Uncommon Cinematic Lighting Tips

My collection of cinematography tutorial videos: lewispotts.thinkific.com/
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[@EpicLightMedia]

I’m learning things! I love how you show how these techniques are used in movies and stuff and you are able to replicate them at home.

[@kevinbatts2804]

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ELM brought me here and I loved it🙌🏾

[@husariaproductions4240]

Thank you for bringing us to a dp with a British accent. Finally… now I can actually BELIEVE what they’re saying.

[@TimmyLodhi]

That trick of putting a roll of ND on the lightbulb is incredible. I can't believe I hadn't thought of that before!

[@KAS6119]

Where can I get the roll of ND?

[@kustoo]

Well done. Love the look of these shots.

[@point8cam]

I love your tutorials. There's no BS, just real with a sense of humour, nothing short of being informative. Hope to see more. Thank you for sharing!

[@phokar5255]

This is everything I pretty much needed to learn about lighting! Making it more dynamic, moody and real. Thank you so much.

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This definitely deserves more views. It is so much more interesting and helpful than so many other filmmaking tutorial videos.

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Dude, please keep going. This is a fantastic resource and you are very talented at keeping your information short and concise. Appreciate you man.

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This channel is such a gem. Thoughtful, helpful, and entertaining. Not only that, there’s a palpable sense of fun, artistry, and craft in the edits. It’s people like you that make this place special. Thanks for sharing your knowledge so freely.

[@ThePxj]

Love these vids. I find it tough to find good practical lighting tips and breakdowns on KZbin outside of wandering dp. Especially from people actually working in the industry. Loved the 16mm videos too. Keep it up!

[@interfilmproductions9312]

By far I have learned more with your setup behind scenes that I have from my education of 4 years in film and tv production. Wow! Thank you and do more of this. It’s great too learn from you 🙏

[@YuvalAloni]

The way you embody these techniques you're teaching is incredible. We can feel everything's coming from your actual experience which is not to be taken for granted on KZbin. Keep going 👏👏

[@ianblackburn2645]

Falcon eyes are so underated such a good cheap Flexi light

[@jaccarlson1]

I love this. The expertise that is brought to the table is perfectly balanced with an authentic human tone.

[@ReelFilmGeek]

Love the helium trash bag idea. Did the opposite once for a night shoot where we filled a 20 ft weather balloon with air and hoisted it over trees to use as a bounce source for moon light and it came out great.

[@hosata]

Not only I loved how you shared this precious information but also I'm so much into your cool attitude. I wish I could work with a cinematographer like you.

[@MatthewChenDirector]

I love these advanced lighting tools. Please keep doing more.

[@f.jacobalvarado534]

First video of your's I've seen and can honestly say love this format man. You nail everything spot on of how you do your breakdowns with dope examples. Also great to see actual working cinematographers more on YT making dope content, insta-subscribed.

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Definitely need more of these! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Please do not stop this amazing flow of knowledge to us. Keep giving us.

[@skiya4982]

neat tricks. gorgeous examples. few words. relaxing voice. that's it. simply quality.

[@konradnoises]

the hard light mixed with soft light 100% sells it, will try it for sure. congrats on the tutorial, keep up!

[@dwvfilms7238]

So good to see a fellow Aussie creating tutorial content! Hi from central Queensland!

[@lichtfilme]

Thanks for the calm presentation of these helpful tips!

[@FreeLancerdu29]

Seriously Lewis, your content is such high quality and informative. It brings new ideas I (ashamedly) couldn't get by myself! Thanks you from the bottom of my heart for making me, a simple hobbyist that love nice lighting and want to do the same, more confident in how I need to approach my lighting. Take care!

[@lewispotts]

Thanks!🙌

[@dani_da_vision]

wow. the level of this video is mind blowing. not just the tips but the whole construction. from the music video to the commercial setup, to you , back to holywood.

[@oukserei]

quick and straight to the point infos that I'll put into practice when I'll get the occasion.

[@nicoloangeleri528]

Love the content, Lewis! Something I tend to do when mixing hard and soft light is to just roll out some frost just out of frame to soften the hard light on a specific area (i.e. face), the transition looks very natural too. It works surprising well, it's super quick to set up and it doesn't reduce contrast by lifting the shadows on the areas hit directly by hard light which is something you might struggle with when introducing another source. I also use this trick a lot when jumping from wide shots to close ups. Still love the way the light wraps around the subject's face in your setup!

[@kitbaker9134]

Yeah that always works well. When you adjust the diff over the talent between the wide and close up, do you increase the brightness of the key so that the level on the talent matches across all the shots? Been wondering whether I should do that for consistency

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Dude, I love your approach to problem-solving. Thank you for sharing!

[@patrickr.etienne5994]

Wow your approach to teaching is just great, drama free, direct and practical. Thanks.

[@BodhiTOuellette]

One of the first big commercials I worked on as a PA slash kinda sorta Grip, was using Visqueen and filling those up with Helium to do the exact same thing you show at the end. The shot was a full 360 shot on Steadicam around this country club room with the main character dancing, so all the lighting had to be rigged above. Our DP loves to do soft lighting, but no real places to rig cutters above, so his solution was filling helium and creating Visqueen balloons. It was dope as hell to see done.

[@joshgroom4951]

love your videos, mate. thanks so much for this brilliant content. so many great ideas.

[@rodfotografia]

This series is pure gold.

[@jackhibbert5035]

This was so interesting man, loved the shot of the family eating and the hard light into the table. So nice! Would like to see more of this kind of content. Thanks!

[@md.boujee]

Thank you ! I've learned so much !

[@kategough7917]

this was so calming

[@shotbybutch]

Great video, no filler just great ideas. Thanks!!

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Excellent lighting techniques. So effective, yet simple in construction. Thank you!

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I can't wait to see how your channel grows. true cine in the game!

[@jonathanmain59]

Im shooting a day scene tomorrow and the effect of the hard light you pointed out will really elevate it

[@RealJamesArcher]

THIS is the kind of content I'm looking for. I learned stuff! So dang good!

[@aussienik]

Thank you so much mate for sharing, little things to be paid attention to but end results are awesome.

[@nolesdennhardt8986]

Dude, super great tips. I'll definitely be playing with these. It seems obvious now, but I work with myself mostly and have never considered buying ND and other coloured gels for windows. Also, I really loved the logic of allowing hard light to hit the subject but flagging it off of their faces and filling that with soft light. Super practical and makes total sense!! Thanks again.

[@karanshetty2530]

Love this video. There is always something new to learn when it comes to lighting.

[@GeorgeLoch]

Cool setups. Thanks for sharing.

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ayyy havn't seen people do as good of lighting setups as you in a bit. you the real mvp

[@jordanbeckfilms]

This is one of the absolute best videos I ever watched subbed

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Sua didática é maravilhosa. Parabéns.

[@tachitasgaming6071]

What a great video man. I learn so much to apply to my short films. Thanks.

[@tommyowen529]

Love it. Wish I were this calm.

OMG!! THAT...THAT WAS THE MOST INTERESTING VIDEO ABOUT LIGHTING WHAT I EVER SAW. Thank you so much. I'm hyped to use in action

[@julianbrown8989]

Gotta make more, these videos are incredible!

[@scottmorgason]

Another great ORGANIC video. Love your stuff!

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This was brilliantly made! thank you!

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oh, man, thank you for the value and vibe!

[@kateblakeman]

Amazing video! So excited to try these. Thank you!

[@blainemarcano]

This was an excellent video. I learned so much and your delivery was direct and insightful. Great work! 👏🏽

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This content is priceless !!! Need more like this

[@sam.oates_]

Loving these videos, such a chill learning vibe. Really nice images too, Smashed it!

[@JussiTarvainen]

Lewis! Killing it. Such valuable info. Much appreciated.

[@sanjaysingha8911]

Hahah. Finally another guy added to the list of actual professional teaching the craft. Not some random youtubers. I love to learn from all these since they work in the industry and the techniques there is a lot different than the general youtube style. Bot in cinematography and lighting.

[@MrAdamChristopher]

learned a ton from this!!

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Great tips! Love the tutorial vibes & style! More of these pls. Subscribed!

[@DIMITRISEMENIC]

I really like the way you talk, the way you share your knowledge and your sense of observation. Thanks a lot.

[@sebastianszekely]

Never learned in one video so much! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@matjazkoren5018]

The magic arm "helper" on the 600D is an amazing idea!

[@adeadolfo]

Very nice shots!! Thanks for sharing. I liked the bouncing on the table particularly.

[@t_wentt]

Love this. Learning a ton. Thanks, Lewis 🙏🏾

[@brandonpachecoh]

Thank you for creating this productions.

[@krisjanispleiko4936]

Watched again, still liked and found useful! Thanks!

[@mikebeechfilm]

I really love your channel, thanks for all the great work!

[@onlydavis5420]

Honestly wow. Keep up the amazing work man!

[@nanogonzalezdj3388]

I have learned a lot in just 9 minutes. Thank you

[@strangeworksvisuals]

so helpful!! Thank you Lewis

[@haddonhousefilms]

Lighting is key for cinematic visuals!! Very informative video! Beautiful shots.

[@ticktonk]

Such a great video. I've learned so much things!

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so glad to have found your chanel, keep killing it man

[@bebeboom2081]

It's like chill learning. so simple yet so time saving and effective. thanks for sharing!

[@unseen.pixels]

This was great. Practical and all these setups look great.

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First video I’ve seen of yours - just fantastic!

[@evanjohnson.mp4]

Thanks for everything Lewis!

[@vfilmation2355]

so good that the way you produce the video, shows alot of the ideas and the clue. appreciate it

[@jessicaangeline]

Very cool video and I appreciated the variety of lighting scenarios you showed! Thanks!

[@MisterSweetProductions]

Beautiful! Thank you for this!

[@karthikjr]

Thank you! I've learnt so much in just 10 minutes

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This was really helpful! Thanks man! Worth watching!

[@tdillinger7551]

Subscriber gained. Thanks for the great content and love how you show the example of how it was used and examples at home. Thanks

[@LucasMarbach]

I just discovered your channel with this video, really great videos ! Can't wait to see the next ones :)

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loved it..will try to create some of these setup soon....keep up the good work!!

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This is by far my favorite KZbin channel

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Your content is amazing, bro! Very good stuff! Im learning so much. A big tks from Brazil! 🇧🇷🙏🏼

[@derekjcooper]

Brilliant Lewis - def top shelf on YT!

[@valoer]

Such a great video man! Most unique one I've seen on youtube. I learnt so much

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Just discovered your channel. Love your stuff!!!

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Great stuff! Clever and simple!

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Dude this is incredible.

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I’ve learned more from channels like yours than I did from school. Here’s to your success

[@halimmohamad8255]

This tutorial is Masterpiece. I learn a lot of things. Thank You.

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loving your content!

[@torontodev525]

Mate, the best video on the Internet about lightning! Thanks alot!