Get Soft Cinematic Lighting | Book Light

In this video, we're learning how to get some of the softest and most cinematic lighting using a Book Light. What is a book light? Well watch to find out how you can benefit!
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Thanks man, for providing this quality content for free ❤️

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you so much

[@videocasetteTV]

Awesome, the simplicity and the straightforwardness are the title of your videos kindly keep posting these wonderful gems

[@KrishnenduKes]

Great creativity with lights. One large light source. One reflector. And one diffusion. I would not have thought about that. Thank you!

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!

[@sam.oates_]

My word Brady, you're killing the game. Thank you for sharing techniques with such great material and examples for us to watch.

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you so much Sam!!

[@NewLayer]

Book light for life. Sometimes you can BARELY see the difference, but it totally changes the feel of a shot. Just another one of those "extra steps" type things that is totally worth doing when it's applicable.

[@BradyBessette]

You’re so incredibly nice thank you

[@codypchristian]

Love this! Thanks as always for the quality content.

[@aquacitydigital3316]

One of the more advanced lighting set ups. Awesome video!

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you so much

[@JasonQuizhpi]

Gonna go practice my lighting all day later today. Thank you for this!

[@BradyBessette]

Sounds like a super fun day!!

[@SourceAwareness]

Class is in session, friends, thanks to Professor Brady! Thanks brother, Pure Gold here, much love for you. This is very timely, as I've been experimenting with lighting lately. Blessings. :)

[@BradyBessette]

I appreciate this!!

[@naeemashaari]

thank you. this is so helpful ! keep sharing valuable content man ❤

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!

[@FioriCarmen]

This was really really great!! Thank you so much for making these videos!!

[@BradyBessette]

And thank YOU for the support

[@QasimZafar]

Hey bro just wanna say I’ve learned so much about lighting from you! Thank you so much, I don’t comment much but you’re definitely one of my favorite channels that I drop in on to learn from. Keep up the great work! 👏🏽

[@BradyBessette]

Hey there Qasim, thank you so much for the kind words. I’m glad I can help

[@QasimZafar]

@@BradyBessette You’re welcome man, you deserve it 😊.

[@MikeMatsuiJr]

Love this, going to apply this to night shoots in motivating soft moonlight bounce.

[@BradyBessette]

Heck yeah!!!

[@michaelashcraft9098]

Bradford young uses book lighting in just about everything and as always love the content!

[@BradyBessette]

Ain’t it great!!

[@trinimedia19]

Always great learning from you.

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you so very much

[@jonwaldman94]

Great tutorial Brady! Cheers

[@user-lc8ob5gm4c]

very helpful! Thank you!

[@nilsen5109]

Great as always 🥰🥰🥰

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!

[@SaraAnn]

the way I like to get the “softest light” is by having my boyfriend make a book light for me :)

[@BradyBessette]

The way I like to get the softest light is by diffusing your smile with a book light cause it’s so bright

[@ryanavigliano6544]

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[@michaelashcraft9098]

@@BradyBessette get a room you two 😝😂

[@CarloLlacar]

@@BradyBessette a romantic, I see

[@byronchang4330]

Great video man, I am wondering when bouncing a cob light for the book light, will you use a soft box to bounce it to the bounce board, or will you just use the reflector dish to bounce it to the bounce board?

[@kiddid7363]

Definitely needed these tips

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you Lee!!! I’m glad this helps

[@DreSignificant]

Total beast bro!

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!!

[@brittacurkovic]

Thanks, Brady, the point about facing the light AWAY from the set seems so obvious once you say it... spent a lot of time flagging and draping duv over the setup because that didn't occur to me! :-) By the way, one tip that you might want to share for someone that is stuck wanting to booklight but there's no room, is using a mafer clamp on a C stand and using two arms on one C stand, for a super small and compact book light for small spaces... you basically have two 4x6 sheets and then a small light. I use unbleached to bounce into, and grid to shoot through.

[@CountBenula]

Early to class for once

[@BradyBessette]

Hello!!!

[@JacobVossFilms]

The shot at 5:00 was stunning, great stuff Brady

[@BradyBessette]

Hey thank you Jacob!

[@SaraAnn]

I just woke up so I’m late hehe, buuut great video babe! 🖤

[@BradyBessette]

That’ll be points off your exam

[@Mrim86]

Amazing!

[@Steven-ih8xt]

Hey man great video, I had a question. To me the softbox looks like the smoother rolloff because the contrast between shadows and highlights looks less pronounced in this image. In the booklight image the shadows look stronger. Have I misinterpreted rolloff. The booklight image seems more appealling because it appears less flat but wanted to check my understanding of rolloff

[@edfox6921]

Dude, thank u!

[@movieman925]

great video I'm gonna try this out tomorrow

[@BradyBessette]

Heck yeah!

[@OfTwoLands]

Quick and nice tutorial mate :) !!

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!

[@sawfpv289]

Thank you so much for teaching these techniques. I also want to see about color grading too if possible. I do like the way of your colorgrading style.

[@BradyBessette]

I learn from Qazi, and Jake Pierrelee on KZbin!

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Thanks Brady!

[@BradyBessette]

Thank YOU!

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Great video as always!

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!

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Awesome, thanks for this and God bless

[@BradyBessette]

You’re welcome!!

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[@BradyBessette]

Of course!! Thank you

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[@kako191919]

For the aputure 300x + softbox, to take away some of the hotness, what if you used like a grid on top? Would have make it more natural looking?

[@BradyBessette]

Not a grid, but the 2 step softbox Aputure has makes it very soft!

[@iljabuinitski9745]

Nice tutorial, I liked iy. It was a bit confusing about blocking the spills, did not figure out fully, but It will still do. Thanks.

[@BradyBessette]

Well thank you very much!

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Nice work! Brady....

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Excellent video

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[@BradyBessette]

Thanks!

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Thank you

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!!!!

[@joonajks]

Can I use a clamp light from Home Depot with a shower curtain diffusion to get soft light in your opinion?

[@BradyBessette]

I bet you could yeah!!

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@@BradyBessette thank your sir!

[@426Studios]

How about using a 47" parabolic softbox that also has inside diffusion and grid? Is the difference still big enough?

[@BradyBessette]

I’m sure it will be a similar turnout, the main goal is to have a large source!

[@miguelgonzal1998]

Hi brady. Could you make a video of how to light up moving shots? Example when making a tracking shot or a sequence shot where you can see the 360 ​​location. Greetings from Panama🇵🇦

[@BradyBessette]

Yeah I think I could try that!! Thank you

[@jef1x]

Did u film this on s log…or something and grading. Or how? Or just filming and post video. Sorry for English))

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Can you make a video on how to light moving subject?

[@BradyBessette]

Yes!!

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[@BradyBessette]

BMPCC4k!! Link is in description to purchase!

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[@BradyBessette]

Who isn’t

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[@BradyBessette]

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[@BradyBessette]

Little bit!!

[@mrp2632]

Bro in your video about how to shoot a horror film the music was on point for that scary experience . If you dont mind can you do a video about background music and how it effects the mood if the film. It would be great if you did one 😄. Thank you

[@BradyBessette]

Yes!! Thank you so much

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[@BradyBessette]

Thank you so much and welcome!!

[@LeoArmenta]

So, what are your values for iso and f??? Great class my friend!!!

[@BradyBessette]

Iso 400 f3.5(ish) !! Thank you!!

[@LeoArmenta]

@@BradyBessette thank you mi friend!!!

[@BradyBessette]

You’re welcome my friend!!

[@davidlove8098]

Also larger light source for more catch light in the eyes.

[@BradyBessette]

Yes!!

[@gouravsinghkarki1145]

Pls give us tips on shooting a cinematic video indoor setup pls

[@rickhickman2730]

Have you tried a second layer of diffusion, attached about halfway down the first layer of diffusion, so the lower area is a bit more diffused so the facial region is the hottest part of the scene?

[@thepropolys]

I’d use a net

[@gw2maniac]

Do you like your 300x as well?

[@BradyBessette]

Yes!

[@gw2maniac]

I was struggling to choose between the two (panel and 300x) for my first big boy light. Any suggestions?

[@BradyBessette]

I would say 300x as a first light!

[@englishforsrilanka2535]

Professor Brady can you please conduct a lesson on proper exposure using the Blackmagic system? I'd be very willing to buy a course (Provided it's under 100$). If you could make a genre specific(preferably horror) set of tutorials which includes all that an independent filmmaker would need (lighting. exposure, color grading etc) to make their first indie film, that would be amazing. I said horror because there's actual money to be made in that genre. Money isn't everything but we need a source of income to finance our passion. I'm still saving up to buy a BMPCC4k, I'll hopefully save enough in a couple of years. Thank you, a reply would be much appreciated!

[@BradyBessette]

That would be awesome!! Let me work on a course

[@englishforsrilanka2535]

@@BradyBessette I hope you know how much your response means to me. Thank you professor! May your cup runeth over!

[@tacsmith]

One thing I like about your videos is that you don't use random ass B - roll of you doing stuff like making cofee or opening a door. All your B-roll helps enhance the video.

[@BradyBessette]

Honestly a huge compliment thank you so much

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Why don't you ask to subscribe AFTER we watch the entire video. This is a give and take world...

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[@BradyBessette]

Isn’t it fun ;)

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I wish that I would have any one

[@jamesreed7278]

Which produces the softer light, book light or cove light and which do you prefer?

[@BradyBessette]

Tough question, book light may, since you can get it closer, but for wides. - large cove light might be softer. I’ve never compared directly though!

[@jamesreed7278]

@@BradyBessette Crimson Engine gave an example of the “Swiss Frame Book Light.” Which takes up less space then the regular book light. Check it out on his KZbin page. I would love to know what you think. Thanks for your response!

[@sisterbrothers1677]

How do you light black talent with soft light? How do you light outdoor scenes? How do you light a wide shot with soft light. Come on man, give up the answers that we need.

[@BradyBessette]

Ahahah ok ok ok stop yelling!! Working on it

[@jaredfilms]

agree with that! Lighting black talents is different and more people should know how to light them

[@JacobVossFilms]

I often find that individuals with a darker skin tone are complimented quite nicely with a tungsten key, not at all a hard and fast rule but something I've seen

[@jaredfilms]

@@JacobVossFilms yeah that’s where whiter skin tones start to look less nice... always gold to know

[@youknow6607]

this is dark

[@cagf2013]

Useful video. Just want to point out that if you have a big enough space you don’t really need to use a book light with that second diffusion layer. Simply use a very matte surface to bounce off (like muslin fabric). Give it enough distance and there will be no hot spot on the muslin - hence no real need to soften further. The other advantage of using a straight bounce is you don’t have light spilling around the edges of your front diffusion layer which can be a pain for wider shots. Personally I use 9 metres of muslin wrapped into a giant cove around my subject… if you are able to fill it evenly with 2 or 3 wide spread panel lights it’s magic.

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damn, man, why your videos often are so underexposed?

[@BradyBessette]

I love my low levels!!