Why Bother with a Hair Light?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

HAPPY CHRISTMAS/HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Why do we bother with a hair light? Or even a kicker? In Part 3 of Back Light, we'll take a look at some of the ways we can use these techniques to improve both visual aspects of our images, as well as storytelling. Color Grading - www.dehancer.com - get 10% off Dehancer using ROBELLIS at checkout GRAB MY BRAND NEW LIGHTING COURSE "RECREATING DAYLIGHT" ON SHOP MOMENT - www.shopmoment.com/course/recreating-daylight www.patreon.com/robelliscinematography - support me on Patreon for early, extended, ad-free KZbin videos + message board - including the entire Lighting with Colour mini course available to stream now!

[@Bo_Hazem]

I think every director would love to have you by his side constructing wonderful lighting moods! King of Light!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I always appreciate the kind words Bo, thank you - hope you're doing well and hope you enjoyed the video!! :)

[@nordfilmcompany]

Cup of tea made, two mince pies heated, smashed the like button and now pressing play! Merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎄

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I'm a bit late to this, but I'm happy you had a Christmassy time watching this!! Hope you had a good one! :)

[@ab08403]

Thank you very much Rob for these videos, you are true magician of light.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much - glad you're enjoying them!

[@woo.cash.]

It’s amazing how you pack so many information in such short videos! Simple and to the point. Keep up great work.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I appreciate that! Good amount of info in a shorter length video is something I’ve been focused on more for this series, so I’m super happy you think I’ve done that! Thank you - I hope you can continue to find my videos useful! :)

[@AnthonyValli]

Love the Thomas Newman style music in your videos. It's cinematic without being distracting, and I can really absorb the info.

[@SGHariNarayanan]

Thank you rob ❤

[@riskybiscutz]

Another fantastic piece of advice from the king himself. What did we do to deserve Rob Ellis? Thank you again for everything you do!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you for all your support, kind words and feedback - what did Rob Ellis do to deserve all that?! Haha, I massively appreciate it - thank you so much!!! And I'm glad you enjoyed this one :)

[@imDonDiestro]

I hope film schools learn from these type of videos lol. Such a practical approach to teaching lighting

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I’ve had a few friendly messages over time from teachers and professors mentioning that they’ve referenced my channel, or a video, which is awesome! Always appreciate the kind words, thank you Don!!

[@davidsklubal]

Amazing video as always, loving the paid content as well - incredibly informative

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I appreciate it David and super happy you loved the course/s! Thank you! :)

[@DanielSalyers]

Hey Rob, I’ve been watching and learning from your videos for about 2 years now. You are unbelievably gifted in cinematography and equally gifted in teaching it. Thank you so much for putting this content out here for us smaller creators! Also curious as to how you gained so much knowledge. Did you go to school for this?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Apologies for the slow reply Daniel - thank you so much! I'm happy you're getting so much out of these videos! No school, just an interest in photography and video which naturally turned into an interest for lighting! A lot of testing, failure to get the light looking the way I want it, research into why and repeat!

[@mayphotovideodbamarkajames7845]

Just Found Your Channel! Good Stuff to implement on my next shoot.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Glad to hear it - hope my videos can continue to be helpful! Thank you! :)

[@Hail_Sagan]

Rob has the absolute best videos for lighting. Thank you for this awesome tutorial!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! Glad you’re enjoying them so much - I appreciate it! :)

[@mantenbrink]

I love the way you explain, simple and short speech filled with information. These are great every time

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Always happy to hear I've been able to explain concepts in an understandable way - and I'm happy you're enjoying the videos. Thank you so much!

[@loudspace8965]

Amazing. Such a great piece of information you’ve shared here. Thank you Rob for your work. You’re truly amazing and generous.🙏🏻

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy you found it useful - thank you so much! :)

[@DanielDeSanta-zh5fv]

What a beautiful edition!

[@fletcherdavies8749]

Rob, you make learning simple, and very informative. Your content is a joy to watch and listen to and that is another skill you have mastered.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I massively appreciate it - always so great to hear I've been able to communicate these ideas clearly. Thank you! :)

[@zachhaayema4481]

Feels like any movie Bob Richardson shoots starts with a hair/top light and shapes from there. Specifically Hateful Eight most characters were lit with hair lights.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

It's been a few years since I've seen it but I suppose a lot of it was very wide shots, on a set - so building from a top light was probably a great way to keep lights out of the space also!

[@The_Daliban]

Whohoo! Christmas presents🙏🏻🎄🎅🏼🫶🏻

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy Christmas!!! 🎉🎄🎁

[@ihassan1001]

This is why I wait for your videos..it has quality and very valuable for new filmmakers like myself..thank you so much!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Very happy you’re finding my videos so useful - I appreciate it massively!!

[@czeins]

Your channel is such a gift. Thanks, Rob!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I appreciate that, I’m happy you’re enjoying/finding it useful!! Thank you for watching! :)

[@marklholloway]

Fantastic breakdown! All of your video are so informative and easy to understand. Like having a private lesson. Happy New Year!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy to hear it Mark and I'm happy you're finding them useful in some way! I'm a bit late but hope you've had a good New Year!! :)

[@ComptonHarry]

Another fantastic and inspiring demonstration rob 🙏🏾🙌🏾 thank you 🙏🏾

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy you enjoyed this one - thank you so much!!

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Thanks for another excellent lighting tutorial. These really go a long way in helping me up my lighting skills. Happy holidays.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Always glad to hear it and I hope this series can continue to help you in the same capacity - thank you and Happy Holidays!! :)

[@alonsoguttierrez4455]

Merry christmas !! 🎉🎉 so glab to find this channel i will take photos and videos diferent

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy Christmas!! 🎄happy you found the channel and I hope it proves helpful! :)

[@Taran_Bali]

Thank you for this. Amazing video as always.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much - I hope it helped in some way!

[@Spider-Nefilo]

As always, GOATED VIDEO and GOATED teaching 🔥 hope you had some good holidays, this videos are never long enough for sure haha (ofc Patreon is there.) Keep it up Rob, truly one of the most accesible yet useful Cinematography Channels of KZbin

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy you’re continuing to enjoy my videos!! And I hope your holidays have been great also! Thank you so much, I hugely appreciate it, much more to come! :)

[@adamkoch212]

I have learned so much from your videos. Keep up the good work Rob!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy to hear it Adam, hope you can continue to find them useful going forward! :)

[@davidschwan]

thank you for all of your videos bro

[@johnstewart3391]

As always, amazing video! Thank you!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thanks John, glad you're enjoying them!! :)

[@ImNotAFilmmaker]

Another great vid.. Love your videos...

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Always appreciate it - happy to hear you're still enjoying them! Thank you so much! :)

[@ammarha928]

Amazing as usual! What is the brand name of the boom arm you used in the beginning of the video, please?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much, happy you enjoyed it! :) This is the boom arm - www.essentialphoto.co.uk/products/pixapro-super-heavy-duty-120-220cm-stainless-steel-boom-arm-with-sand-bag?variant=42710358950131&tw_source=google&tw_adid=269919885983&tw_campaign=357254882

[@baxslatton]

Solid video as always light papi!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Haha, happy you enjoyed this one!! :)

[@kartikey4you]

You're our knowledge hub! Cheers!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy to help! :)

[@oaktreesewede5152]

Thank you!❤️

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you for watching! ❤️ hope you enjoyed/found the video useful in some way!

[@brown2840]

The best as always!!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed this one!

[@snehit]

Pure genius.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Not at all! Anyone can learn these concepts :) but I massively appreciate the sentiment - thank you so much!!

[@EYECRAFTVideo]

Great work

[@micahsmithmedia]

kicker is my fav! also, i've been looking for a "christopher nolan" look. He has a distinct look to his films(color, contrast and light) your vids are the closest i've found to mimic his style. I'd love to learn how you achieve it! camera, lenses, settings, color etc.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

I believe he works with Hoyte van Hoytema a lot - but I have no idea what I'm doing similarly as I've never really looked too in depth at the cinematography in his films!

[@micahsmithmedia]

thanks for replying! do you have any color grading tutorials? I just started using dehancer and would love to see your workflow@@RobEllisCinematographer

[@WhySteve]

Man, I just fkn LOVE these videos 💫

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Always so happy to hear it!! I hope they can continue to be useful going forward! 😄

[@WhySteve]

Ah man like that tip of using light along with screen direction is definitely something I'm going to keep in mind from now on!

[@jagandasofficial7166]

Brother, today I feel as if I have found a mine of knowledge..❤❤

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Super happy to hear it!! Hope you can continue to find my videos useful! ❤️

[@jagandasofficial7166]

@@RobEllisCinematographer ofcourse bro.... Right now Im learning Cinematography.....And I Want A Teacher Like You Brother ❣️

[@fredrikl5730]

Great video! Where can I find that bulb mount you used behind your head?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

It's actually a bit of a Frankenstein contraption that was entirely pointless on my part - the bulb is in the Nanlite bulb AC adapter/magnetic mount - nanlite.co.uk/e27-magnetic-mount-and-ac-adapter-for-pavobulb-10c/ - which I stuck to a metal plate with a baby pin receiver, then an eye coupler with a baby pin on the boom into the receiver. But I could've just used the magnetic mount on the stand itself! 🥲

[@wantmorestory]

A master class!!!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much, happy you enjoyed it!

[@Am-pb4ts]

Love your vid! 🐐

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!

[@wildist]

great work!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Thank you so much!

[@ezrarichardson279]

Thanks!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

You're very welcome! Thank you so much for watching!

[@ezrarichardson279]

@@RobEllisCinematographer Really glad you’re doing these videos. Lots of fun!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

@@ezrarichardson279 and I'm really glad to hear you're enjoying them! They've been fun to do - loads of little gaps in my knowledge being filled in whilst I research the topics also!

[@ezrarichardson279]

@@RobEllisCinematographer Same here! I’ve been filming tons of stuff recently and have been using this series to fill in the gaps in my knowledge bit by bit through testing with some actors: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6KkgYWkq5mGi5o kzbin.info/www/bejne/maO8hot4aM9sicU Just got an amaran p60c yesterday too! So that’ll pair up well with my amaran 60x cob! Can’t wait to try out more stuff with a third light!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

@@ezrarichardson279 lovely stuff!! I could watch little tests like that all day haha, it’s great to have a bunch of people helping out too. Hope the new light serves you well and I hope I can continue to help in some small way with these videos! :)

[@volaksin5842]

Great Video!!

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Happy you enjoyed this one - thanks so much!! :)

[@OscarParraCine]

All this is very good for close shots but... what about the general shot? The lighting would change completely from the general to the medium shot...

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

You would be planning your shots to account for this, so if you wanted to light like some of these examples you might set them up specifically for those important medium/close ups - or, you might not go too wide, or move around the room too much throughout the scene - or, you might sacrifice some precision and light from further away for more flexibility and space for the actors/angles. That would be a little easier on a higher budget as you may have a set to work with, but not impossible on a lower one!

[@coin777]

Should i bother with Hair light if im bald?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Head light?

[@coin777]

hair@@RobEllisCinematographer

[@mrshaheedmalik]

Rob, what boom arms are you using?

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

These are - www.essentialphoto.co.uk/products/pixapro-super-heavy-duty-120-220cm-stainless-steel-boom-arm-with-sand-bag?variant=42710358950131&tw_source=google&tw_adid=269919885983&tw_campaign=357254882

[@mrshaheedmalik]

@@RobEllisCinematographer thanks.

[@mrshaheedmalik]

Robception

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

Rob in a Rob in a Rob?

[@mrshaheedmalik]

@@RobEllisCinematographer moody.

[@kacemimohamedalaaeddine5831]

♥️🇩🇿

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

❤ 🇬🇧 I hope you enjoyed the video/found it helpful in some way! :)

[@I_like_science]

I wanna see cheap cameras with good lighting vs high end cameras with 💩 light.

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

We would need to define good light and bad light first!

[@shoaibliaqat4180]

I am huge Fan your work, But this time it wans't a tutorial but rather a product showcase.

[@utahtanner]

🤌

[@petermartin1954]

What if you have no hair?😂

[@RobEllisCinematographer]

A head light! But depending on skin tone, you might not a "hair" light on a bald head anyway!