how I shot this MOODY music video! Red Komodo and Vazen Anamorphic

[@Christhegearguy]

dude this is great! nice shots look amazing and great music! I came for footage but stayed for both!

[@mcgreevs24]

Dude this was a fantastic break down of the lighting setup. So appreciate you taking the time share. Can’t wait for more lighting break downs.

[@CreativeReverie]

Well shot, lit and edited man, that is some really good work. Your handheld movement was also beautiful, fit the video and song, creating a calming human aspect atmosphere. Absolutely love the song too, so much quality in every aspect.

[@jacobmullertv]

Insane work on all the line great job to the musicgroup . And beatiful lighting .

[@mar_celll]

I love these kind of videos: fun, educational and really well made keep up the good work, bro!

[@TheKold35]

I got my komodo and I just need to invest in lights but the work you did here are goals! 👌🏽

[@kmshairstay]

Lighting is soooo important 🙌⚡️

[@TheKold35]

@@benjaminreed6816 That’s the dumbest thing I heard in a while.

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you ❤️❤️ Congrats on the Komodo!! It’s an amazing camera. Lighting-wise, I only own the Aputure 300d, and that’s it! If I bought all the lights I’ve ever used, I would have negative dollars :(

[@samuelguce]

really appreciate this mate - looking for work in this industry locally can sometimes be disheartening as I really want to work with people who are operating from these cine and lighting principles. Alot of people are just pointing the camera and pressing record.

[@samuelguce]

3 months later I'm assisting camera and lighting, learning from creative pros - and still coming back to watch/listen to this - awesome song

[@samuelguce]

also personally enjoy this mix of Abby's vocals more than the spotify version.

[@TonyLaPron]

Strong Bon Iver vibes ☺️ added in Apple Music! Thanks! Great video man 🎥🎬

[@RohanCalifornia]

Amazing work!

[@kolecava]

Blue flaring was icing! Super cool and detailed breakdown 🙏

[@LukeHolliday]

It was a sweet treat lemme tell ya 🤤 thank you!!

[@KhurumKhan]

very helpful, I've Got the Red Komodo and nice learning curve and yes would be great to see your colour grade process.

[@nextquestionlighting]

hahahah "literally... that's it." love this buddy!

[@soybrunomarin]

Nice work Luke! keep it up

[@anthonyvella5014]

Please do a lut breakdown. Your colors are seriously impressive.

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you!! I did the whole color breakdown at the end of this video! Super simple, just a couple steps :)

[@johnsonrich9934]

Great lighting

[@BryceDocherty]

I love this song SO much! After it was over I listen to it again before your explanation. Loved this breakdown man. Super awesome. I love watching lighting setups because it just helps me so much when I need ideas lighting a scene. Thanks for making this. Keep doing what you love brutha! And get a Woodwick Cinnamon Chai :)

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you so much!!! And noted, I’ll definitely check out that candle ❤️‍🔥

[@BryceDocherty]

@@LukeHolliday your sniffer will thank you!!!

[@davidmorris3898]

Good song and good video work!

[@Thelightcoffeebean]

Beautiful bro awesome work!

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you!!

[@3ddesign216]

Beautiful song, nice video, color grading!

[@LukeHolliday]

Thanks so much!

[@CarlesRull]

Awsome Job Luke! love your content

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you so much for watching!!

[@wilb954]

Awesome video! Where can I get the diopters you mentioned?

[@DynamicPhil84]

Great lighting setup and the set design was on point. You did a great job mixing the warm and cool light. Interesting idea to use a diopter with the 40mm Vazen lens. Did you consider also renting the 65mm? I wonder if that would have gotten you those closeup shots that you wanted. Though probably easier to swap on/off a diopter as opposed to a completely different lens.

[@jonatanilus6233]

Hi! How big was the room (in square meters) where you filmed?

[@DannyDHidalgo]

Great work!

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you so much!

[@DastanZhumagulov]

Result is very lovely! Vazen looks amazing, too bad they're not very popular with rentals in my area, especially not in mft mount, so there's no way to use them projects with my camera unless I shell out $10k :( Had a chance to use 40mm on a rented komodo kit once and was very pleasantly surprised with picture it produced.

[@brandonchristensen2990]

Hey Luke, on the fence on buying a 40mm. Does it have a filter thread at all, or do you need to use Diopter trays? I know the 28mm Vazen has filter threads so you can get cheaper diopters from Tiffen, but it doesn't seem like that's the case here.

[@aov_james]

keep on doing what you're doing! MV was really really great

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you!!

[@blankbrian]

Great stuff man! I grew up in Cincinnati and work in video. I've heard your name floating around and I think I know some mutual friends of yours. Anyway you put out some excellent work. I'd love to see a video on your grading work flow. I want to start working on grades in davinci but edit in premiere. Idk how to go back and forth in the programs seamlessly. Keep it up!

[@LukeHolliday]

Oh no way!! That’s awesome, glad to see another Cincy native 🤘🏻 I might do a video on my color workflow, but there are plenty of great videos talking about the premiere to davinci round trip process! It’s actually pretty simple! It just kinda sucks that effects in premiere don’t transfer over in the round trip.

[@markdanielkelly]

This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your process. Would you mind sharing your process for getting correct exposure? False colour, light meter, waveform, etc.? I understand how to ensure a shot isn't over or under exposed, but how do you make decisions about how bright each light should be? When is it okay to blow out a highlight? And by how much? Is there a resource (book, tutorial, class, etc.) you recommend for learning exposure?

[@LukeHolliday]

Great question. I usually just have my base LUT in my camera to make sure everything looks close to how it will be graded, and I adjust by eye. This year, a goal of mine is to become more technical and more consistent with my ratios, so I want to start metering my setups to measure ratios. I just need to buy a light meter :) From what I hear, it’s just practicing it a lot that helps you be more confident in what your camera can handle, and what type of ratios you like for your looks.

[@worktime3411]

@@LukeHolliday a What is the best model light meter for video ?

[@prayinghands11]

lovely colors man! what's your aspect ratio and what out did you use? is this IPP2

[@jacoporodolfi4806]

really cool, what anamorphic mode did you use on komodo? 4:3? did you got vignetting? ps I really dig your comment on ow blocking light is as important as the light you turned on

[@LukeHolliday]

Thank you!! Yep 4:3 1.8x! I didn’t notice any undesirable vignetting

[@murasaki1177]

Bruh you skilled.

[@spokewheel4085]

Well done!

[@worktime3411]

Did you use any filters for this lens ? What diameter nd could be used on this lens?

[@Xavier_Sc]

Just listening to you reminds me why I never use Anamorphics 😶‍🌫️

[@hyperspace]

VERY INTERESTING, BRO! THANK YOU !

[@LukeHolliday]

Thanks glad you like :)

[@Panzardi]

The images, composition and colors are excellent. Personally though, I didn't really connect with the handheld motion. Would've preferred a more smooth feel to the movement or even some static shots. Regardless excellent job friend!

[@shanelord3472]

same. Did he do it on purpose?

[@lukesinqh]

Great video!! Fellow Komodo boy here lol

[@randytate]

Did you use diopters for teh close ups?

[@randytate]

Nevermind, you covered it.

[@nicholascrawford2583]

Are you shooting in R3D or Prores?

[@LukeHolliday]

R3d always! ProRes on Komodo isn’t great unfortunately

[@SeanRustay]

Are there any cheaper alternatives for this setup that you'd use other than the lite mat?

[@LukeHolliday]

I recently heard about something called the intellytech litecloth which is a lot cheaper! But either way, I like to rent these things and not spend thousands to own lights. I only own an aputure 300d, and I rent everything else per project :)

[@SeanRustay]

@@LukeHolliday Thank you so much! Can you recommend a certain rental site for lights and lenses? Or do you usually do local places?

[@LukeHolliday]

@@SeanRustay some stuff I get locally, but I rent online from lensrentals and lensprotogo!

[@HyperVisionProd]

waiting for 1080 at least!

[@LukeHolliday]

Oops! Didn’t see that HD hadn’t processed! Hopefeully soon ❤️ 4k is worth it haha

[@rickymaxx]

what bulbs did you use on the lamps

[@LukeHolliday]

Not sure the exact brand, but they’re some type of LED Edison bulbs. Very warm, around 2000k. You can get em at like Home Depot or Lowe’s. They’re a little pricey, like maybe $10 per bulb

[@FranciscoAbreuMusic]

Congrats!

[@imeantry8006]

Love the song but only have Apple Music

[@LukeHolliday]

He's also on apple music! The EP is called The Boy From Ohio

[@trentmillspaugh]

You're a Davinci Wizard!

[@LukeHolliday]

Thanks man ❤️❤️😊

[@africanhistory]

lamp not straight but otherwise nice. looks like a filter on lens