This will CHANGE the way you film in SMALL rooms

[@NickBrengle]

feels like 97% of the time we are all filming in not the most "ideal" situations, but that's part of the fun, I think. Haha!

[@jamesphilip6737]

Such very good information! "Enough is enough" is so true. Often, clients filmed in offices just don't understand that setup take time. They're use to the run and gun style that cell phone video provides the non-professional and often don't see why it should take so much effort. Seeing the results shows why it was worth it.

[@jasonking6316]

This!! Clients really can't grasp this. Even when you explain they just think you are being extra until they see the final result.

[@morucek]

Sometimes clients even don’t see the difference between cell phone and a good camera. It’s like They are blind to this

[@Fribee83]

Thank you for this! Despite my best efforts to pick a good room to film in, my clients always reserve a basic conference room. I'll have to buy some of those backgrounds for similiar cases.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

This is sooooooooooooo helpful... especially the end. Validating to know the difference and the relationship between time you have to set the shot and do the best with what you got.

[@ianthebrightman]

Great idea with the brick bg roller... added some much-needed interest on one side of the frame

[@EpicLightMedia]

Thanks for stopping by!!!

[@joshuasword]

“We are not being safe with our cables, but that is okay” he said it with such confidence

[@teacherofteachers1239]

It's not even 6am and this has been a great start to my day. So many topics in such a short presentation. It also reminded me that I need to get some still photos "behind the scenes" of my interview setups and put those photos on my website to disabuse future clients of the misconception that I am just going to whip out a smartphone to make the film. (Or I could just send them this link!)

[@highpeaktrails]

I LOVE that your advice is coming from real-world experience ... I’m usually the one giving this advice in the world of (still) photography ... but now I’m about to transition to film I’m being quickly humbled. Thank you! 💯😊

[@simonfeilder]

These videos are so smart and practical and that paper brick wall... *chef's kiss*

[@jasonking6316]

Love your content guys. I appreciate your realistic approach to these types of shoots. I can't tell you how many boring conference rooms I have had to transform in a matter of minutes and you are spot on. Knowing how much time you have and being a little creative with space will make all the difference.

[@jaymersparadise7650]

I adore how much the brick wall was appreciated in this video

[@Blazej100]

I'm new to the channel and I just wanted to say 'thank you'. I enjoy watching it and I'm learning a lot.

[@tvsjohnhansen]

Great video. Thank you. It's nice to see other channels make well-polished videos with a half dozen crew members but I like that you show us "reel"-world scenarios like flipping an interview set in the matter of minutes with one or two persons. This is the reality of many corporate gigs: Little-to-no crew and little-to-no time.

[@mattttyler]

Much appreciation over here from a product photographer! Although I don't do much video, and rarely shoot people, I LOVE this channel and learn soo much with each video. Thank you for presenting these fundamental production techniques in an informative and entertaining way!

[@EpicLightMedia]

Hey thanks so much!!!

[@PhillyNichols]

I’ve seen the tubes as hair lights a couple times recently and I love it!

[@josiahfennell]

Great little job shadow, stuff like this is incredibly helpful for people like me who are often shooting interviews in less than ideal locations with not a lot of set up time. Thanks!

[@brittacurkovic]

Thanks very much! I've placed an order for that background, have been hunting locations with brick walls, but didn't think a wallpaper could be that useful. Also the tip about the flipping of direction in one corner is great, will help to get more milage out of a lot of setups...

[@AlexMinor]

This video was perfectly timed. I'm going to be shooting some corporate interview soon and we'll most likely be in a very similar situation. That trick with the brick background is clutch!

[@karentaylorsmells]

Loving the way this video starts - though it's not quite 'so we pulled out our iPhones and started recording' - there's serious gear there. But I know there will be great tips

[@RaybanNunes]

I learn Sooooo much from this channel ! love you

[@iangraham75]

Funny. Super informative. Great advice. My new favourite channel.

[@cswalsh]

Very helpful and easy to understand. Helpful product links too!

[@EpicLightMedia]

Hey thanks!!!

[@juniorkingsize]

THANKS is always a pleasure to see your videos!

[@soundbreaker2485]

That dark spot / door label can easily be painted out in post. Few times it’s easier to do later

[@Netzdoktor]

Great one. Fun to watch and I actually learned a lot. Thanks!

[@marsgizmo]

Great tips! btw, have you noticed the need to cover the holes for switches, for the MKH 50? Some people are saying they pickup room reverb and cover them up with tape. Thanks!

[@EpicLightMedia]

I heard that but haven’t tried it yet I should

[@Md2802]

Audio engineer here. A single-diaphragm mic like that achieves its tight polar pattern (room rejection) by allowing sound to reach the back of the capsule by a controlled amount. Changing this delicate balance is more likely than not to *increase* room noise. Acoustics is often counter-intuitive, like that. Just to try and anchor this to reality: Have you ever seen a live music performance where someone grabs the vocal mic and it immediately starts feeding back into the speakers? That usually happens because the person's hand covers up the rear rejection ports of the mic, turning it from highly-directional (only sensitive at the front) to omni-directional (picks up sound from speakers behind / to-the-side as well). By blocking the sound reaching the back of the capsule, it's no longer able to null properly. That said, it's worth experimenting with. If a bit of tape widens the polar pattern from super-cardioid to cardioid, that doesn't automatically mean you're going to get more room noise - depending on how your room and mic position, you may get better rejection in some cases.

[@daniel.lopresti]

@@Md2802 Interesting points. What kind of handheld mic in your live music example would exhibit that behaviour? Eg on a 58 are you talking about the rear side of the capsule basket? I never thought of it affecting the directionality on that kind of mic, as opposed to a very directional shotgun mic where it's more obvious that the openings along the mic are for nulling out off-axis signals.

[@Md2802]

@@daniel.lopresti Pretty much every common handheld (directional) mic exhibits this behaviour (by various amounts). The closer your hand gets to the grille, the less sound enters the rear rejection ports of the capsule. Just to try and explain why this happens. When sound is only able to reach one side of the diaphragm, you get an omni-directional pattern - and when sound can reach both faces of the diaphragm equally, you get a figure-8 pattern. Importantly, the two faces of a fig-8 pickup are of opposite polarity (e.g. if you record something, then physically turn the mic around and record the same thing from the other side of the diaphragm, the phase will be inverted). Because of this, if a sound approaches a fig-8 mic from the side, it will reach both faces equally - but because they both have opposite polarity, they'll cancel (giving you a null at 90 degrees to the face of the diaphragm). Cardioid mics (like the '58) are somewhere in-between - where a controlled amount of sound is allowed to reach the rear of the capsule. Just enough so that sound coming from the rear enters both the front and back in equal amounts, making the null point at the rear (180 degrees to the front). Super-cardioids use the same concept, except they're somewhere between cardioid and fig-8, and so the null point is somewhere between 90 and 180 degrees. Because the rear of these capsules is the weaker face, the less sound you allow in that way the more the front face dominates - and the closer you get to omnidirectional. Shotgun mics use a different mechanism for achieving their tight patterns. The interference tube you see is actually mounted in *front* of the capsule, and is used to collimate sound. It's difficult to explain in text - but the geometry of this tube is tuned so that sound entering from off-axis enters the various ports at cascading angles, generating multiple copies with different phases which all cancel each other out. While sound entering from the front doesn't interact with the ports.

[@rupertshean]

@@Md2802 hey man, for interviews we always find a lav mic has the least room noise due to its proximity over a shotgun. But shotgun is good as a 2nd audio capture. Is there a shotgun model you recommend for the best background noise rejection for interviews like the above?

[@filmjames]

Awesome stuff, and a lot of great info. My only real sticking point is that most people don’t have access to a $3500 light, I personally only have the smallest wattage lights from Aputure although I do have 5 of them. Would you be interested in making something with a kit that is more practical? For example, this afternoon I am helping a friend and will not be able to have time or bring any lights, so I’m going to have to find a spot with a window and a bounce, it’d be great to see some run and gun solutions for shooters. But seriously, I love the brick idea and am totally using that, and the corner tip is something that I have had to utilize for years so it’s great seeing a refresher on it. Oh, and sorry, but I subscribed.

[@tomdchi12]

Extremely useful video! Thank you!

[@souvenoir_music]

This is fantastic content. Thank you!

[@lewisfilms]

What lens (focal length and aperture) and what sensor size in the camera? I’m curious how you got the depth of field.. Thanks! 😊

[@side54]

Full-time Sound mixer here. I just came here to cry. 😢

[@diogosilvadg]

Hello from Orlando 🙌

[@seanlefloch]

This is so valuable. Thank you!!!!

[@lunarvue]

Great stuff. Typically we try to tell clients at the onset to avoid shooting in conference rooms. Large picture windows and a room that’s filled up 90% with a massive table and a bazillion chairs is not the best place for us. 😂

[@TEAM-yr5wb]

That was a good tip. Thank you as always. :D When using two cameras in such a small space, I am worried about what to do with the shot size. I understand that it is installed at more than 30 degrees, but please recommend me how to take the shot size. Because if one is a bust shot, the other needs to be zoomed in a little bit more, but I don't get this size right every time, so cut connection looks unnatural. It would be good if we could hold the other one wider, but it would be difficult to set up the site because lights and microphones would come out.

[@EpicLightMedia]

I recommend taking screen shots of 2 shot interviews you like and make a collection you can look at on your phone so you can compare the shot size as reference on set. Eventually the framing will be stored in your brain

[@TEAM-yr5wb]

@@EpicLightMedia It was a very helpful answer. We mainly produce videos for corporation, and the interview space was always terrible, narrow, low and simple. What I always felt most difficult was filming interviews in a small space, especially interviews using two cameras.(The tip to shoot from corner to corner was very useful.) Already, one camera is filming the actor's side, and I often thought that the angle was too awkward if I turned 30 degrees more there. The answer is to look up a lot of references, and take screen shots, save, memorize, and use it naturally in real life. Your videos are always inspiring. Thank you.

[@metalshack]

This is the best channel!

[@lanfilmafrica695]

How do you control light reflecting on Glasses ?

[@andreas_triant]

We need a more budget friendly audio set up sooo bad! Love your content 👌

[@EpicLightMedia]

I’m kind of opinionated about this. I think a mic around 1k or above is the only option basically… cheap mics just don’t sound good no matter what you do

[@andreas_triant]

@@EpicLightMedia Alright thanks for the quick response!

[@KlassikMafiaProduction]

Which lens did you use?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Sigma 50-100 on both cameras

[@KlassikMafiaProduction]

@@EpicLightMedia thank you

[@NoahJamesProductions]

What percent was the 1200D at for this setup?

[@EpicLightMedia]

I think 80% or something

[@fatheadmediapro]

Always sharing some great tips. You guys using Sigma cine zooms?

[@gionedasilva]

So good man! Love your lighting videos! Quick question... at the end of the video, I can see a 600D in the background outside the room... what is that light doing? I mean, is it being used in this setup you showed here? Thank you!

[@EpicLightMedia]

We were going to use it in this video but decided to turn it off because we didn’t need it in the end

[@kolecava]

Solid point epicbros 4:33

[@KingVuddha]

Where can I find that ball-head mount for the tube light for the c-stand? What is it even called?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Search impact ball mount on BH

[@davetinoco]

This is pretty incredible

[@MoundorSene]

i just realised that i was still not suscribeb to Epic light media 🤣 but i always get them recommended by the algorithm. i am done listening to you now i am hitting the suscribee button

[@IndyVisuals]

Every video is a masterclass.

[@teacherofteachers1239]

Oh I forgot to ask about this detail: can you share what kind of tape you used to put the backdrop on the wall? Maybe I missed that. My thought is on the one hand it has to be pretty strong (for the weight of the backdrop), on the other it can't tear paint off their wall.

[@EpicLightMedia]

Gaff tape

[@tempest63132]

Do clients mind you taping on the walls? Or is it just gaff tape, and not a big deal for short installs?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Yeah gaff is never a problem

[@danasuechilds]

What would you do if the corporate lighting system had auto-light sensor that turns on when you enter the room and you couldn't turn it off?

[@EpicLightMedia]

I’ve covered the sensor with tape and I’ve covered all the lights with black fabric before

[@perhaar]

Thanks a lot 🙂 What kind of holder are you using for the tube light?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Impact swivel pin

[@mirko.paoloni]

Amazing =D Can I ask in how much time you prep this set? Btw I remember in another video you mentioned how lighting a boring wall with an rgb light can make a difference =D

[@EpicLightMedia]

Usually 20 minutes

[@mirko.paoloni]

@@EpicLightMedia Dang..I'm a solo filmmaker and It usually takes me 1 hour for a keylight + hair + bounce / neg 🥹

[@DerZaubererFN]

20 mins is amazing!

[@cybersecuritydivisionmanga955]

Subscribed... Keep doing the good job....

[@TimandLauren]

yo thomas, why are you using your ursa g2 over the 12k? Tim

[@JD-ne1cn]

I witnessed the Thumbnail change. What an experience

[@sincerelymace]

You said: "Please we don't want subscribers" We said: "Here's 185k" 😂

[@giacomo_formisano]

o man this is super userful thanks

[@garieceneta]

That fake brick wall is the game-changer. 👌

[@shawn5210]

Thanks ELM. What tape do you use that’s strong enough to hold the backdrop but not strong enough to pull the clients paint of the wall when removed?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Gaff tape

[@titanvision.studio413]

Great Video. What Audio Recorder do you guys use for multiple xlr microphones (up to 3 or 4?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Audio devices I think

[@titanvision.studio413]

@@EpicLightMedia 😅

[@framewavemedia4831]

Noticed you were using the Accsoon CineEye 2 on both cameras. In this type of a scenario what are you using those for/do you like them?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Yes! We use them so we can show the director the image and we also use them so we can walk around set and adjust stuff and see the results live

[@framewavemedia4831]

​@@EpicLightMedia Gotcha. I had assumed you were the director on this one. Does the Accsoon app let you pipe in two cameras to a single iPad so you can monitor both angles at the same time?

[@timelessamor]

What aperture are you using?

[@EpicLightMedia]

T2 I think

[@wsullins3]

Nobody puts Epic Light Media in the corner.

[@rgsauve]

Or if you're lazy or extremely tight on time, replace the lamp with a plant and horizontal flip it in post.

[@pglazzari1]

Very expensive equipment. Do you get a kick back

[@VernardNuncioFields]

I love a good challenge when it comes to lighting horrible spaces.

[@ajrc1987]

Then the client shows up and immediately and switch on the lights as the have magic powers 😂

[@narrator-timothymckean]

Hey Thomas, I appreciate your work and encourage all my friends not to subscribe to your channel. I work just down the street from you at a large state university and work with a lot of faulty that are setting up home offices and other small spaces for lecture recordings and zoom meetings. I’m interested how you would light a desktop setup in a small home office. The challenge I often find is that large, soft lights tend to have a lot of spill, and just flood the room leaving little contrast between the subject and background. And smaller more focused lights like led panels or ring lights are very tiring on the eyes after just a few meetings. What’s the happy medium? I’d be interested to see a video on this, or hire you for a consult. Thanks!

[@EpicLightMedia]

Keeping in mind the inverse square law the large soft light source placed close to the subject will spill in a small room but the face will be many stops brighter than the background. You’re right though shooting in a small room can be tricky for lots of reasons. I should make a video about it

[@ramymelhem]

Great Channel. With this amount of environment design work, how much are you charging for this kind of talking head video shoot.

[@EpicLightMedia]

The whole video had 3 interviews and a day or two of b roll it was like 5k or more I think

[@ramymelhem]

@@EpicLightMedia thank you 😊

[@ROBERTPOKONSKI]

Hi love your video how many interviews did you do that day ? The million dollars question what did you charge for your services

[@EpicLightMedia]

Usually for a simple video with a few interviews and broll it will be 5-8k

[@ROBERTPOKONSKI]

@@EpicLightMedia Thank you for your answer

[@Germainmedia]

@@EpicLightMedia is that rate only for a certain mileage from your office? What if you have to add in a day of travel before and after the interview day? By the way, HATE your channel! :) That is why I keep subscribing and unsubscribing! PS Thanks for all the great info!

[@daniel_wilkinson]

You're really in love with that brick wall, eh?

[@junaid_ahmed_]

Hell yeah another Epic Light Media I won't watch, share or subscribe to

[@TimHunold]

Damn, here I am, liked and subscribed. Oh well, I guess I just have to accept it

[@GlenReed]

I haven’t subscribed for 50 videos now!!!

[@christhompsonphotography6783]

This is the stuff dreams are made of.

[@EpicLightMedia]

Oh thanks!

[@NapNapPan]

You could do the same with a 300D...

[@FlappyBandAid]

Ha! Fooled you. I subscribed anyway :P You know this really is a bellwether moment for me. As I watched your great explainer, I sometimes wondered if I have the passion "anymore" to address all the details that come with the business. Besides money, what is the drive? Are these types of jobs kind of a side hustle to what you really want to do? Or is this the bread and butter? Thanks!

[@EpicLightMedia]

It’s the bread and butter and I don’t really care to do much else

[@AbdulVid]

These tips are so dope! Loved it and made sure to not subscribe because I only do what I'm told. xP

[@Mulnader]

I can't not subscribe so many times!

Nice

[@highpeaktrails]

You guys are genius! I loved this ... oh and I just subscribed but then realised my mistake. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ I'll unsubscribe tomorrow. 😂🙌

[@Hazar1905]

Instead of telling us not to subscribe (which I'll never do cause I respect you that much) can you please tell us what channel to sub next time so we can go and bombard their comments section. Thank you

[@claywilson6149]

Floppy !!! Those are flags . That's a floppy flag ! The old 12x12 !! (Not sure if you guys call it that there since you haven't "eloped" to the metric system yet😉) When you are tired and the shoot is long , the jokes get weaker and always degenerates to dirty humor , so "the floppy" jokes start to come out . There's also only so much floppy jokes to go around , so it tires quickly .

[@sammorganmoore]

Nice. Those stupid massive softboxes are so rarely needed as we see here

[@MacSavage503]

He Got A 1200D Lol

[@CollinShook]

Went ahead and unsubscribed! Saving my limited subs for other channels, thanks for being so humble

[@garieceneta]

Sixth 👀

[@ThijsGoedegebuure]

I unsubscribed immediately after watching this video, you’re welcome! Nah thank you man great tips in there!

[@FharishAhmedPortfolio]

FIFTH!!!!

[@danielcharlesfilms2897]

I did not subscribe

[@dimebagv2]

1200d is totally unnecessary you can get same or better with a 2 300d lights , and that camera setup is stupid for that space, its just to say "hey client, look you don't know what is this right, but looks expensive" , is amazing how this KZbinrs try to look "professional" doing ridiculous and unnecessary things just to flash gear 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Caffeinated_Workaholic]

Dislike. But totally copied the wall idea.

[@Gleebi]

Liked and unsubscribed as per

[@canigetadrop2565]

unsubscribed XD

[@dennis_menace_aus]

Funny how corporate videos are now "filmmaking". Whatever gets you there I spose?

[@EpicLightMedia]

Fine “camcordering in a boring conference room”

[@VicLabs]

All filmmaking is problem solving.

[@embrown23]

If you go onto every shoot with the mindset of a filmmaker you'll do great work and build a reputation.

[@dennis_menace_aus]

@@VicLabs not all problem solving is filmmaking.

[@daniel.lopresti]

@@dennis_menace_aus Not all dumb people make dumb comments on youtube, but ....