Improve Your Lighting Using Colour Temperature - Lighting with Colour Part 1

[@mantenbrink]

The amazing thing with these videos is that even though I understand the basics of color temperature, the examples still give me a lot of creative insight on how to make use of them and inspires me to create. Thank you.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

This is wonderful to hear - as things are a bit more basic in part 1 compared to the other parts, I was hoping I could bring something a little different to the basic ideas in this section and explain them a little differently! It's difficult to find information on topics like this broken down into something I myself would have understood better when I was first learning, and even making this it gave me more of a clarity too, regardless of the fact I already knew the basics. So I'm happy you're finding inspiration from it!! Thank you so much!

[@ElijahTichborne]

Best video on KZbin in regards to explaining kelvin and setting white balance

[@sameerbaria]

Hey Rob, A fellow cinematographer here from India This is really the level of content we all need on KZbin in terms of cinematography tutorials. I really enjoy your videos, they are so detailed and yet simplistic. I wish you could showcase breakdowns from more professional sets for eg - Shooting a high-budget advertisement or a web series/feature film whenever you get a chance to work on that scale. Wish you the best!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Hi Sameer! Thank you so much for the kind words and I'm super happy you're getting so much out of them! Maybe one day! :)

[@Itsjussmaya]

This has been a question of mine that has never been answered. I cant believe your content is free. I genuinely hope you get big and accomplish all your goals Rob. You are doing gods work. Much love brotherrr

[@MoveWithMurph]

I got so much value out of this video, I really appriciate that you made this.

[@seraikdm2340]

This is the best channel for learning lighting and color .Thank you for your help .Just Amazing, THANK YOU again .God Bless You with all the happiness.

[@JaspreetSinghArtist]

one of the best channel about Cinematic lighting.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@priyaanshu6391]

Hey Rob I went ahead and got the full course and the way you managed to pack so much value into just 46 minutes is unbelievable. I take way too many courses online and I mean it when I say that this was phenomenal in an unparalleled way. Part two was absolutely insane. The sun and moonlight explanation blew my mind. And your presentation is unreal. Once I started watching, I practically went into a trance state. The music, the incredibly concise explanation and beautiful visual examples basically gripped me. For the first time, I can say that the subject of white balance is clear to me. I’m excited to try out everything you showed, thank you so much. This is brilliant. Never stop posting, please.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I'm so glad you got so much out of the video and you've been very kind to leave such a glowing review on here - I really do appreciate it!! Thank you so much for letting me know and I hope I can continue making tutorials that are this helpful for you! 😄

[@foodstrongfamily]

I truly love your style of teaching and your amazing ability to light every scene in a stunning way! I have added to my to do list to buy your course and complete it as soon as I'm done with the other course I'm taking starting Monday (Casey Neistat's storytelling course on Monthly). Thank you so much for putting these together!! I cannot way to take your mini course!!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Andre I'm glad you enjoy the way I present these videos, it's great to hear as I know it can be a bit toned down compared to a lot of other channels covering these topics! And thank you so much for your support - I hope you enjoy the video! :)

[@Carjackwilder]

I am always so excited when I see your uploads, I appreciate everyone of your videos, and I'm super thankful for all the knowledge you share!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Carson that means a lot to hear! I'm super happy you're enjoying the videos I put up and I hope you enjoyed this one! 😊

[@piensaenglishx378]

Yet another absolutely fantastic video. started making videos about a year ago and your videos have helped me no end. Thank you so much!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I'm happy that my videos have helped you so much and I appreciate you letting me know!! Thank YOU so much!! 😄

[@7snad]

So, what I understood from your video is that we should always balance the temperature of our lights to have full control over the camera's white balance and make our scene more creative.

[@7snad]

BTW your tutorial is amazing!

[@영화만드는사람]

Thank you for your all videos. i'm so appreciated your lighting skills. Thanks to you, I became the best DOP in my department. Thank you!!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Wow that's awesome!! I'm super happy to hear that! Thank you so much! :)

[@scottievee330]

Spectacular job explaining all the nuance. Bravo... hence the course.

[@benkuzaaa]

the only missing part is your smile. LOL! That 100% serious face on all your videos! 🤣

[@MelanieOlive]

😂

[@zacbaillie5266]

excellent video thankyou Rob, love the way you explain, a great way to lean and absorb. cheers mate

[@D-watt7]

Thank you so much Rob for this informative yet easy to comprehend video tutorial. I have always wanted to understand white balance deeply, it relevance and how it can be used creatively to alter the output and thanks you. Very grateful!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy to help! And glad you found the video so useful! Thank you so much!! :)

[@leedonohue]

Rob, you truly are a gem! Can't even begin to describe how glad I am that you create the content that you do. It really inspires me to become a better cinematographer!!!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Lee! Means a lot to hear, I'm super happy my content is inspiring you! :)

[@MarcelloMOV]

Yessss!!!! I haven’t even started the video but I know it’s going to be a banger!!! You are, without a doubt, the best hands on cinematographer to learn from. Not only are you exceptionally talented at executing your vision, you are equally gifted in being able to share the knowledge you’ve acquired. Thank you for everything!!!!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate your trust in my work and your kind words! Always puts a smile on my face to see someone getting so much from my videos and it's one of the reasons I can keep doing it. Thank you!! ☺

[@MarcelloMOV]

@@RobEllisCinematographer after seeing the video twice, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate another Zelda fan!!! The Boss Key pendant and the hearts tattooed to the forearm are sick as hell man! If I wasn’t convinced before to buy the full course I am now haha! Cheers!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

@@MarcelloMOV @Yeet Yeti MOV I never considered how much of a fan boy I look with the necklace AND the tattoo! But I'm okay with that haha! Always good to connect through a mutual love of video games - if I didn't start this channel I would have loved to have done something video game related. Maybe I'll find an idea to combine video games and cinematography for a video at some point, I reckon it can be done 🤔 thanks so much for your support, I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoy the video!!

[@larionszilasi2964]

Amazing video again Rob! I mean, I was already knowing these basics, but you managed to explain this so easy, that somehow it made me understand it even more :D For a beginner, this video is a true gem, I wish there was people like you when I got into this, 8 minute video explains this better, than a university class, and I mean it. Once I get some extra money I will make sure I will get your mini courses, to educate more myself! edit: Im glad to see you still rock with Blackmagics!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! Haha happy to hear that, it's always good to go back over the basics and solidify your knowledge, I actually found writing the video helped me to see it more clearly too! Thank you, the other parts go into some more in depth ideas, so I hope when you get to chance to see it you enjoy it! And I appreciate the kind words - thank you so much! 😄

[@adeadolfo]

Thanks for this knowledge you are putting out. I just purchased and viewed the full mini course and enjoyed every bit of it. It´s been a while since I wanted to recreate moonlight shots and now I feel more confident thanks to you!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Adolfo and thank you for your support! Happy the video has inspired you in some way! :)

[@KantSleep]

Awesome information. I'm learning more and more with every video!

[@errorofmind]

Thank you for sharing the knowledge. You are a great teacher, we could learn a lot from you. Cheers!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much, I appreciate the kind words! 😄

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

www.robelliscinematography.com/downloads - download the full 46 minute mini course + all 5 individual parts for just £15! Colour graded with: www.dehancer.com - get 10% off Dehancer using ROBELLIS at checkout www.patreon.com/robelliscinematography - support me on Patreon for extra content, informal breakdowns of my work and extended KZbin videos - including the entire Lighting with Colour mini course available to steam now! To kick off the Lighting with Colour series, we'll take a look at the basics of blending your lighting into an image with already existing light sources, using colour temperature - but also change our white balance, to creatively alter the look and feel of the shot.

[@somevids4187]

Hey, did you not have previous mini-courses on you website? Or were they all on your patreon? Thanks!

[@feydanmedia]

I am stunned of how much I gain from this video. Absolute class mate thank you for sharing 🙏🏻

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Glad to hear you got a lot out of it, thank you so much for watching!! :)

[@AnandaGarden]

I was riveted, such a clear explanation with examples. Thank you, Rob.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you! Happy you enjoyed it!! :)

[@innatemusic]

Love this channel. It’s funny; even though I understand color temperature, it always confused me when one would raise the cameras color temperature to get a cooler look and vice versa. No longer am I confused. Thanks, man.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy you got something out of the video Nathan and thank you so much for watching and commenting!! 😄

[@justinjurij1164]

Excited to go through the mini-course :) 🙏

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much Justin! I really appreciate your support and I hope you enjoy it! :)

[@bhapampa]

Happy new year Rob! immensely helpful video as always

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy New Year Henry! Super happy you found the video helpful and thank you so much!

[@Shurehlm]

This is the video I've been waiting for.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Glad to hear it, I hope you enjoy it!! :)

[@asifurrahman6549]

I'm so glad that you survived until KZbin removed the dislike button...no more haters or dislike bots now... btw.....great video as always!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I didn't even notice it was gone! 🤣 I can't say I've ever paid too much attention to likes, but it is lovely to know people are enjoying my videos so I appreciate them all the same! Thank you so much! 😊

[@champmoges9374]

you're such an inspiration...tanx a lot.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@SeamusWood]

These videos are amazing and so useful, When I can I will have to purchase the full course!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@AJSaputraID]

How about mixing color temperature?

[@jd5787]

I bought the mini course. I haven't had time to view it though. If the content is as good as this, I will love it... I am no pro but I really appreciate this sort of work. You are a light artist...

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much for your support and I hope you enjoy the full video! :) it's always good to be interested in a variety of things even if you don't class yourself as a professional!

[@jd5787]

@@RobEllisCinematographer I work in a completely different field ;) but I can tell you love your craft and are good at it! Keep up with the good work!

[@MrAykut2010]

Need to comment again, this is really the beste video to understand how to White balance a scene 💪🏼💪🏼 thx for this and i hope you will share more videos like this 👌🏼💪🏼😊

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Haha thank you so much, I appreciate it! :)

[@ministerioabrazamejesus]

Great stuff! Thank you for this amazing Videos!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! :)

[@bstory2546]

Rob, this was great!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! 😄

[@traycrust]

This is such a great video!

[@BoyBlessing]

3:31 was mindblowing

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks so much!!

[@framesandframes561]

This is so damn helpful going to buy the full course right now.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate the support and I hope you find it useful!

[@appetitelife]

It’s come together nicely mate!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you mate! :) was about to say I can rest now, but when has that ever been true haha!

[@reubenblosch8612]

Great as always! sticking gels over windows can be great! also using ND gels can help to cool down practicals and windows :)

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Absolutely - there's a lot you can do with colour when you have the right tools! Thanks so much Reuben!

[@Bo_Hazem]

Quality video as always! I would ask for a video of how/when you use softer/diffused light vs harsh light, lighting angles to represent a feeling in a scene. I can see you providing a wonderful explanation there, as always. Warm regards!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks so much! And great suggestion! I'll add it to the list! :D hope you're well!

[@Bo_Hazem]

@@RobEllisCinematographer Doing great and always enjoying your quality content! Hope you the best, mate. Warm regards🙏

[@BastiMark]

Really really good and interesting video Rob! Thank you for your input

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you Sebastian, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@magicaleye6943]

waiting for part 2🔥

[@samuelguce]

fantastic little walkthrough

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! 😄

[@jalenspencerfilm]

You teach very well!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks so much Jalen, I appreciate it! Sometimes it's hard to tell if you've made things clear when you listen to it over and over in the edit - so comments like this are great to hear haha! Thank you!

[@Peter-nf1yv]

This video is extremely valuable to me as I am trying to submerge myself in lighting studies! +1 video like and +1 Patreon

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Super happy to hear I've been able to help out Peter and thank you so much for your support!! 😊

[@MrPhillipsTheChangeAgent]

Well done

[@ScribblebytesWorldwide]

I always feel expensive when I watch these if that makes sense. It's always got great production value.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

That's awesome and I'm glad you think so! It's hard to judge your own work sometimes so it's good to hear this 😄

[@LE007EL]

I took your course and it’s very helpful. One question about the last section part 5 : you didn’t mention what WB we put when it comes to RGB lighting. If you have any course, please let me know. Thank you again.

[@Aso197]

Thank you so much!

[@MrAykut2010]

God bless you now i understand it better 🙏🏼💪🏼

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy to help! :)

[@nijataliyev1470]

Hey Rob, awesome breakdowns and tutorials. Thanks for sharing all the knowledge. Would be super useful if you could share your techiques how to nail manual focus on shots with movement. Like for example in the concert and wedding trying to have artist or subject on focus where there are lots of movement, and with gimbal as things get a lot more harder.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!! The only thing I can really say for that is practise - focus peaking helps out massively as a visual aid, but in terms of more run and gun one man band situations, it's really getting used to how your lens focuses and thinking about which way you should be turning that focus ring in relation to things getting further, or closer to the lens to get the focus correct. Once you've practised that enough it computes in your brain a little better, but there's no hard technical solution to shooting like this, it's just getting used to it and practise!

[@nijataliyev1470]

​@@RobEllisCinematographer So practice it is ;) thank you so much Rob. You can't imagine how much help your videos are. And plus it's so enjoyable to watch as you create eye-pleasing footages.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

@@nijataliyev1470 thank you so much! 😊

[@andrewkwon2468]

So match the camera wb to the color temp of your lights. Then adjust white balance on camera for creative looks. Is this correct? But what about when it comes to things like slog and shooting raw so you can manipulate color later in post? What is the relationship between controlling color temperature, color grading, and shooting raw/slog?

[@sagethomas8634]

I have been searching the internet for a video like this for AGES! This is so good!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Glad I could provide!! Thank you so much! 😊

[@Jochemms]

Amazing!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@morucek]

great video!! thanks

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! :)

[@eons9449]

Do you have colorgrading course using premier pro n film convert?. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about lighting to us. That helps us a lot.. Theorically and Practically.

[@abrarcreates]

Hey bro in my phone display original color pro and vivid mode I've chosen original color pro color temperature warm deus this best for watching movies?

[@宗原-r1s]

After adjusting the camera's white balance during shooting, how do you calibrate the white balance during color correction later? Or does it not require calibration in the future?

[@k-qp2nv]

Rob i tried this at home works. Although how realistic does the light need to be? The light in your scene 1 the lamp considering placement would not light up your face that much especially to the opposite side.

[@MichalKuzminski]

You're GOD many thanks for this content !

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I wouldn't go that far but I appreciate the sentiment haha! Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate it!! 😄

[@MichalKuzminski]

@@RobEllisCinematographer I bought your course and its amazing. I send you and e-mail with one question. Please check your mailbox. Cheers

[@gilbertknegt6419]

Awesome series! A bit late comment though.. There is a difference in using a certain temperature and adjusting the whitebalans. I'm not exactly sure how it works but I presume daylight has more of the colorspectrum so the subject reflect all the colors it can, while with warm or cool light only a limited spectrum. Do you usually notice a difference in using just any light and adjusting the whitebalans vs using a more white daylight temperature, in how objects and people look?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! I'm not overly technical in this regard, but yes there probably would be minor differences, because of the different peaks in the spectrum of the particular light you're shooting under - when LED lights started being used for filmmaking they were mostly a bit rubbish because of their low CRI rating and colour spikes for example, but now they're much better. A true tungsten/halogen light used to look much much better on camera than an LED or even HMI (I think it still does, but it's a much closer comparison than before!) because of it's colour spectrum being the closest you can get to actual sunlight/daylight with a CRI of 100. So taking these factors into account it depends on what you're shooting with in the first place! If you're shooting in natural light, or you're shooting with a tungsten/halogen lamp/light, then pushing your white balance around is still going to be super accurate. But with LED lights I'd imagine there are certain spikes in different places when you change colour temperature which could also effect how the image appears between different camera white balances and different white balances on the lighting unit itself. But honestly, I don't think there are any massively noticeable differences with the better accuracy of LED units nowadays. That's my understanding anyway - someone correct me if I'm talking absolute rubbish haha!

[@jamesreed7278]

Can I purchase the download if I'm in America?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Absolutely!

[@jamesreed7278]

@@RobEllisCinematographer I bought it!! It’s really good. I can’t wait for you to create more. I had a few questions on the last part of the video when you talked about mixed lighting. You didn’t mention much about the camera’s white balance with the mixed lighting.

[@yolcu_almanya]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻bravo

[@sf-mediafilm1784]

nice

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Cheers!

[@Aviciiz]

Are you back to blackmagic after your S5?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I picked up a Pocket 6K for the internal ND's and BRAW... just shortly after, they announced the BMD Video Assist could get BRAW from the S5 🤣 but internal ND's were something I had personally needed for some time so it made sense for me to make the switch! I've shot a few run and gun jobs in the past month though and if I still had the S5 they would've been a breeze - so I'm probably gonna end up grabbing one again at some point!

[@Aviciiz]

@@RobEllisCinematographer Internal NDs are killer yeah, how do you like the image of the 2 cameras?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

@@Aviciiz they are super super helpful! In terms of image I couldn't really favour one over the other, there's definitely a different feeling to both cameras, which I imagine is the way the different sensors render an image (I'm not an expert on this stuff and full frame feels a bit different to work with on the S5) but both are equally as good in my opinion and you could easily match them. I don't think the general viewer would notice a difference! The S5 is excellent in low light also but the Pocket is still pretty good!

[@Aviciiz]

@@RobEllisCinematographer Very nice, thanks for letting me know!

[@johnrobert8617]

Classsic

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks John!

[@monezweminn807]

I am not sure you replying this message or not. But wanna ask something. Why would you bother to match your color temperature of your camera to the light source. I mean you used a lamp and tungsten 3200K and moved your camera white balance to 3200. Can't u just set ur camera white blalance to 5600K since the frist place and then use warm light like 3200K or whatever. Isn't it more simple? I just asking cuz I really have no idea. No intention to insult.

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