Lighting - Storytelling with Cinematography
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- How can filmmakers use lighting creatively?
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Part 1 - Framing: • Composition + Framing ...
Part 2 - Lighting: • Lighting - Storytellin...
Part 3 - Lenses: • Lenses - Storytelling ...
Part 4 - Movement: • Camera Movement - Stor...
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tip for night scenes; light them enough and make them darker on post production, this way you don't lose details during filming and you gave now edition control :)
Thank you!
It's mindblowing how you can color grade your t3i shots like you do. Simon, you should create a course on how to do it. I'd pay money for it!
Shawn Parrotte thanks Shawn! Will cover it in the future, but definitely for free :)
This was literally one of the most informative TH-cam videos I've ever seen. Thanks
Your voice is so calming to listen to.
Just discovered this channel, and it's truly helpful! You're so young and already so passionate about filmmaking. Thank you for the top quality content.
You are my new film school, cheers mate!
dat intro doe!1!!!! the amount of effort you put into these projects and editing deserves a like for 'dedication' :D
Great vid! I think you hit it on the head that too many videos just say "do this because this is good". I'm trying to learn more about color grading and it has been really hard because that is exactly how every video is.
There's that soothing voice I've been missing
Simon, you truly are a blessing man. I look forward to every video you post. I literally smiled when I saw the title of this video. Loving the cinematography series. Definitely helpful. Please keep up the good work!
Malcolm Moore reading this comment made me smile! really appreciate the kind words, so glad you're finding the video helpful.
You don't usually watch a scene and say "oh the lighting is this way, I should feel that way" - lighting is "visceral" in the way it helps the emotion of the scene.
Thanks for everything Simon!
Excellent video. Learning about lighting, composition and framing has opened my mind up and I notice much more in films than I did years ago.
I love Sundays. :)
I am 20 seconds in and I can tell this is a great video already.
Vortex TV i'm 10 seconds in and i'm still watching ads .
Thanks for the info!
Absolutely amazing! Love this lighting series! Wow your videos are so helpful and inspirational.
This is one of the most informative lighting tutorials I've ever seen!
Mike Sun cheers Mike!
Really appreciate your videos and that you get into the motivation for "why" certain techniques particularly work. Tnx.
Subscribed! This is extremely helpful and informative.
So much knowledge in one video. Thank you so much. Great work
Hey Simon. Your videos have definitely shown me the ways through several aspects of film. As an aspiring young filmmaker, such as yourself, I am trying to build my portfolio and hopefully make my way as a cinematographer one day. To think there is someone about my age making stuff like this, is just mind-blowing. I greatly respect the work you do and the genuine passion you have for what you do. Expecting great stuff in the future! Keep living your dream :)
Thanks for sharing, that was informative!
I'm currently making a movie of my own and these videos are really helpful even though I don't have the right equipment.
Thank you, you're videos are awesome.
Awesome found footage technique at 8:27!
wait...how old are you again? this is like...really really really really good.
18, I think.
Another good video and some great examples of how to light your subject taking the mood of the piece into account.
smick.co.uk thank you very much:)
Yes. I think is a good idea how to blocking the scene; decide what is important there, even the geometrical figures that result from these decisions, are important for story telling.
Great video, helped me a lot. Thanks
man, I've been going through all your videos. They are incredible, you should be proud. Thanks for the awesome content. You should do a bts of what is takes to make one of your videos if you haven't already, I would enjoy watching that.
vince d thanks Vince, that really means a lot! Here's the BTS, although quite a bit has changed in the process since then: th-cam.com/video/pFUV5K3xlbY/w-d-xo.html
These videos fantastic! Really helpful for teaching - thanks!
very great - thanks for sharing this!!
Thank you very much for the tips its going to come very useful for me in my next video!! you are totally awesome!
Guys call the police Simon's got an axe...
I've been watching your vids because 'No Film School' keep posting. I had to subscribe because you do these videos so well - film riot level, man. I like how objective your approach to lighting and how there are so many ways to approach it - great vid
+Paperbagman555 thank you for this wonderful encouragement!
Simon, i need to say this was helpfull in so many levels!
As filmmakers we need to be aware of every element in the film. And till today i used to see the light as Beautifull or Ugly (simplifiing). But the motivated light was not on my mind. Thanks a lot!
Timo Cunha you're welcome!
You're a genius man! Thanks so much for the videos! You've been tremendously helpful!
That is a nice pink shirt your model is wearing Simon... I hope we get to see more of him in the future.
Nathan Makalena I'll be sure to let him know.
Another great episode, Simon! Your videos help me out a lot, especially these cinematography ones and the storytelling ones. Keep up the good work man! :-)
RedRocketFilms thanks!
Subbed. Awesome information. I think it's great how you self taught. I started my channel about a month ago with the intention of doing gaming videos, but since exploring cameras I find myself much more excited about filming than recording my game play! Keep up the good work, I really appreciate your efforts.
Dabrinx thanks! glad to see you came to your senses about filmmaking vs gaming ;)
thank you simon, you're such an inspiration :)
These videos are incredibly helpful, thank you!
no problem Georgia :)
Compared to some people u r pretty good at this. Keep it up. Loved it.
Great video, keep it up Simon. :)
Your videos are so incredible and interesting! They're really getting me motivated to pursue film-making! Thank you :)
Maddy Taylor awesome!
Great video man!
Great video!
thanks for everythings
Thanks for your videos. They are great. Although I cant afford to by a camera, I guess Im going to invest in lighting and film on "soap"
Kudos guys, this is fantastic work.
Karim Theilgaard why thank you!
Thanks to the Recommended Knowledge :D
These are so helpful. Thank you
Jacob Voss you got it, Jacob!
Hey Simon,
Do you have a video on white balance? Great Job with your vids!
Really great channel - when it comes to lighting i truly believe stanley kubrick comes at the very top of that least , What about you Simon ? PS: finally a channel that explains , identify and analyse the principles of Cinematography .
Great video :)
dude is that fogle?
these videos are mad helpful btw, thanks a bunch!
I think it's not entirely from movies that night is blue. When I go outside while it's night everything that's white seems a bit blue to me. And I can tell you I've never seen white as "white". Maybe something wrong with my eyes or something :D but there's always a tint to it. And during night time it's blue.
It's due to the purkinje shift/effect
This was great!! Just subscribed.
***** thanks!
wow, the grading on this is superb. tutorial please!
choiprod did two already: th-cam.com/video/pcC7n2qRKmM/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/leSDPutokm0/w-d-xo.html
Found you via blog post on SLRLounge.com dated May 7. Good stuff here.
Awesome, thanks Friseal1 !
Hey cade, I have been watching your videos for decades. it always feels fantastic when I grab an eye on it. particularly when you explain lightings as filmmaking. .. I have been struggling with shadows when it comes to lighting, especially when I film a moving subjects.... no matter how I adjust accordingly with film terminologies.. . .. .. could you help me out to go through that on the topic of how to film a moving subject with lighting ?
+bboylilmost that's a great idea, most lighting tutorials only show us how to light still subjects, like in photography! In my last lighting video one of the setups has a bit of movement in it that you might find interesting: th-cam.com/video/VRaFKJh9gow/w-d-xo.html I will definitely have more movement in my next lighting video!
DSLRguide Hey Cade, sorry for the late reply. definitely look forward to seeing more from you! you are just awesome man! And thx anyway. you are now one of my inspirations right now !! stay in touch !
Great
Do you use magic lantern with a higher bitrate? Your footage always looks incredibly clear.
***** nope, just the standard bitrate!
Hi Simon, great, very useful video again! I got myself an introduction to lighting/grip gear with a very low budget lighting kit. It contains 2 cheapo light stands, 2 135W CFL bulbs, 2 lamp sockets, a reflector, a reflector clamp, a crab clamp, a tilthead and a few babypin and screw adapters. Do you think there is something essential missing in that kit?
FloStar3000 c-stand could be good :)
Incredibly helpful! I'm looking into buying my first lighting equipment (so I don't have to depend on borrowing from school), and I'll probably buy an Apurture Amaran 672. I see you have the spot version. I'm wondering if you'd recommend getting the 672s or 672c for using it as a key light. I know you can use gels, but it seems like the colour temperature knob on the C version is a really handy feature. What do you think?
Again thanks for all these marvelous videos. :)
GodliaCo I'd go for the S - although you need gels, it uses all the LEDs at the same time so it nice and bright.
Hey Guys,
really appreciate your channel and the work you do.
I have a question , do the same lightening rules you apply in this video, also apply for landscapes and outdoor shots? if so, can you make a video to explain more or less how to manipulate light outdoors . I really find frustrating dealing with the excess of light and the lack of light.
thank you
Ayaz Palma Thanks! In theory, the same rules apply, it just can be more difficult to control the light outdoors. Filming at night makes it easy to use hard light and to have lots of shadows, although obviously you'll need to add light. In daylight, it can be difficult to avoid everything being equally exposed, so generally the best way to do it is to remove light. Using diffusion panels to diffuse sun light, and flagging light with negative fill. this video taught me a lot: @68146291
DSLRguide Nice!
Thanks a lot for your reply. keep doing the fantastic work, greets from Portugal.
you all look like movie characters. anyway, i'm an aspiring filmmaker and this is incredibly helpful and lovely. thank god you don't have such loud obtrusive videos, some get a bit ridiculous. thanks kid (:
***** oh i forgot to say that i'm glad for your perspective on things and cannot wait to see your films.
***** very glad to hear that you're finding the videos helpful! trying to work out filming a short this summer!
what will it be about? i know that's a rather doomsday question but if you have time i'm curious.
***** not sure yet but I want it to make the world a better place
Do you use Magic Lantern to shoot with your 600D or you're just shooting with the built-in codec and firmware? Thanks!
Hi :) your videos are extremely helpful. I have been looking for some good lighting to start with and was wondering if you had any suggestions? Thanks
XxShipperHeartxX this video should give you an idea of the sort of thing I recommend: th-cam.com/video/tAHOFHJsr0k/w-d-xo.html
thank you :)
Where can I see your movie?
Hi Simon, great video as always; very interesting! I'm filming a car chase coming thursday, it's night-time and the mood is very desperate. What lighting would you chose? I thought of an orange spinning LED, representing the street lanterns and a small white/blue rim light in the back. As I'm saying it, I have no idea how it works out. Can you (or anyone) help me out a bit?
Aron Ludikhuijze thanks Aron! Warm light for street light would make a lot of sense, plus you can get some other colour in there for traffic lights. I'd probably go for lots of back light, and plenty of 'specular highlights' just hard light for some nice reflections.
DSLRguide Thanks! That's great advice, maybe I'll show you the end result. ;) If you look at my film in total I can definitly point out when I'd started watching your video's! I've made such an improvement in storytelling with cinematography, use of lenses and lighting! Thanks, keep up the good work!
good
Do you plan on doing a feature in the near future or do you think you still have room to grow?
Mind Blow I definitely need to do more shorts before I work up to a feature:)
What camera/ lenses do you use for filming?
KimFootball - FreeKicks, Skills, Reviews & More Canon T3i, dunno the lens.
KimFootball - FreeKicks, Skills, Reviews & More Canon T3i with tamron 17-50 VC and Canon 40mm f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8
Are you using Magic Lantern because you have a lot of dynamic range for a T31
Murphy's Law not using magic lantern raw, just the regular magic lantern which doesn't change the image quality. With some decent lighting, you barely need any dynamic range :)
DSLRguide Nice! You are really talented then :)
Hey simon, I was wondering, how do you draw on your videos? Is it in Final Cut Pro 10? Or another software?
Tate Looysen I use the free software 'GIMP' for the drawings :)
You broke the first two rules..
Simon, what picture style do you use?
+Christian Samson I use VisionColor & Cinestyle depending on what I'm shooting :)
English subtitle, please.......
Why nobody asking who is this handsome boy in the scenes?
why do you use dslr in filmmaking rather than using a video camera?
+Eng. Fares generally you have to spend about 5x as much on a video camera for the same image quality results as a DSLR
DSLRguide thanks for the reply, clean thoughts. do you think that 4k is important in filmmaking?
Eng. Fares nope I personally believe that detail/sharpness/resolution is very low on the priorities list. I've watched many of my favourite films on DVD, and they were better than anything i've ever seen in 4K.
He would have to change the name of this successful channel.
what plugin did u use to color this video ?
this one: dslrguide.tv/filmconvert/
3:24 I like your boots
This guy doesn't make any sense until you speed the video 2x
Finally I found a solution to enjoy your good video
just in case you didn't understand what I am saying
he talk slow as hell but he is a good guy
The Butter | الزبــــدة fair enough, whatever works for you!
XD you are so cool man :)
can u be not monotone
Hi Simon, loved this as usual, I was just wondering if there's any chance you could check out the short film I made on my channel? I made it a while ago now but it's my first real attempt and would love any criticism that I can improve on next time! Thanks!
I love these videos except for how much he lip smacks when he talks it’s so distracting