The Softest Hollywood Lighting Setups | 3 Easy Tricks

[@EriveltonSouza9]

That white balance tip was mindblowing! Creativity unlocked!

[@Niceguy54444]

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!

[@alexciprian]

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

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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!

[@joepiekl]

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

[@Thats_my_Point]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@Benke2000]

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

[@stmarybythesea]

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

[@PierceJPeterson]

Hey, awesome video. What kind of light did you use for the hair light?

[@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

[@VisualsbyBruno]

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

[@Thats_my_Point]

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

[@TeppoHaapoja]

Great tips, love learning more about lighting!

[@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!

[@danhalyburton1537]

Ted your videos on light always make me feel I just was in a Master Class.Thanks to Casey. Idea for future or perhaps you have already done an episode on how to take a challenging office corporate interview and use some of these techniques to soften up that environment. Keep up the great work.

[@Thats_my_Point]

We actually did a “cinematic“ interview video about a year ago. It might be in their “top videos“ section. Lotta fun stuff there (although I completely forgot to mention having make up or just wiping down the talent for shine🤦🏻‍♂️)

[@danhalyburton6032]

@@Thats_my_Point LOVE IT. I will track it down. This was such an inspiring piece. Is the reason that broadcast even some networks don't do this is TIME? Money? Dont care? When I saw the thumbnail of Ted and how amazing it looked I was truly inspired. THANK YOU

[@Thats_my_Point]

Dan Halyburton Thanks for the kind words man. It kind of depends on what you mean when you say broadcast. Because some narrative shows will, but a sitcom would never. It depends on the style of the shoot, both visually and “logistically”. Because as we mentioned, and these bigger set ups take more space, more time, and can be a bit more limited in how much you could blocking and camera angle before you need to change positions. Goes into a whole lot of film theory that actually gets covered in a lot of the other videos IM Aputure have done over the last few years. They are amazing resources that I would confirm voraciously if I were you. I didn’t have this kind of online content when I started. Film Riot is still great, but they were kind of the only things that had quality (at a time) that I aspired to. I would literally watch their episodes for 6 to 8 hours straight a day. You have so much to gain by taking even just a week to consuming as much of these video educations as possible

[@SevenSlotSociety]

Terrific video! Thank you guys!

[@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)

[@BlackPartyFilms]

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

[@DelusionalNYC]

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

[@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!

[@KaceyBakerFilms]

7:21 best looking shot and it’s b roll 👍🏻

[@UBLAunripped]

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

[@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!

[@markbroadhead991]

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

[@anantsinha3067]

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

[@matteveritt1692]

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

[@kevinadah]

Quick Question/Next Video Suggestion. How to light multiple people in one shot?? Loved this tutorial and the consistency with your videos! YOU ALL ROCK!

[@Thats_my_Point]

Oh that’s a super idea. That’s actually something that’s incredibly difficult when you’re working on a low budget. And it’s something I had to tackle a lot. I would look into cross key lighting as a start. It is difficult to get “cinematic“ lighting for multiple people, but you can get decent lighting by using very large and wide sources.

[@kevinadah]

@@Thats_my_Point that sounds like another video idea!

[@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.

[@Thats_my_Point]

Thank you for the very kind words 😊

[@ramen0505]

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

[@SHAYARISHADOWS]

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

[@kttravelphotography]

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

[@CamberFilmSchool]

Nice work!

[@Kradukman]

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

[@indymogul]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@Stardustfallout]

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

[@aussernllc]

Excellent behind the scenes look at creating soft light.

[@christianblanco7424]

Love it. So easy to digest these traditional concepts

[@Roboboy17]

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

[@igorperez3276]

I just lked this video,,,gracias

[@GagasRasa]

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

[@NickMichalak]

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

[@gregorioandrade5515]

Wow your videos are just mindblowing. Thanks

[@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".

[@sahilubeja14]

wow...loved it

[@brianrodriguez9276]

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

[@Rashadmcka]

Awesome! Bonus points for even lighting Ted with glasses on. One thing I personally like sometimes doing depending on the look, is having my lamp light and hair light the same colour, and from the same side of the frame so it may seem “motivated” (hopefully lol). Great video!

[@Rashadmcka]

Also, would like to say I learned quite a bit. Specifically about the cove light, just to be clear hahaha

[@Thats_my_Point]

Yeah, glasses can really be a pain (but raising your lights and adjusting your camera angle can help a lot). Usually if your lights are coming from the same manufacturer, getting matching color shouldn't be too hard. But also, if the colors are pleasant, they don't NEED to be a perfect match. But that is subject to your needs

[@mandyh.7984]

I was wondering about the glasses! Thanks for the tips! Lights have always been intimidating for me, but this video was explained it so intuitively, loved it!

[@global001]

Great lighting setups well explained. Good you did the direct comparison summary at the end so we could see the differences. Perfect tutorial. Now to have enough room for them! 😂

[@yourconsciouskitchen7921]

This was an awesome video. Very helpful. Priceless!

[@user-wu7vl2vb6s]

Excellent job guys. Thank you very much.

[@thecreativeblockpod]

Nice. Been using my DSLR w a 2.8 lens as a web cam. Going to steal some of these tips.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@adityayekhe8882]

Incredible video. 🙌🙌🙌 Just can't forget his eyes @ 0.27

[@LiftingExplained]

Awesome tips! Really useful!

[@darrylbennett1766]

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

[@HarshDoshiTheHarsh]

Cove lighting can be wayyy more nuanced than that, and so many ways to do it! Deakins told me himself ehehe. But this is great.

[@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.

[@DanHelton]

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

[@bhookadbanjara]

cove light hit a homerun for me !

[@josephgarcia3767]

Impressive. Just subscribed. Keep up the great video tutorials!!!!

[@NickFowlerPhotographer]

Great explanation guys ☺

[@Trina18]

Amazing video, thanks

[@vinodp76]

Absolutely outstanding video on lighting 👍

[@IdolEyes84]

Very nice. :) Anyway to make the industrial lights look softer? I'd like to carry that big lamp shade soft box thing everywhere I go otherwise.

[@nixcreations1943]

great tutorial brothers😍😍😍😍😍

[@SeanE]

the last trick, just wow!

[@Toppu]

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

[@michaelsegel8758]

Great presentation. My personal taste is the traditional soft box, or the cove light. Is it my imagination but it seems like less reflection off the glasses with the soft box?

[@joshuashear4145]

You are correct. The soft box is higher, so the light is reflected downward from his glasses. They would need even more room to raise those larger light sources high enough to lose that reflection.

[@JarredCordova]

You guys have been putting out GOLD for the last few months man. This is so good and helps with a problem I've been kinda trying to experiment with! Thank you guys for everything you guys do and the hard work you put into these projects! How many people are involved with the production? How long does it take to make one video?

[@Thats_my_Point]

Someone from IM can correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I recall, it was just the two camera guys with me and Ted. And then there are 1 or 2 people doing the post editing, not sure for how long though

[@JarredCordova]

@@Thats_my_Point oh sweet that's a super intimate crew! And I see you've got your own thing going as well, I'ma check your stuff out. How'd you get involved? Just right time right place kinda thing?

[@Thats_my_Point]

Lets Make Movies these guys keep inspiring me to try to make content on my own, but I have to say, even one additional person makes it huge difference productivity, quality, and timeliness. I’ve actually been good friends with Ted for several years now so we’ve done a pretty good number of videos together here on IM and the Aputure channel

[@Aerospace_Education]

Love the book light look the best. Wish I had enough room in my space for doing that.

[@erfuellte-ehe]

thanks, ive learned a ton. cove light is the winner for me.

[@DreamBuilderLab]

One of the best videos about lights. KZbin should create a new button category: more than like, "awesome"! Congrats for invite an expert.

[@MagicBiscuitShow]

Hey, I appreciate the heads-up for the little light dimmers from Home Depot. I just ordered two of them and pick them up this afternoon. Cheers

[@indymogul]

They're a lifesaver!

[@MagicBiscuitShow]

@@indymogul Just got back from HD with 2 of them. I'm sure they'll earn their keep. Cheers, Chuck : +}

[@MagicBiscuitShow]

@@indymogul And I picked up a 3rd one a few days ago.

[@KhingBassey]

I like the book light better than the cove light. Great video guys.

[@maharlikamirasol]

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

[@GeorgeNiksch]

I really like that cove light. I gotta figure out a way to make that quickly without too many stands.

[@Thats_my_Point]

Stands are probably the most important filmmaking tool I can think of. It’s always nice to work with less, but you never want to cheap out on the things you really need

[@GeorgeNiksch]

@@Thats_my_Point I just mean I want to minimize the number of stands involved for the sake of space and time.

[@JohnLuna]

that cove light was sweet!

[@BillDubeVariety]

Interesting video. Would have like to have seen you do the same thing in a real house vice an actual movie set. Great concepts and much food for thought here. Thank you.

[@vimalneha]

Excellent presentation!

[@FoodieRSA]

SUCH A FANTASTIC VIDEO!

[@Mannock]

Well. I am VERY impressed! Thank you!

[@PeggyStinson]

very informative, really helpful - thanks!

[@YourLocalRealtor50]

great tips, look forward to trying them

[@markokovacevic3225]

Thank you Casey & Ted, learned a ton!

[@LProds]

this is super cool. Great job.

[@francescajeanette]

Omg I learned so much!! Thank you!

[@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!

[@vishcomm]

My god! This video is so informative. Great job Casey and Ted. Only one suggestion to new viewers: watch the full video; it's 15 mins spent really well. Even seasoned pros in lighting will find this video, especially different types of lighting set-up being shown practically, worth their while. 5 stars!

[@iSpike]

BRILLIANT Thank You Ted 👍🏻

[@lettienugent]

GREAT information! Thank you!

[@anuniko]

That's really helpful, you guys! Thanks!

[@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

[@GadgetAddict]

What happened at 1:10? Suddenly he grew a mustache and his voice dropped a few octaves?

[@kishankk123]

Just amazing

Great tutorial. Thoroughly explained. I'm subscribing!

[@Leonerd]

Incredible video! In my most recent video I used that hair light, it looks amazing!