The Softest Hollywood Lighting Setups | 3 Easy Tricks

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Cinematographer Casey McBeath joins Ted Sim in the studio to setup some of the softest lighting Hollywood has to offer. We discuss the factors that contribute to softer lighting and we demonstrate two of the best lighting setups that famous cinematographers, like Roger Deakins, use - the book light and the cove light.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Plan Out Lighting
1:58 - Limit Bad Lighting
2:39 - Key Light
3:56 - Background Lights
4:39 - Fill Light
5:17 - Back Light
7:15 - 6x6 Diffusion
10:50 - Book Light
12:29 - Cove Light
14:17 - Lighting Recap
14:33 - Outro
#Cinematic #Soft #Lighting

[@EriveltonSouza9]

That white balance tip was mindblowing! Creativity unlocked!

[@kamilnowak9750]

Funny both set wrong. Left to worm, right to cold

[@curtisjudd]

So great! And it makes me LOL when Ted's enthusiasm tests the limits of the sound guy - "OK!" Keep being you, Ted!

[@SHAYARISHADOWS]

Learnt a lot from you Curtis Judd, love & hugs for u bro!

[@LearnLightAndSoundSessions]

@@SHAYARISHADOWS ❤️

[@Navonodo]

hahaha I was about to say I wish the sound design was as good as the lighting...

[@PavelSupanenka]

14:32 Sound guy is unhappy here 😅

[@lawrencesacay673]

This 15 minute video covers so much about lighting in film. Blows my mind every time, great content!

[@LuisFernandoImperator]

I love how humble Ted is, doing all kinds of hoop and twists to make we forget he FREAKING OWNS APUTURE. Go ahead, Ted, all youtubers use the Light Dome ii. You might as well. Just use your WONDERFUL LIGHTS, we want to see them in action!

[@codythep]

Is This true?! He hasn’t even dropped the name at all out anything!

[@creativelyengineered4993]

Ted doesn’t own Aputure. He is president of their US operations.

[@alanbesedin]

Two of my favourite people in one episode, talking about the subject I really love learning about! Doesn't eat much better than this 🙂

[@indymogul]

Thank you!!

[@alexciprian]

I thought it was nice at book light then ya'll hit me with the cove lighting and I was thoroughly impressed

[@TeppoHaapoja]

Great tips, love learning more about lighting!

[@Benke2000]

Seriously so good video. Finally something informative with solid examples and reasoning behind the choices.

[@RonnieQuillen]

love how you give all these different examples, gives me a lot to think about now that I know different practical options and the benefits to each one.

[@tombuck]

The difference is pretty stunning- I swear I learn a lot from each video. I feel pretty confident in my lighting skills, but I still picked up a lot I didn’t know. 👍

[@JDShellnut39]

One of the best tutorials on lighting I've ever seen! Thanks so much!

[@mocoyotzi11]

Wow! Kudos for answering these questions in a very thorough manner. You asked a lot of questions, which helped elaborate on the answers. Awesome content! i really learned a couple things. Thank you :D

[@Xiox321]

Oh damn! I just found this in my recommended. I remember watching Indy Mogul so long ago, I think it was just one guy who did effects in his backyard for really cheap, and there was a puppet or something. I'm surprised to see it still going!

[@Grabehn42]

I always love that people in this videos feel really comfortable with what they're doing, so they respond naturally, it cracked me up when they said "how do we change the light? - We... Add a light".

[@matteveritt1692]

Thank you SO FREAKING MUCH. These are the best tutorials I've found.

[@annam4660]

I loved this so much, it's very fun to learn about all these different lightning techniques, I love all the soft lighting effects especially the book light, and the cove are so cool

[@markbroadhead991]

Thank you, this was highly educational. I really appreciate the comparison at the end of all the different methods you demonstrated.

[@christianblanco7424]

Love it. So easy to digest these traditional concepts

[@Roboboy17]

Amazing stuff guys! I am immensely grateful that I found this channel.

[@stmarybythesea]

That was so good and really helped me. I'll be trying out the "Book light" and "Cove light"

[@DelusionalNYC]

"Every crease in it is a crease in my soul" LOL

[@BlackPartyFilms]

i've been practicing that cove light a lot. I love it!

[@darrylbennett1766]

I love this video. With you guys explanation, it makes cinematic lighting that much more achievable. Thank you!! I will be practicing this!!!

[@anantsinha3067]

i love how informational this video was, especially cause I am gonna start a shoot tomorrow

[@VisualsbyBruno]

You guys are undefeated with the amount of particle information you all provide in these videos

[@CaseyMcBeath1]

Thank you for catching them! It’s so easy to keep discussing all the little thoughts and small things to consider

[@brianrodriguez9276]

SO GOOD!! So many examples all jammed up into one video. So educational. Thank you!!

[@SHAYARISHADOWS]

You guys are amazing! Watching u always helps me to improve! Love & hugs bro!

[@GrantFoxOfficial]

This was helpful

[@dianavargas9266]

So excited for this video!

[@magiqman43]

Great video guys. Another good thing about the cove light as you have it here is that it is also creating a bit of harder (not too hard) edge light on the right side (camera left) of the talents face. To me that's what really makes the cove set up shine here. For me one of the potential down sides of the cove is the amount of space you need to achieve the set up. So what I usually do is make a book light and then add an additional slightly harder light fixture (usually a titan tube) outside the book light hitting the talent which can give you a soft wrap on the face and add that nice little edge. Thanks for putting out all this great content. Knowledge really is powerful and you guys are sharing a lot of it. Cheers!

[@aussernllc]

Excellent behind the scenes look at creating soft light.

[@menschlich889]

I wish I would have found this when I first looked up "how to do video lighting". Perfect tutorial, best invested 15min of my KZbin Day. Good job guys!

[@yourconsciouskitchen7921]

This was an awesome video. Very helpful. Priceless!

[@NickMichalak]

Love you guys! Keep up the awesome work! You help keep my filmmaking spirit sparking!

[@UBLAunripped]

WOW - so cool - we loved this -- such a professional presentation and GREAT energy - best video we have watched on lighting - thank you

[@joepiekl]

Great tutorial. I'd love to see one on lighting a scene with lots of blocking.

[@CaseyMcBeath1]

Oh, that's a really good idea! Very subjective, BUT could help people pre-identify problems they may run into

[@cedricfreivogel3882]

Casey McBeath is a true professional. Just astonishing seeing someone so passionate with such in depth knowledge... this is what I call a real expert. Also how easy he can explain things for the audience (therefore you have to master your craft)

[@PhilipGreenShow]

Love these videos! They are so helpful! I do have a question, Do you have any tips on how I am able to light a very small cluttered room with a prime 50mm lens to get a cinematic look? :)

[@CaseyMcBeath1]

Clean it! Organizing a space and making it help tell the “story” you want to convey. Production design goes a LONG way in making for a more eye catching frame. You can also intelligently add lighting to the background (pools of light, color, backlighting set pieces. And if the space is very small, you can bounce lights off of white walls to help soften them without losing a bunch of space. If you don’t have white walls you can buy white sheets of paper or card stock to put on the wall. But every situation is different, so having a good grasp of the concepts of how you CAN light, will help you make the best decision on how you SHOULD light

[@FoodieRSA]

SUCH A FANTASTIC VIDEO!

[@PavelSupanenka]

Amazing tips. I found out a lot of new things. For example I've never tried to shoot the scene with tungsten light set up as white balance to make the background more blue! Will definitely try.

[@InaN0377]

I was pretty aware of everything until the softbox and then I wondered why there was still so much video left. Because of the really cool stuff that came afterwards! Awesome!

[@iamrufusjohnson]

Incredible!! This changed the whole look of my room!!

[@markokovacevic3225]

Thank you Casey & Ted, learned a ton!

[@JohnDennery]

Wow, I learned so much! I don't have nearly that much gear or space but I feel like I can translate this into my personal setup. The back-to-back comparison at the end was really great. Thank you!

[@Stardustfallout]

Always great work, tips and tricks from you guys. Thank you

[@user-wu7vl2vb6s]

Excellent job guys. Thank you very much.

[@airoverlndmediagroup6494]

This is awesome I can’t wait to try it out

[@gregorioandrade5515]

Wow your videos are just mindblowing. Thanks

[@Mannock]

Well. I am VERY impressed! Thank you!

[@ein57ein]

Great video, super happy I watched all the way through. Excellent tips and the book and cove lights are magic.

[@indymogul]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SeanE]

the last trick, just wow!

[@SevenSlotSociety]

Terrific video! Thank you guys!

[@DanHelton]

Fantastic video, really inspires me to get more creative with my lighting setups

[@alinab.4568]

Learned so much thank you!

[@ramen0505]

Bed sheet - such a brilliant idea and the shot looks sooo Great. Thanks for sharing.

[@lettienugent]

GREAT information! Thank you!

[@GagasRasa]

awesome!!! thanks guys. i need to try that cove light setting. thanks guys!!!

[@benjaminfargen]

Great vid guys! Thank You.

[@LiftingExplained]

Awesome tips! Really useful!

[@iSpike]

BRILLIANT Thank You Ted 👍🏻

[@Trina18]

Amazing video, thanks

[@reynaldomercado]

Outstanding, thanks!

[@urosmil]

Incredible video! Thank you for this!

[@adari5422]

this is so awesome! first time I understand how da hell to set lights! thank you so much!

[@hanifmurtadho9239]

Thanks dude, really helpful!

[@mmaneage86]

This was awesome and simple.

[@TheSUPERHAPPY1]

Amazing. Thank you.

[@Stuntmarc]

Great tutorial. Quick, efficient, easy to do tips ! Thanks

[@LProds]

this is super cool. Great job.

[@zakerylewis]

love the book & cove light tutorials! id love to see some more content around lighting a scene w multiple subjects. also casey is the dude.

[@CaseyMcBeath1]

Thank you for the very kind words 😊

[@alvaromd3203]

That was truly great. Thank you sooo much!

[@anuniko]

That's really helpful, you guys! Thanks!

[@timpolster]

Thanks for the great video.

[@Moses_Kanneh]

Loved the book light and the cove light the most.

[@kttravelphotography]

Great tips.. not a single one to use but mix the techniques learnt here to suit individual needs

[@agustintajch]

Best tutorial ever!!!

[@kishankk123]

Just amazing

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

Love your enthusiasm!!!

[@NotAnnaJones]

Great video, thank you!!

[@jean-francois2180]

Amazing demo… thanks!

[@amelieliu1934]

Thank you so much!

[@francescajeanette]

Omg I learned so much!! Thank you!

[@FearlessNetwork]

Solid video. Thanks for sharing.

[@vinodp76]

Absolutely outstanding video on lighting 👍

[@JohnLuna]

that cove light was sweet!

[@genrlgadget]

Super content! Thank you!

[@maharlikamirasol]

Now I learned a lot! Again! Thanks! Love it!

[@PeggyStinson]

very informative, really helpful - thanks!

[@madhuvanyadav1872]

This was so so so informative . Thanks man.

[@Kradukman]

This video is a gem. Thanks for all the tips !

[@indymogul]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@LuiEntertainment]

That book light blew me away. Thanks you guys!!

[@YourLocalRealtor50]

great tips, look forward to trying them

[@TheOshnik]

wow ! thanks for sharing

[@Toppu]

I'm not even a filmmaker, but I subscribed a while ago and these videos are awesome.

[@sahilubeja14]

wow...loved it

[@vimalneha]

Excellent presentation!

[@joeymascarenhas6749]

Thanx Ted, another good one 😊

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Nice work!

[@dannepedersen]

I really like your sens of humour. And this was really useful. Not just one way but many and let us go for what we have around.

[@NickFowlerPhotographer]

Great explanation guys ☺