Source Filmmaker Tips and Tricks 2: Advanced Lighting Techniques

[@FUNKe]

Hey man, i'm not sure if you feel making tutorials is that impactful but i've learned a shitton from your first TipsnTricks, same with this. Sadly i haven't taken the time to finish a project since i learned a bit from you, so i can't really show that improvement. But it's a lifetime above where i was before. Eager to see more from you.

[@happyhapsly]

good to see you finally doing good with sfm then

[@6k911Channel]

Lmao "I Miss Team Fortress 2"s intro just shows how far you've come. And ya, this is a really good tutorial.

[@sagerz6509]

thanks for doubling the audio randomly. I needed that heart attack

[@bucketofcalzones457]

Hey howdy you handsome Canadian you. Fancy seeing you here.

[@KingFluffs]

I love you. This is so much better than other videos (valve included) that I've seen.

[@Warhorse26]

very well done, look forward to seeing more. btw, how is the new Immeasurable Evil coming along? You did a fantastic job with the previous episodes.

[@Herostrain]

I honestly haven't worked on the next episode for about 2 months now. Though I can still get it back on schedule to be released at the end of April!

[@TsuriaDragon]

Thank you Hero for making another tutorial really looking forward to viewing this later tonight :)

[@MEGAF00T]

Man it looked so rad with the lights off and the sparks.

[@lostpony4885]

thanks a bunch for my first glimpse at the SFM interface!

[@expandulardongus360]

Wow, I actually learned quite a few things to make my work better. Thanks!

[@nightshadow9937]

I cant help but feel like everyone who can actually use SFM correctly and actually make something of good quality deservers to be praised for they're skill iv tried to use sfm myself im terrible I have no idea how sfm works and it seems just to much for me mainly due to I don't have the amount of creativity that you people do nor the skill i think the biggest reason why i want to praise everyone who can use this program is that most people here are just random everyday people you'd probley see it school work or whatever not always some big producer that after he/she comes home form work they start to work on they're own personal project most people who do sfm aren't getting paid to do this so to me that shows dedication and pure skill if they haven't taken classes just using tutorials like this on KZbin and ware ever else you may find these tips and stuff in the end i think i feel like im comparing sfm people to finalists of American idle, Americas got talent, dancing with the stars, etc. its the fact that these people are hiding in plain sight but have Ext ordinary skills beyond the average joe. and i just cant help but feel like some of those big movie producers are always looking for skilled people like these now im sure a lot of the people who work on sfm and do great at it probly are planning to do that as they're carrier if they aren't doing it allreddy... to finish this up (god im dragging this on forever >.

[@lostpony4885]

hey night shadow have you done anything cool by now? I bet you have. I agree this looks hard and I appreciate those who do all this hard work to bring us stuff. I hope to use sfm for some things I want to do so it's really great to have videos like this one to help us learn.

[@Undersans]

It looks easy for me. I have watched the official tutorial and understand it greatly. I don't have a computer that has windows though.

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

At 1:34 how did you get the light to stick to the Camera? That's something I could really use.

[@tbOsiris3000]

+Herbivore The Carnivore Click and Drag the light you want to edit onto the Viewport. Use that viewport to edit the light's position and such. I agree, that's something that'll bring some awesomeness to scenes.

[@CannibalToast]

what is the spark particle your using?

[@Chris_M-fn6yk]

You earned yourself a new subscriber

[@Penguinsfishing]

Thanks for sharing, this is very useful.

[@TLABify]

Do you lock the light to the camera to move it around like that? As if you're looking from the lights perspective.

[@GuelFilms]

this looks amazing

[@HayzenAnimations]

Could you make an animation tutorial/showing how you animate? I'm looking to improve my skills, thank you

[@gold94chica]

OK yeah now I remember where I've seen you before lol. I watched this a while ago. It's amazing what you can do for a scene with just lighting!

[@ericreynolds7126]

whenever I get a new pc I'll be sure to try out your tips and tricks for when I make my first sfm video someday. :)

[@eddyboy501]

I grant this tutorial a Significant and not over complicated:)

[@3Guys1Video]

What's that song playing in the background?

[@offwhxte5741]

10:03 that earrape scared me so bad T-T

[@hisolol]

Please tell me what's the music you used in the video!

[@FireLilydarkfire025]

***** Just wondering how you would place fire in a fire place in SFM because I don't really know how to do that. I am new to using particles and don't really know much.

[@FireLilydarkfire025]

+TheGaming Pie thank you for that

[@BigHippo777]

hey herostrain! great videos! but i have to ask, wheres the best place to start to learn SFM. Do you have a guy in mind or do i just look around.

[@0ctalpus]

Stupid Question... How did you get those black borders? In the final product I mean

[@LordJagd]

+Non-Photo You can make an overlay yourself and add it in. That doesn't work for me for a technical reason so I just taped my computer monitor over where the black borders would be so I can animate with the final composition in mind and just add the borders at the very end with Adobe Premiere Pro

[@delongjohnsilver7235]

Could u make this into a full length video, like the security soldier w/ a small plot and all

[@Herostrain]

I actually contrived this scene as a short prequel to Pinked, note the same soldier from the beginning, and the somewhat similar surroundings. So no full length video, but an addition to another I guess.

[@Mincer420]

Looks way better when you rendered it, are there some extra things that i have to do when i render it?

[@Herostrain]

+Mincer - Depth of field and non intrusive motion blur are super important. .021 is I thinks SFM's default, and it's also the industry standard in Hollywood. Also be sure to turn your sample rate up for DOF and MOBlur. 128 should be the minimum. If you think your system can handle it though, 1024x256 is recommended for the best looking results.

[@Mincer420]

***** Totally understood a word you said. ;-;

[@themusicbrony556]

Kaboom, MIND BLOWN WAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[@thezombiewacker4120]

I know im late. But can you tell me whats the name of the song? Or music? Or whatever XD. But this tutorial is Amazing! Damn i needed that.

[@laukesaiyajin5970]

How are you changing the intensity and stuff, I can't move with those lightning options.

[@drmodman1990]

Make sure you are in the Graph Editor, or Motion Editor.

[@laukesaiyajin5970]

DrModMan Yeah, I noticed that like a day after I posted this comment, thanks anyway. :D

[@demonickitten6399]

how do i get the light in sfm to come from my camera

[@Thenewpwner263]

can you make a video about lip syncing and manual lip syncing

[@Nope-co7hy]

could you please do a tutorial in using sfm??

[@SHlNOBl3]

thanks! this will definately make my nsfw gifs look bett-uuuh, ignore that

[@ethanpalo]

What map is that

[@hisolol]

Background song name?

[@CannibalToast]

How do you shake the camera like that?

[@lukasmadrid1945]

I think their is a slider called jitter

[@CannibalToast]

Lukas Madrid is that in the element viewer or in the camera itself?

[@lukasmadrid1945]

you need to create a new animation set for a model then click on the camera in the animation set veiwer and in procedual select jitter and slide it up, i may be wrong. I hope this help's

[@jessetzo1401]

Guys does anyone know how to pose stuff in black void cause there's nothing or just wtf you do with that map

[@errantgamers4236]

right click on it and uncheck enable lightning

[@aldaoroman]

Awesome work mate! one thing, do you think you might can do a video like something Ecchi for Miss pauling or femscout?

[@fingerlessflipper8572]

Ecchi means rape...

[@Pagewaster]

+FingerlessFlipper No it doesn't.

[@aldaoroman]

FingerlessFlipper Ecchi is sexy, not porn or rape

[@fingerlessflipper8572]

+Fernando Román oh well. IDK. Sorrry

[@aldaoroman]

FingerlessFlipper no problem mate.

[@Going2kilzu]

Thanks m8. I hope this will help when I make animations. Cuz even though my animations arnt that good. maybe lighting could help. :3

[@sponge7464]

What does the Radius do?

[@deadbeat4620]

It smooths out the shadows a bit more like irl.

[@sponge7464]

Garry's Mann thx

[@xXDragonTribalXx]

10:03 ... RIP HEADPHONE USERS :D

[@MEGAF00T]

Looking PRETTY BASIC? I CANT EVEN MAKE MY LIGHTING THAT GOOD.

[@drez0847]

10:03 literal jumpscare..

[@suchafake5269]

If only fnaf never existed

[@aroidaboi4458]

lel i came cuz fnaf :D

[@Gabrimer]

im making a tattletail animation

[@ferbthe2gadgetguy]

Such a fake then you would get a guy that did something with only $0 out of the job. Scott Cawthon raised a fundraiser and made $0 but created FNAF look where he is now

[@CHR0MEMATIC]

"If only Scott Cawthon considered suicide in his depression instead of making FNAF."

[@ferbthe2gadgetguy]

CHR0MEMATIC that's a little too far fetched. And even if he did I'm pretty sure he had 0% on doing it

[@hoganes9511]

what is next Tips and Tricks?

[@aprilb5875]

YOU Are COOL MAN

[@SERBIANUGANDANKNUCKLES]

26 minutes for lighting only, what da fuck, then how much you need to complete one project of movie that is 10 minutes? Damn!

[@TheGamerQuest100]

That's animations for you...

[@strangebones2000]

This takes work, you know.

[@SomeGuyWhoLikesFNFLmao]

This Looks Like A FNAF Thing Like The Soldier Is The Guard And The Alarm Tells Him If There's A Person In The Hallway Right OutSide His Room If You Like You Can Put A Fan On The Table And Animate It To Make It Spin!!!!

[@tbeau96]

Everything about this comment is terrible

[@MrShanMan]

It does kinda!

[@SomeGuyWhoLikesFNFLmao]

SuperShanYT Right?

[@thegreatmemestrzplayz6719]

Map

[@Fatpiepro]

Isn't this like really basic stuff? I think more advanced stuff is explained a bit better in Maxofs2d's tutorial

[@timoman6]

ohey, an awesome sfm maker im subbed to :D

[@tfarelacey]

You have 35k subs

[@TheSkywalker334]

i'm sorry, but where's the Cinematic tutorial?

[@newbite3029]

I am earing this video i am making a animation of horror XD

[@marwansfm3033]

rip electricity lighting ;-;

[@shyanneautumn3461]

how do i get rid if the grainy shadows that i cant see mt disable