How To film Cinematic Documentary Interviews | Cinematography Breakdown

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Thank you! That was the goal. It’s always hard with a big production like that but I wanted to give as much information as possible

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[@BrittneyJanae]

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🎥 A great display of how being prepared matches with the DPs vision. Appreciate the breakdown on your preproduction process!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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📽️ First of all, I 'liked' this video barely a minute in becuse I stan your content, and no regrets! Secondly, being an actor, and photographer who has become a hybrid shooter, I feel affirmed by what you said toward the end about observing films for lighting etc.. I literally don't watch films the same anymore. Lastly, thank you for the Frameset mention and overall awesome breakdown of how you got this project done. As usual, I can't wait for the next one! 🙏🏾🎉

[@BrittneyJanae]

🥹🥹 thank you so much!! I’m so glad it helped!

[@Difrapuccino]

Thanks for this. You're reigniting my passion for storytelling.🎥

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Thank you for the workshop. 📸🎥👌🏽

[@Davion474]

I'm just learning how to shoot commercials and interviews for small businesses. This video has help me so much with pre production and planning. Thank you.

[@BrittneyJanae]

I’m glad it helped!!

[@_kcams]

Love this breakdown! 📹✨ I don’t think Aputure makes any round scrims for their fresnel attachments but that definitely would have taken down the hot spot-you could always grab a few Arri scrims for this and use an articulating arm to attach to the barn doors. With the slow push for LEDs, you don’t find round scrims on a G&E truck anymore.. unless you have a tungsten package.

[@BrittneyJanae]

I agree!! It was def something to make sure I think about for future shoots!

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[@ddannh12]

🎥 this was soo dope, excited about more cam op/ DP content

[@xxphactor]

I had a problem with the specular highlight on the forehead on an interview shoot. Everyone one wanted to roll cams but yet wanted me to fix it. What I did was flag the backlight (which was giving us the spill) with a small silk diffusion which spreaded the highlight and made it softer and less distracting. Good stuff!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you! That was an option but we had to keep the light clean since it was in the shot as a prop

[@xxphactor]

@@BrittneyJanae Ahh! Got it. By the way, I watched your video on shooting BTS on movie sets. I recently did that on a movie set recently. The movie set were old St. Louis homes, church and hospital. Space was at a premium and you had a lot of producers and hanger ons.I took your advice and used a monopod, but it was still tough work.

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[@Bicusproductions]

🎥Lighting is something I am working on getting better at in my short docs! This video is right on time! Thank you for sharing and really breaking it down, much appreciated.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!! And let me know if you have any questions

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Honestly best breakdowns and I feel like I'm learning lighting which has been a process for me. 🎥, thanks for the video.

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🎥 loved it! Thanks for the breakdown!

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excellent work and explanation!🎥📷📸

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🎥Killer sets and lighting!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you so much! And thanks for your time and watching it!

[@TDMiller]

Your videos have perfect timing. It crazy. It's like the 3rd or 4th time I needed inspiration or help, and then you publish a video addressing it. Next video please: how to salvage a badly prepped interview? 😅 I have footage, but it's still boring AF. I need to edit the hell out of it to make it work. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BrittneyJanae]

B roll, cut between cameras or cropping in

[@Darryl_xtx]

🎥 okay I’ve never heard of frame set or seeing the importance doing pre production. I’ll have to start doing this in my work

[@BrittneyJanae]

Definitely should!

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[@Laughterification]

🎥 🎥 🎥 love the sidey light look from the key and wrapping your fill around. Is there a reason/ emotion this delivers as opposed to a more traditional set up?

[@BrittneyJanae]

So I went for the sidey look because we wanted the 12x frame on the shot. Based on the inspiration photos and how I wanted to see the “BTS” look of the set. Also the goal is to step away from the traditional look of documentaries to create something fresh and exciting so I love trying new setups when I can! Also if I did a book light or anything similar it would have probably lit too much of the scene. The fill and side light gave more contrast to the scene.

[@Laughterification]

@@BrittneyJanae makes sense! Thanks for the response! Book light is exactly what I was thinking when I was thinking "traditional" hahaha

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Glad it was helpful!

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Thank you! I’m not Director tho!

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@@BrittneyJanae lol, gotchu i usually say "Director Respect" as an all around Salutation an customary honor to all those that makes the great set magic happen. 🎬🫡

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[@war77el]

📷 This is one of those times where what I take away from something as insightful as this, is the motivation to want to "words better". Though, I think i'll forever be stuck in the habit of arriving on-scene of projects, appearing to be "lost in space" in a random corner, before dashing back n' forth w/ random items while people wonder what I'm doing and/or what I'm going for. Thankfully most of those people have enough patience w/ me to end up liking the results at the end of my "mad scientist" moments. But another thing I'm taking away from this is "texture". I focus too much on sourcing 2D texture and put off branching out to explore environmental elements for textures.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Texture is everything!

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🎥Appreciate the work you're putting in - learning a lot!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!

[@KG-theknickerbockerkid]

📹for a photography class directional light assignment I used a work shop light with reflector that clamped onto things. 📷it seems cheaper and easier to get workshop lights from hardware store along with colorful bulbs. i have not used workshop lights with video cameras. one challenge i see in watching movies with night scenes is that I cant see whats going on. I am seeing it more nowadays than in past.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Yea workshop and cheaper lights will get things done when that’s all you have but it’s good to learn proper lighting and lights. The bigger the sets the more important the lights are.

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[@Heytroc]

Can you share how you worked with the Editor to complete the vision? Sharing footage, storyboard/script to editor, is that stressful or easy. Thank you for your content!!!❤

[@BrittneyJanae]

Hey so I didn’t work with the editor on this. The main director was the editor and he was there day of shoot and knew how he wanted it to go.

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🎥That's was interesting. If you would have use a diffuser, what color would it have been for this set up? Also what if you had to do it on the cheap (no Production lighting) Like just work light how would you have set it up? sorry that a lot

[@BrittneyJanae]

Diffuser?? And honestly this wasn’t production lighting per se. We used mostly aputure lights which are very affordable lights for production. So I’m not exactly sure what you mean?

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📸 love your work!

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!

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I love your videos!!! Do you use a specific LUT? Your skin looks so good and I am looking for that pop as well when I do my talking head style videos.

[@BrittneyJanae]

I don’t. It May be the lighting

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[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!

[@navarrog]

so good Brittney! my I ask what filtration are you using for the talking head? thanks!

[@BrittneyJanae]

For my talking head? I used the prism fx filter

[@C.M.S.]

I am a photographer but I love learning about light. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. When creating a storyboard for a shoot as a photographer what platform would you recommend?

[@BrittneyJanae]

No problem! I think canva and Pinterest will be good for you!

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[@BrittneyJanae]

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awesome breakdown, thank you for sharing! i always learn so much from your videos 🫶

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you for watching! I’m glad I was able to help!

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🎥 I want to do this work so bad!! is there a way you can do a video about budgeting for these projects that you're doing? I have a sigma fp and just trying to learn how to use this thing. But can't wait to do things like you're doing!

[@BrittneyJanae]

It usually not in charge of the budget as a DP. But if you’re asking about equipment wise. It’s really about lighting and not as much about the camera itself. Get you some good lighting.

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[@A2ZLiveEntertainment]

This is awesome! Thanks for the breakdown. Also, just one thing, a Fresnel is pronounced (FRA-NELL), its french, but even eng US or eng UK both have silent S :) Take it, or leave it, coz it probably dont matter at the end of the day.

[@BrittneyJanae]

Haha thank you!! I never pronounce things right! I’ll do better

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[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!!

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🎥 Thank you Teach!

[@scott_stevenson]

What is a series 2 Leko? I have source 4 Leko in my lighting package. I have never heard a DP ask for series 2 is that what you mean? Or it a different unit?

[@BrittneyJanae]

It was the Lustr S4 LED version. My gaffer brought that one to keep the LED and not have to use gels

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Dope video family! Do you have template you can send with your canva layout? I have been struggling to create an effective mood board.

[@BrittneyJanae]

I can add them to the description.

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@@BrittneyJanae youre the best! I guess I could have just texted you. lol. But thank you sis ✨

[@melstylez1441]

Do you have any advise for a cinematic look for people that can not afford cinema cameras?

[@BrittneyJanae]

A cinematic look comes from good lighting not the camera.

[@AlexSharesTheView]

Cool Video! How did you achieve the writing onto pictures for this breakdown?

[@BrittneyJanae]

A long process lol. Screen shot the image, get an iPad, edit markings while screen capturing. Airdrop to my computer

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You painted a great mental image nice details!…🎥

[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!

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[@BrittneyJanae]

Thank you!! I have a video on it. But I’ll def update and make a new on. But check out the video where I talk about how the 85mm changed my life. I basically started off in photography

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Love the video!! What brand of backdrops did you use?

[@BrittneyJanae]

It’s called schmidli or something like that

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[@BrittneyJanae]

It’s was really fun! It’s always fun working with my friends.

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