was great, and thanks for creating this and sharing your knowledge! I’ve got a hypothetical question here for ya: Let’s say you don’t have the budget for a scout day, but you know you’ll be shooting an exterior day scene like this or similar. Maybe you’ve got some images from the location manager or something, and general ideas of how you’ll be covering this hypothetical outdoor scene. In that scenario, would you assemble a gear list that’s similar to what you’ve chosen for this video, or would you maybe have a few other silks or something on standby? I know this is a broad question, and it’s always dependent on what you have access to or budget for. But, you did a lot of great work with a few pieces of dynamic gear here, and I’m wondering if that gear might be your recommendation for a go-to exterior lighting scene for a single subject or perhaps even a scene with another subject. Thanks for entertaining the broadness of this question 😂 I’m an indie filmmaker just looking to add some stuff to my kit. I’ve got a 4x4 frame, don’t own any silks or anything just random “prosumer” products that have helped me along in these kinds of shoots (talking head and what not), as well as access to relatively high output LEDs similar to the Nanlite you’ve used here. Could go for some odds and ends to help me shape light for future exterior scenes and wanna make a good decision. Anyway, thanks again for the helpful video. Love this kinda stuff.

[@krisjenk]

thanks mate! yes this kit is usually my go to for most exteriors with just myself and my ac/assist. keeps things manageable with schedules etc. when i have a bigger crew i may use more things etc. it all depends. its a good base kit, but as for diffusion i would recommend having a 1/2 and full stop aswell as the 1/4 strength so you have options :)

[@willplez]

Was this also delivered in 4:3? Not gonna lie, I love that 4:3 is back

[@krisjenk]

sure was! love a bit of 4:3 ;)

[@Diajinn]

For the algorithm

i love this but somehow the face look flat, the guy with the green vest shows more volume, maybe there the key is brighter right?

[@marinrealestatephotography]

Thanks for posting the BTS. I know everyone is going to hate me, but... I would really like to see more depth of field from the 75mm angle. It seems like the opportunity to have a picturesque background was just kind of lost.

[@kaito2005]

How many of you cap wearing DP's that film themselves in motherfucking 4:3 are out there!? Also, why are you not talking into a lavalier mic while holding it in your hand? haha I'm just fucking with you brother. The shoot looks dope! You do you :)

[@brandinojam24]

I barely saw a noticeable difference as you were removing all the modifiers on your photographer.

[@superemesean5907]

Turn the mf music down!!!!!! 🤬