You really need to take your time with those and experiment! I made mine for free with what I had at home, 2 layers of cardboard surrounded by black tape or gaffer that you could find at a dollar store. I tried it tonight it looked really cool! it's not about the gear, it's about your imagination! :) Thanks for sharing your tips!
Very nice. Another very popular cookie effect is to use an old metal vent that has the slates. You can pick up a new one at home depot for like $15. I prefer the ones that are smaller like a 12” by 8”.
New subscriber, greetings from Central Illinois ! I'm about to start loading up some of my work on youtube as well. I was just reading "Painting with Light" by John Alton and thought i could actually use some cookies and here i am........ great video, thanks !!!
Pretty good but a little bit about hard and soft light and how that effects the "transitional edges" of what you are projecting would have been helpful. To put it simply, the light source that you use makes a big difference in what gets projected. A harder light source, like tungsten with a fresnel, will give you look very different look then a strobe.
Ive been lighting my videos with a very basic 3 point setup for a while now and just started to realize it can look pretty stale and unmotivated, so now that I got a spotlight I'm going to try and use cookies to create a permanent sunset look instead, or something neon-y and dramatic that looks more interesting than just "hey look how competently lit my face is"!
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I wonder if two or three of the blobby ones would start to resemble the dapplage on a forest floor? Of course, one would have to account for the absence of wind... Cheers!
Thanks for watching! :D they absolutely could mimic (very well) a dappled forest floor. I prefer to just cut down a few small branches and have a PA wriggle them around haha
Heya! All my traditional light stands are the Impact brand ones from B&H, I have a variety from 6' to like 9'. The grip head is also just a standard Impact brand one from B&H. Hope that helps and let me know if you have any other questions!
Carlo, you should be able to get very precise shadows if you want. (it's not entirely dependent on the gobo - depends on the hardness of the light and the distances between the light, the pattern/cutout, and the wall or projected area. The window ones we usually try and make a little more precise than those funky kidney-bean shaped ones, but just because you see that pattern defined clearly in real life.) Thanks for watching!
@@DroiMedia I am as we speak making my own Cookies for a short film i am doing i am making the mini blind one when I get some more Foam board I will make some more I enjoy your DIY videos I am 46 and live in Southern California if your ever in the area I would like to meet you one day
@@BadKarma714 sweet man, be sure to share a link with the short film or some BTS photos when you're done, would love to see them! and I'll let you know next time I'm in your neck of the woods!
Heya! I just clamped the arm of the quacker clamp into the grip head. As for the products I think there are links below the video, or you can buy all of them at most big box hardware stores (in the US).
Amazing! Thanks so much for this, quick question: would you need to alter the cookies at all to create more sharp and crisp shadows? Or does that have to do mainly with placement?
This video is so simple and to the point. No fluff. Thank you so much!
Happy to help!
Great tutorial! Fantastic simple instructions for my junior high school photography class! Brilliant stuff!
Awesome! Would love to see (and share) some pics of these in action if you're comfortable with that.
Great job. You've helped me a lot
I made one myself, thank you for the DIY. This is going to dramatically improve my lighting for my shoot this weekend!
So cool! If you're comfortable share a picture on social media and tag us in it! We'd love to see it!
thank god i found your video!! i would have failed my theater class if i hadn't come across you video!
Awesome! Glad I could help, send us some pics of them in action (if you're comfortable) 😁😊
Those real cookies at the beginning didn't look so hot. 🍪🍪 Can't wait to make my own fake cookies, though.
You really need to take your time with those and experiment! I made mine for free with what I had at home, 2 layers of cardboard surrounded by black tape or gaffer that you could find at a dollar store. I tried it tonight it looked really cool! it's not about the gear, it's about your imagination! :) Thanks for sharing your tips!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🤗
Great tips!
Thanks!
Very nice. Another very popular cookie effect is to use an old metal vent that has the slates. You can pick up a new one at home depot for like $15. I prefer the ones that are smaller like a 12” by 8”.
Awesome idea! I should compile a list of these alternatives someday....
great video men! thank you!
Thanks! 😊
Great video!
Thanks! :) :) :)
Great information, thank you for this. I think I will be making cookies this weekend.
Thanks for watching, Dennis! Happy DIYing!
Dennis, you get around to making any cookies this weekend?!
Thank you, I made one
Really great video! Informative, good length and it got me inspired right away :)
+Standard Film Team thanks! Good to know! :D
New subscriber, greetings from Central Illinois ! I'm about to start loading up some of my work on youtube as well. I was just reading "Painting with Light" by John Alton and thought i could actually use some cookies and here i am........ great video, thanks !!!
Hey! Where in central IL? I was in Normal for about 15 yrs, moved to Champaign recently though. And thanks for the sub!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@DroiMedia Fairview Heights, just east of St. Louis.
Pretty good but a little bit about hard and soft light and how that effects the "transitional edges" of what you are projecting would have been helpful. To put it simply, the light source that you use makes a big difference in what gets projected. A harder light source, like tungsten with a fresnel, will give you look very different look then a strobe.
Thank you! This will be great to use in a Halloween haunt.
Love that idea! 😁👻
Thank u, helpful
Thank YOU for watching!
Superbe...👍
Loved your transitions in this video :D definitely gonna be making some of these!
+The Film Look thanks guys! I always feel that way when I watch your stuff too, so I figured I'd try and keep up the status quo! :)
Ive been lighting my videos with a very basic 3 point setup for a while now and just started to realize it can look pretty stale and unmotivated, so now that I got a spotlight I'm going to try and use cookies to create a permanent sunset look instead, or something neon-y and dramatic that looks more interesting than just "hey look how competently lit my face is"!
Awesome! Share some shots or setups or screengrabs when you're done :)
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I wonder if two or three of the blobby ones would start to resemble the dapplage on a forest floor? Of course, one would have to account for the absence of wind... Cheers!
Thanks for watching! :D they absolutely could mimic (very well) a dappled forest floor. I prefer to just cut down a few small branches and have a PA wriggle them around haha
Good knowledge
Thanks!! 😊😊😊
This is cool.
Many thanks! :)
Foam board is the same as Sintra board right?
Maybe? Never heard of Sintra board - got any more info on them???
What sort of stand/grip are you using? It was a blink and you'll miss it mention and this isn't my area. Thanks
Heya! All my traditional light stands are the Impact brand ones from B&H, I have a variety from 6' to like 9'. The grip head is also just a standard Impact brand one from B&H. Hope that helps and let me know if you have any other questions!
Hey would does the board have to be black?
Not at all, you could make it white / silver to increase the light output towards the front - I just thought it looked cool 😎
Good stuff 👍🏻
Thanks!
since those are DIY gobo, i'm wondering if it is possibile to achieve a more precise edge of shadow?
Carlo, you should be able to get very precise shadows if you want. (it's not entirely dependent on the gobo - depends on the hardness of the light and the distances between the light, the pattern/cutout, and the wall or projected area. The window ones we usually try and make a little more precise than those funky kidney-bean shaped ones, but just because you see that pattern defined clearly in real life.) Thanks for watching!
can i put this in front of a strobe light?
Great question - and YES!
Needed more cookies :)
+Jordan Goebig I ate them all during the rehearsal :/
Wow
PERFECT! THANKS!
Happy to help!
Good job dude! Keep it up :)
+Juan Ignacio Cuello thanks so much! I'll do my best!
very helpful
+createscifi thanks!
Do it works on flash or strobes?
I don't see why it wouldn't 😊
Good video i am your 400th like 👍
Sweet!
@@DroiMedia I am as we speak making my own Cookies for a short film i am doing i am making the mini blind one when I get some more Foam board I will make some more I enjoy your DIY videos I am 46 and live in Southern California if your ever in the area I would like to meet you one day
@@BadKarma714 sweet man, be sure to share a link with the short film or some BTS photos when you're done, would love to see them! and I'll let you know next time I'm in your neck of the woods!
@@DroiMedia for sure I will send both link and BTS Photos
For some reason your Instagram link in the discrption did not work when I hit on I am on my Android phone I don't know of it's the back slash or not.
FANTASTIC VIDEO, Can you make them smaller???
Hi and thanks!! Yes, absolutely, no real issue with making them smaller to fit whatever your needs are!
What kind of light did you use to project?
Came TV Boltzen 55W LED lights - I use them for everything :)
How did u attach the cookie with the clamp and grip head.. Where can I find these products?
Heya! I just clamped the arm of the quacker clamp into the grip head. As for the products I think there are links below the video, or you can buy all of them at most big box hardware stores (in the US).
@@DroiMedia am not in USA :)
Hmmm.... maybe online somewhere?
Amazing! Thanks so much for this, quick question: would you need to alter the cookies at all to create more sharp and crisp shadows? Or does that have to do mainly with placement?
Mostly, if not entirely, has to do with placement and light intensity/hardness. Harder light = harder shadows. Cookie closer to wall = harder shadows.
Great, thanks so much! Subscribing for sure :) @@DroiMedia
@@parisghassemian7276 glad to hear! Thanks for watching, and let us know if you have any more questions!
Thank you, i want the video from this diy gobos
You want me to make one for those?
@@DroiMedia no, i means, your project video that you shooting using this diy gobos
Ohhh gotcha, what you saw in the video was just a test, I use these for backgrounds in my testimonial / interview setups all the time though!
effective
Thanks!
@@DroiMedia you're welcome
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:D
The proper name is gobo
They are called that too! :)