LOL! Not bad for a 20 year old, eh? I swear one day I'm road tripping to Utah (I think) for a day and throwing down some stuff with Curtis Judd, heading through Colorado for a day and shooting some stuff with Dave Dug, and heading down to (Arizona, right?) and shooting some rediculosity with you. It's on my bucket list. :)
See man, this is why your content is so amazing. I always find myself coming back to this channel over and over because of how much useful information is here. Thanks again!
"Look, if you're afraid to ask easy questions, either come to this channel and ask them, send me an email, or just stay stupid forever, your choice." Legend.
Although I love all your videos, this is easily the best one I’ve ever seen. Seriously, this is amazing, very well scripted, and taught me more in 30 minutes than 2 years of film school. Thank you!
hands down most informative video on lighting, wish I saw this video before spending money on useless lights. If you haven't done one yet, can you do a vid on flash photography lights?
You’re frikkin awesome! Most older guys I watch for filmmaking tips are boring and just blabber on a lot. But you, noooo. You taught me sooo much and were so entertaining. Audio was amazing and editing was very enjoyable. I can tell you put a lot of work into these videos. I subbed! :) I’m looking into getting my first soliddd light. I got cheaper Color Temp. Adjustable youngnuo lights for 60 bucks with Sony npf batteries and they worked well for me but I am wanting to upgrade. Battery powered, travel friendly, quick set up time, and ease of use is most important for me. I do video production including weddings, testimonials, interviews, small business videos, and so on. What light or light kit would you recommend? The Aputure mini20d’s look nice.
The Mini-20s are awesome, my only complain is the fans which can kick on and if they're close to the mic, it's not good. If you keep them away from the mic, they are awesome. So far, my favorite lights are the Tri-8 kit. Expensive, but I love them. amzn.to/2SSHQkd
@@BasicFilmmaker I looked into them more and they seem like a lot of people have poor viewpoints on them. 7000k doesn't seem good, and battery isn't attached..ehhhh
True. Batter isn't attached to the 120s, but I like that, as when you attach them high, they're light. Like I said, the Tri-8s would be a better choice.
Very helpful, BFM! I am a high school teacher who just started a film program. Thinking through what kind of equipment we need has proven more difficult than I thought it would. This video helps. Thank you!
Are the students buying? If so, I'd start them off with some Home Depot $6 lamps, some diffusion, and a bunch of different K color lights and some gels. They'd learn a lot doing that. For school use, tough one. I'd have to say maybe some film lights that they could get used to, so they a familiar with them. I can make suggestions with links if you want.
Once again thank you very much for a superb video and for confirming my purchases, bought a tri 8C and a 120 d genuine Aputure because fortunately they have a dealer here in Thailand. Only wish I had found your site earlier; it would have saved me many, many hours on the Internet checking out stuff.
I'll send the amateurs that don't want to pay me for an education to your channel. Thanks for the great and accurate videos. My students will love you.
HA HA HA - what a great video. I'm definitely going to subscribe. Not only was it easy to listen to and broken down into basic 'Englich' for beginners to understand, it was entertaining and informative too! I caught myself rewinding several times because I missed what you said next since I was still laughing at the last piece of humour I just caught up with! I'm a smarter person than I was 20 minutes ago (or at least more knowledgeable maybe?? :))
Love your videos :) you are like a stand up comedian, very funny and entertaining, and lets not forget, your videos are filled with knowledge :) and a genious way to put it all together. Thank you. :)
Excellent! You really keep things interesting, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm about to go check my lights now. Glad that I Subscribed to your channel. Be well, stay encouraged, and an Encourager!
Fantastic summary of everything about lighting. This could have been a lesson at Basic Filmmaker University. By the way I think CRI stands for Color Rendering Index.
Yeah, I almost went there, but decided it was time for a chunky video on this channel. And yeah, I put the mistake on CRI on a card that should have popped up and in the description. Did it not show up for you?
I went back and saw the CRI card on the upper right. I was busy (slowly) reading the big text on the left side of the frame. Can you put those cards anywhere in the frame or at least on the left side? That would make it harder to miss like I did.
Actually, TH-cam removed annotations in videos in lieu of CARDS which work across browsers and smart devices. No way I was going to re-edit and re-render this thing, so I gamed the TH-cam cards (that card is actually a POLL - if you click on it, it has some questions) to designate the mistake. I have no control of where they appear, only when. Bummer huh. :)
Boss video. There's so much quality information here that I just feel like I attended a cinematography class. Thanks I will be watching it a few times.
It is well deserved. Back in my days in community cable TV I had to teach these things to volunteers. (Prior to any mastery of the skills on my own part). And it can be really difficult. Now you have people who are trying to be one man bands on the internet. They need a functional understanding of lighting, cameras, tripods, audio systems, presentations and so much more. The entire profession is demeaned if well intentioned people go out and produce back media. If they're going to do it (or we're going to do it) let's give them the skills to do it well.
No kidding Sean. It amazes me what we can do now a days, and more so, how much skill and knowledge is needed by the one man band filmmaker to create decent videos.
I've been a photographer for YEARS and at one point was looking at RIT but changed gears. Anyway, your video filled in the gaps that I'd hope I'd learn in school. ANYWAY,... Thanks.
Great fun, and informative as usual. Your vids are really helping me to turn my crappy videos into slightly less crappy ones. Thanks for your down to earth encouragement.
I'm definitely a fan. You're looking around for advice and bam, suddenly there's #basicfilmmaker with all sorts practical advice an indie can appreciate, in one channel. One-stop spot. Nerd trivia: the numbers in this Kelvin scale correspond to black body (i.e., non-reflected) radiation. Or to put it simply: a star with a surface temperature of that many Kelvin degrees (= centrigrades + 273) will have that color giving us that "white point". Our sun just happens to have a surface temperature around 6000° K, pretty close to neutral white. Contrary to intuition, the hottest stars (spectral classes A, B, and O) shine blue, and a lot more brightly than white stars. Overcast is a tad bluish because we're getting _comparably_ more atmospherically-scattered light. Blue light is higher-energy frequency and that means more likely to survive scattering before being absorbed and turned into heat. (How is that useful? Well, knowing reasons for things makes learning them easier. Also, it will serve you if you plan to do a short that takes place in, say, a world under a star of different spectral class than our sun.)
Thanks for putting this together I enjoyed the approach to all the concepts - particularly interested in your upcoming review and impressions of the Aputure Mini 20 fresnel lights as I have been dithering for months over those rather than LED Panels but perhaps oyu might propose where those could be of benefit? Also considering the similar Boltzen fresnels and the Calibre fresnels all around the same pricing. Thus far Im put off by reports of noisy multispeed fans in the aputures and veering towards the Boltzen 30W !!
I love these little mini-20 dudes. The fans can be noisy, but really, they're SO powerful that you can keep them away from the sound recording and never hear it.
Great video! I'm looking forward to the review of the LS Mini 20! I'm still doubting between buying the Aputure 672S as main light diffused or buying a LS Mini 20 (3 light kit). I'm also very interested what the light effect you can create using the 3 mini lights without diffusion because I like film noir/lighting from the 40's but I need to be able to provide soft lighting as well
That was awesome video. Can you tell me what lighting should I use when I shoot video a seminar even if it’s in a small room or big hall. Thanks in advance
Thanks! For a seminar type video, you'll need lots of lighting, probably away from the speaker and up out of the way of the audience, as well as some spots on the speaker and background. If the room has lights, it's easiest to use the lighting in the space and make sure your white balance and ISO are set properly. Without seeing the room, size, number of people, arrangement, it's hard for me to say exactly.
Thanks for your fast reply. the room size is about 4m.× 5 m. should i stand in the back center and use only one lighting spot on the speaker, and can i use a strobe 300W or 300 led for lighting. thanks again in advance.
Ah. That could totally work in a room that size. One light will work but you'll have to play with that and the room lights. I usually use someone as a stand-in and play around with it until it looks right. You can try in room lights on and off to see what happens, but you'll have to balance the spot with the room lights so you get a good color balance.
Hope it’s okay with you that I shared a link to this video at the “Wedding Film School” group on Facebook. Nice job. Lots of valuable information for filmmakers.
Basic Filmmaker shortly after sharing your video I got banned from the closed group without any explanation. Guess sharing it was not okay. Oh well. My guess is the group owner Matt WhoIsMatt Johnson is also a TH-camr and didn’t want other educational videos he didn’t make. But I can be sure. :-(
WHAT!!!??? Yeah, that could be, but I would think he would remove the video and maybe warn you, rather than remove YOU! Wow. Let's get back at him and do this... HERE'S A VIDEO FROM MATT WHOISMATT JOHNSON entitled, "A Wedding Filmmaker's Review Of The Panasonic GH5." th-cam.com/video/XfUOeHBksoI/w-d-xo.html Ha! That'll show 'em! :)
Basic Filmmaker - thanks. In the Facebook group, Matt is actually a fan of the Sony A7Sii due to its low light capabilities. I’ve filmed weddings. One thing about wedding filmmaking is receptions are often in low light areas. Adding lights damages the mood. The Sony A7Sii does about as good of a job in low light as a wedding filmmaker could afford. At least that’s what most of the wedding filmmakers state at that group. That being said, you can see my one and only wedding film, shot with my iPhone, on my channel. That one video has led to me being asking to shoot other weddings. I passed on the opportunity. Doing it for a friend was fine, but really not looking at doing weddings as a business. Again, I’m not sure he is the one who banned me from the Wedding Film School on Facebook. The other administrator Kraig Adams isn’t all that active in the group. Adam also has a couple of channels focused around wedding filmmaking.
Nice video Doug. No frickin way I would ever shoot a wedding. There's no re-takes, lighting usually sucks, and you hold in your hands what the client "thinks" the video should be, which is almost never what they think it is. Nope, nope, and nope. LOL!
Thanks Levi. It was really a LOT of work, and really nice you recognize it. The editing was fun. There's alot of stuff going on in there that a lot of people might not see. Did you see the smoke coming off the HMI? :)
I grabbed the 3x Mini 20d and one 120d by Aputure. Maybe I should of gone with the 300 instead of the 120. Great video by the way! Quick question. Is there any book you’ll recommend about lighting? Thanks!
Have you had any problems at all with aputure lights? A lot of reviews state the light cutting off for not apparent reason. I really want to buy the 300 watt. I currently have visionsmith relamps in my arri 650's and want more power.
I haven't had a problem with the Aputures, but my lights are pretty stationary now. The Tri-8's are a beats though, but nto sure if that's enough power for you. Arri's are pretty sweet.
I have a question: When I use a certain gel to replicate moonlight, but then set the cameras WB to get it to a natural look, whats the point of setting up that gel? Because then the blue is gone again, right?
I do not. I've settled on (at least for the studio) the Aputure Tri-8s ( I have 4), and some other various lights. I "think" it's getting to a point where many of these lights are the same, and it's more about company support, build quality and features.
@@BasicFilmmaker Yeah I'm thinking of just getting one and trying out it before dumping money and getting 3. There's also obviously the issue since Im just a student who still lives at home with 9 other people lol
I would go with what you need, and CHEAP. You can play, figure it out, adjust, see what pisses you off, what you like, and so on. Then you'll be in the know of what you do need and don't before you dump a bunch of money. Or, maybe you already know that.
Excellent video. I'm looking to make my first investment in some pro level lighting after many years of using cheap fluorescent kits, and a local guy is offering a complete Lowel DP 3-light tungsten kit for $330. The price is really tempting but I'm torn on whether to go tungsten given the obvious downsides and recent impressive offerings in the LED realm from the likes of Aputure. The LS-mini20 kit looks killer but would cost me more than twice as much and I would still be lacking a really solid key light. Any advice? (I do mostly interviews and green screen stuff in my tiny studio and a lot of run n gun shooting outside of the studio.)
Also as I get further into the video you mention that one led puts out 140,000 lux and the other was 50,000 (or whatever you said), well it all depends how far away you are right? The moon is probably 20000000lux if your standing on it but only 1 by the time it reaches us. I’m confused
Got it. You watch agin. What thet manufacturer is SUPPOSED to report is that the light spec is XXXXXX at 1 foot away. They may say XXXXXXX at 1/2 foot away. So you would need to pay attention to this, do the math, and you would be able to see which is the brighter output light.
That was very educational and entertaining. You remind me of an awesome middle school teacher I had (that's a good thing). I'm in the market for lights and I don't know whether to purchase LED's or Soft-boxes. I'm a realtor and my goal is to make instructional TH-cam videos and occasionally set up at different on-site locations and interview services too. I currently have a $200 budget, would you have any recommendations or could you point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance..
$200 is not a lot for lights. You could get softboxes, but I must admit, they can be a pain to carry around and transport, and move from one room to another. I think about the cheapest you'll get away with is a kit from Aputure - you can look at this one (amzn.to/2JLgwjB) which has 3 lights, the cool things is you can put them on light stand or clamp them anywhere. Probably more than you are looking for, but that's my suggestion for build quality, light output, and having something that will last a long time.
Thank you for your response and for the direction. I know my budget is not ideal, but I will have to find another alternative. Just to clarify if you had to pick, you would choose soft boxes over LED lights (with diffuser), correct?
Wow! What a fantastic video. I learned more in 30 minutes than I did in 3 days of Internet research. Thank you so much for posting it. If you have some time, I'd really appreciate your advice. I'm getting ready to shoot a series of client videos with two cameras. Camera one will be Canon 80D (main) and camera two will be a Canon 70D (closeup.) I know I need to purchase some external lights, but there are so many choices that I'm totally perplexed. Each video will be 3-5 minutes in length and will be a conversational interview format with two people in the frame. The location is a small 12' x 14' conference room with an 8' ceiling and one standard window. What combination of lights do you recommend for this setup? And yes, I most definitely hit the Subscribe button. :) Thanks again for your help.
Thanks Kelly! I would need to know how much money you intend to spend. This can be done with sheets and $12 can lights from home depot, all the way up to a crap ton of money. I am pretty jazzed about the Aputure lights.
I'd like to spend $600 or less for the whole setup. I've been looking at two possible solutions-CFL or LED. Since I'll be initially doing five videos, the convenience and easy setup of LEDs would be great, but I'm not sure I can adequately light the space with LEDs and a $600 budget. I may be better off (for the time being) with a really good CFL setup. What do you think? Thanks in advance for your help.
OMG, I just saw your Aputure 672 video and it looks like I'm going to have to increase my budget. I noticed you can get the kit in a variety of configurations. For my intended use, do you think the (2) daylight spots and (1) bi-color flood is a good choice for me or would you suggest a different configuration?
I hadn't thought of those. How do they compare to the Aputure 672s in terms of light output? And perhaps I'm too caught up on the light output thing, but I figure more is better than less, like most American men. :) Also, what type of lighting are you using in your studio these days? Thanks!
I checked out your channel. Your thumbnails are great. Very consistent branding and good quality videos also. I just set all my videos to unlisted because i'm changing the focus of my channel a little. anyway keep it up man.
@DIYCameraGuy. Thank you. I've been there. I did the same. Kept a couple of my older ones that people seemed to like, but other than that, fresh start. Sometimes it just has to be done, especially if you completely change the direction of your channel. :) @BFM - Well, I guess you have two types of subscriber... Those who want to learn, and those who want to complain. ;)
XLR- Should we already look for lights which support xlr cables? because if they don't, they may not work, at least not efficiently at long distances. ??
Your show helps out alot....!! Im learning now staring out with my Android Phone shoot HDR..... learning the basics... Im planing on buy a Panasonic G85. has IBIS good lighting ( not Great but Good) (maybe one day I may be able to get a GH5 or A7sii and I can learning my lighting techniques with it. ... Sound??? I have a Zoom H4N, & Tascam DR 60D mkii Mics Audio Techn AT875R Vid-pro XM88 a mic blimp and boom pole.... manfrotto fluid head Proaim slider and an ipad editing in Luma Fusion. I think ill start there. Thanks for all your help.
As usual. Super thorough Basic!
Thanks D!
Of course. I love your hustle!
LOL! Not bad for a 20 year old, eh? I swear one day I'm road tripping to Utah (I think) for a day and throwing down some stuff with Curtis Judd, heading through Colorado for a day and shooting some stuff with Dave Dug, and heading down to (Arizona, right?) and shooting some rediculosity with you. It's on my bucket list. :)
I'd be down. Sounds like a plan!
Totally. Do you do NAB? I've missed many years on pressing projects. Hoping for once to make it happen. I know Curtis and Dave usually do.
You are more a writer, director and an entertainment maker than a lighting expertise. Love you to be a teacher.
Thank you.
See man, this is why your content is so amazing. I always find myself coming back to this channel over and over because of how much useful information is here. Thanks again!
I appreciate that! Thank you!!
Love your teaching style. It’s all bite size and easy to understand, yet still fast enough to keep me engaged.
Thank you!!!
"Look, if you're afraid to ask easy questions, either come to this channel and ask them, send me an email, or just stay stupid forever, your choice." Legend.
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No cap, immediately subscribed after that comment! well said
This is such a helpful refresh. Your style is fresh and humorous. I really appreciate this.
Thank you so much!
Thanks Timothy,
You and Curtis are the only ones currently worth paying attention to. Well, and me, of course ;)
Great info!
Thanks Andin! And yeah, I'll pay attention to ya - whatcha got?
The best video about lighting i have watched here. Thank you!
Wow, thank you!
Great Work Sir .. Thanks For The Video . Hope More Like This .. ❣🙏
Thank you!!!
Although I love all your videos, this is easily the best one I’ve ever seen. Seriously, this is amazing, very well scripted, and taught me more in 30 minutes than 2 years of film school. Thank you!
Wow Matt! Thanks a bunch. This one was a beast, and I really appreciate the kind comment!
Really enjoy your tutorials. They all have a great blend of pace, information and tongue in cheek wit!
Thank lots GbatB!
hands down most informative video on lighting, wish I saw this video before spending money on useless lights. If you haven't done one yet, can you do a vid on flash photography lights?
Thank you Lu. I am soooo NOT a photographer, and flash photog is not in my wheelhouse at all, but thanks for asking!
You’re frikkin awesome! Most older guys I watch for filmmaking tips are boring and just blabber on a lot. But you, noooo. You taught me sooo much and were so entertaining. Audio was amazing and editing was very enjoyable. I can tell you put a lot of work into these videos. I subbed! :)
I’m looking into getting my first soliddd light. I got cheaper Color Temp. Adjustable youngnuo lights for 60 bucks with Sony npf batteries and they worked well for me but I am wanting to upgrade. Battery powered, travel friendly, quick set up time, and ease of use is most important for me. I do video production including weddings, testimonials, interviews, small business videos, and so on. What light or light kit would you recommend? The Aputure mini20d’s look nice.
The Mini-20s are awesome, my only complain is the fans which can kick on and if they're close to the mic, it's not good. If you keep them away from the mic, they are awesome. So far, my favorite lights are the Tri-8 kit. Expensive, but I love them. amzn.to/2SSHQkd
@@BasicFilmmaker I looked into them more and they seem like a lot of people have poor viewpoints on them. 7000k doesn't seem good, and battery isn't attached..ehhhh
True. Batter isn't attached to the 120s, but I like that, as when you attach them high, they're light. Like I said, the Tri-8s would be a better choice.
get the 120D ii or 300D
Nice video! Well organized and thorough.
Thanks!
Been binge watch soo much video tutorials. Thanks for this video. Notification is on because you are as bright as a bulb.
Nice. Thanks Alfie!
Very helpful, BFM! I am a high school teacher who just started a film program. Thinking through what kind of equipment we need has proven more difficult than I thought it would. This video helps. Thank you!
Thanks, and kudos for being a teacher and starting a film program!
What kind of lighting kit and brand would you recommend for students? Doesn't have to be pro level, but something durable that will last.
Are the students buying? If so, I'd start them off with some Home Depot $6 lamps, some diffusion, and a bunch of different K color lights and some gels. They'd learn a lot doing that. For school use, tough one. I'd have to say maybe some film lights that they could get used to, so they a familiar with them. I can make suggestions with links if you want.
Once again thank you very much for a superb video and for confirming my purchases, bought a tri 8C and a 120 d genuine Aputure because fortunately they have a dealer here in Thailand. Only wish I had found your site earlier; it would have saved me many, many hours on the Internet checking out stuff.
Thanks Howell and Happy New Year!
i needed this!!!! thanks!!!!
Thanks DR LA ROSA!
Possibly the best video I've seen for noobies. Huge thanks for posting. You unscrambled my brain on a lot of these things
Thanks sooo much James!
I'll send the amateurs that don't want to pay me for an education to your channel.
Thanks for the great and accurate videos. My students will love you.
LOL! Thanks!
HA HA HA - what a great video. I'm definitely going to subscribe. Not only was it easy to listen to and broken down into basic 'Englich' for beginners to understand, it was entertaining and informative too! I caught myself rewinding several times because I missed what you said next since I was still laughing at the last piece of humour I just caught up with! I'm a smarter person than I was 20 minutes ago (or at least more knowledgeable maybe?? :))
Thanks V King. It takes a lot to make these types of videos, and kind comments are most appreciated.
And he's back! Pretty great stuff!
Thanks! Wait...did I go somewhere? :)
till date the best ever video on youtube for a beginner... love it
Thank you!
Brilliantly made video with enlightening knowledge!
Thank you Devalah!
Love your videos :) you are like a stand up comedian, very funny and entertaining, and lets not forget, your videos are filled with knowledge :) and a genious way to put it all together. Thank you. :)
Thanks so much Nick. Reading kind comments always makes my day! 👍
The best channel in youtube!!
Wow! Thanks Po!
I was a wainting for this tutorial! Simple and objective. Top class. Thanks!
Thank you Catarina!
Best lighting video ever!
Thank you Marcelo!
Thank You! Tremendously well done, you are my new favorite instructor. Lots of wisdom well condensed into this video. Love it.
I appreciate it Josh!
Can't wait for the tri8s review!
Working on it! :)
Excellent! You really keep things interesting, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm about to go check my lights now. Glad that I Subscribed to your channel. Be well, stay encouraged, and an Encourager!
Thanks Jacob! Appreciate the sub and the feedback!
I just watched your film Broken. you did a great job of telling the story visually.
Wait. Huh? Broken? Do tell.
This is great! As someone just getting started, this video answered a whole lot of questions. Thanks so much!
Thanks Mitch!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I am so glad I've found your channel. Super thorough, but not a cumbersome instructional.
hanks James. Glad it is useful, and that makes me want to make more. Happy Holidays!
Fantastic summary of everything about lighting. This could have been a lesson at Basic Filmmaker University.
By the way I think CRI stands for Color Rendering Index.
Yeah, I almost went there, but decided it was time for a chunky video on this channel. And yeah, I put the mistake on CRI on a card that should have popped up and in the description. Did it not show up for you?
I went back and saw the CRI card on the upper right. I was busy (slowly) reading the big text on the left side of the frame. Can you put those cards anywhere in the frame or at least on the left side? That would make it harder to miss like I did.
Actually, TH-cam removed annotations in videos in lieu of CARDS which work across browsers and smart devices. No way I was going to re-edit and re-render this thing, so I gamed the TH-cam cards (that card is actually a POLL - if you click on it, it has some questions) to designate the mistake. I have no control of where they appear, only when. Bummer huh. :)
Great tutorial. Did you explane Tri 8 aputure light kit ?
I will be doing a reviews of this kit soon. Thanks!
+Rade Ceranic Need to do a review of those. Had them for years.
wow. you are a wholesome person. i love you. thankyou
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Thank you very much! Handy tips and useful information!
Thanks Johnny!
Boss video. There's so much quality information here that I just feel like I attended a cinematography class. Thanks I will be watching it a few times.
Thanks Vik!
I just clicked the bell... so that makes me awesome. :) Great video... keep up the great work.
Thanks Ruben. That's the magic of the Basic FIlmmaker bell. Click it, and things get awesome. Wait for it...... :)
Good work BFM!
OK. When Curtis Judd, the king of sound and lighting videos, says I've done good, I'm liking, hearting, and pinning this comment. :)
He is the wizard.
It is well deserved. Back in my days in community cable TV I had to teach these things to volunteers. (Prior to any mastery of the skills on my own part). And it can be really difficult. Now you have people who are trying to be one man bands on the internet. They need a functional understanding of lighting, cameras, tripods, audio systems, presentations and so much more. The entire profession is demeaned if well intentioned people go out and produce back media. If they're going to do it (or we're going to do it) let's give them the skills to do it well.
Totally on Curtis Sean
No kidding Sean. It amazes me what we can do now a days, and more so, how much skill and knowledge is needed by the one man band filmmaker to create decent videos.
Very helpful... as usual! Thanks!!
Thanks Dennis!
What a great video. Thank you again Mr. Basic Filmmaker 👍
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Kevin . . I simply love your content. THKS!!
Great video ... as always ... with plenty of info. Thanks.
And...as always...thank you Ken for the nice feedback.
Absolutely everything I wanted to know about lighting! Excellent video
Thanks a bunch! Appreciate the comment!
So much respect and admiration for you, really educational in plain English, love all your content 🎥🎥👌💪
Thanks sooo much!
Learned a lot! Awesome content. Thank you.
Thanks Homer!!
I've been a photographer for YEARS and at one point was looking at RIT but changed gears. Anyway, your video filled in the gaps that I'd hope I'd learn in school. ANYWAY,...
Thanks.
Thank you for the nice comment!
Great presentation!
Thanks George!
Great video, as always :D
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this video is just epic!! thank you so much for the simple and clear information
Thanks Elie!!
Great fun, and informative as usual. Your vids are really helping me to turn my crappy videos into slightly less crappy ones. Thanks for your down to earth encouragement.
LOL! Thanks Graham! No video made is crappy. Only the ones no one had the guts to make. :)
I'm definitely a fan. You're looking around for advice and bam, suddenly there's #basicfilmmaker with all sorts practical advice an indie can appreciate, in one channel. One-stop spot.
Nerd trivia: the numbers in this Kelvin scale correspond to black body (i.e., non-reflected) radiation. Or to put it simply: a star with a surface temperature of that many Kelvin degrees (= centrigrades + 273) will have that color giving us that "white point". Our sun just happens to have a surface temperature around 6000° K, pretty close to neutral white. Contrary to intuition, the hottest stars (spectral classes A, B, and O) shine blue, and a lot more brightly than white stars.
Overcast is a tad bluish because we're getting _comparably_ more atmospherically-scattered light. Blue light is higher-energy frequency and that means more likely to survive scattering before being absorbed and turned into heat.
(How is that useful? Well, knowing reasons for things makes learning them easier. Also, it will serve you if you plan to do a short that takes place in, say, a world under a star of different spectral class than our sun.)
Awesome add Alexander! Thank you!
Very well explained. Thanks!
Thank you Sujay!
THIS IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL THANKS VERY MUCH
Excellent and thank you!!
Great episode! Good stuff! Will be re-watching this tonight. :)
Thanks man!
Thanks for putting this together I enjoyed the approach to all the concepts - particularly interested in your upcoming review and impressions of the Aputure Mini 20 fresnel lights as I have been dithering for months over those rather than LED Panels but perhaps oyu might propose where those could be of benefit? Also considering the similar Boltzen fresnels and the Calibre fresnels all around the same pricing. Thus far Im put off by reports of noisy multispeed fans in the aputures and veering towards the Boltzen 30W !!
I love these little mini-20 dudes. The fans can be noisy, but really, they're SO powerful that you can keep them away from the sound recording and never hear it.
Great video! I'm looking forward to the review of the LS Mini 20! I'm still doubting between buying the Aputure 672S as main light diffused or buying a LS Mini 20 (3 light kit). I'm also very interested what the light effect you can create using the 3 mini lights without diffusion because I like film noir/lighting from the 40's but I need to be able to provide soft lighting as well
I'm pretty sold on the Mini 20s. Caleb Pike also did a review of the Mini 20s.
That was awesome video. Can you tell me what lighting should I use when I shoot video a seminar even if it’s in a small room or big hall. Thanks in advance
Thanks! For a seminar type video, you'll need lots of lighting, probably away from the speaker and up out of the way of the audience, as well as some spots on the speaker and background. If the room has lights, it's easiest to use the lighting in the space and make sure your white balance and ISO are set properly. Without seeing the room, size, number of people, arrangement, it's hard for me to say exactly.
Thanks for your fast reply. the room size is about 4m.× 5 m. should i stand in the back center and use only one lighting spot on the speaker, and can i use a strobe 300W or 300 led for lighting. thanks again in advance.
Ah. That could totally work in a room that size. One light will work but you'll have to play with that and the room lights. I usually use someone as a stand-in and play around with it until it looks right. You can try in room lights on and off to see what happens, but you'll have to balance the spot with the room lights so you get a good color balance.
@@BasicFilmmaker that was very helpful . many thanks to you.
You bet Shirin A.!
Just what I needed, thanks for the tutorial!
Thank you Kim-Da!
Learning from you is fun.
Thank you Leonid!
Hope it’s okay with you that I shared a link to this video at the “Wedding Film School” group on Facebook.
Nice job. Lots of valuable information for filmmakers.
Heck yeah Doug! Share away! Is there a way for me to see the post and at least say THANKS!? Closed group?
Basic Filmmaker shortly after sharing your video I got banned from the closed group without any explanation. Guess sharing it was not okay. Oh well.
My guess is the group owner Matt WhoIsMatt Johnson is also a TH-camr and didn’t want other educational videos he didn’t make. But I can be sure. :-(
WHAT!!!??? Yeah, that could be, but I would think he would remove the video and maybe warn you, rather than remove YOU! Wow. Let's get back at him and do this... HERE'S A VIDEO FROM MATT WHOISMATT JOHNSON entitled, "A Wedding Filmmaker's Review Of The Panasonic GH5." th-cam.com/video/XfUOeHBksoI/w-d-xo.html Ha! That'll show 'em! :)
Basic Filmmaker - thanks.
In the Facebook group, Matt is actually a fan of the Sony A7Sii due to its low light capabilities. I’ve filmed weddings. One thing about wedding filmmaking is receptions are often in low light areas. Adding lights damages the mood. The Sony A7Sii does about as good of a job in low light as a wedding filmmaker could afford. At least that’s what most of the wedding filmmakers state at that group. That being said, you can see my one and only wedding film, shot with my iPhone, on my channel. That one video has led to me being asking to shoot other weddings. I passed on the opportunity. Doing it for a friend was fine, but really not looking at doing weddings as a business.
Again, I’m not sure he is the one who banned me from the Wedding Film School on Facebook. The other administrator Kraig Adams isn’t all that active in the group. Adam also has a couple of channels focused around wedding filmmaking.
Nice video Doug. No frickin way I would ever shoot a wedding. There's no re-takes, lighting usually sucks, and you hold in your hands what the client "thinks" the video should be, which is almost never what they think it is. Nope, nope, and nope. LOL!
great video!!! very helpful
Thank you!
I'm going to have to re-watch this a few more times. Thanks.
Thanks Lycan Visuals!
Great job! I bet this took some time not only filming, but in the editing chair. Well done.
Thanks Levi. It was really a LOT of work, and really nice you recognize it. The editing was fun. There's alot of stuff going on in there that a lot of people might not see. Did you see the smoke coming off the HMI? :)
5 minutes in and I had to say....this is awesome. Thanks!
Thanks Kevin! Great name. Yeah - me too. :)
I grabbed the 3x Mini 20d and one 120d by Aputure. Maybe I should of gone with the 300 instead of the 120. Great video by the way! Quick question. Is there any book you’ll recommend about lighting? Thanks!
The 120 is great. Book? Not really. Are you subscribed to +CurtisJudd over at the +LearnLightAndSound channel? He’s a wealth of info about lighting.
Have you had any problems at all with aputure lights? A lot of reviews state the light cutting off for not apparent reason. I really want to buy the 300 watt. I currently have visionsmith relamps in my arri 650's and want more power.
I haven't had a problem with the Aputures, but my lights are pretty stationary now. The Tri-8's are a beats though, but nto sure if that's enough power for you. Arri's are pretty sweet.
Excellent job! thank you
Thanks David!
Very educational. Thank you!!
Thanks Christopher!
Thank you! Excellent.
Thanks Robin!
Extremely helpful
Thank you!
Great video i needed this thanks
Thank you Joshua.
Amazing video. Thank you!
I have a question: When I use a certain gel to replicate moonlight, but then set the cameras WB to get it to a natural look, whats the point of setting up that gel? Because then the blue is gone again, right?
Correct. You can set the camera to a natural light and use the gel. Where to get that moonlight look set the cameras white balance to reflect that.
You have any experience with the Neewer Professional LED Bi Color or Viltrox L116T?
I do not. I've settled on (at least for the studio) the Aputure Tri-8s ( I have 4), and some other various lights. I "think" it's getting to a point where many of these lights are the same, and it's more about company support, build quality and features.
@@BasicFilmmaker Yeah I'm thinking of just getting one and trying out it before dumping money and getting 3. There's also obviously the issue since Im just a student who still lives at home with 9 other people lol
I would go with what you need, and CHEAP. You can play, figure it out, adjust, see what pisses you off, what you like, and so on. Then you'll be in the know of what you do need and don't before you dump a bunch of money. Or, maybe you already know that.
Excellent video. I'm looking to make my first investment in some pro level lighting after many years of using cheap fluorescent kits, and a local guy is offering a complete Lowel DP 3-light tungsten kit for $330. The price is really tempting but I'm torn on whether to go tungsten given the obvious downsides and recent impressive offerings in the LED realm from the likes of Aputure. The LS-mini20 kit looks killer but would cost me more than twice as much and I would still be lacking a really solid key light. Any advice? (I do mostly interviews and green screen stuff in my tiny studio and a lot of run n gun shooting outside of the studio.)
I would go for it. Simply get some gels, and you can change these awesome deal lights into whatever color temp you want.
Outstanding. Thank you.
Thanks John!!
BEST video ever! Thank you kind sir!
Thanks Tommy! Appreciate the kind comment!
This was very helpful. Thank you!
Thank You Sotiri Michalatos!
Thanks. It was quite informative :)
You're welcome!
This is awesome! :) Thank you :)
You are most welcome!
Thanks for the great lesson!
Thank you Gabrielle!
Thank you for your service. I love you videos!
Thanks Katie!
great info and fun. thank you
Thanks Guru.
Great Video !
Thanks Allen!
Thanks. Super useful
Thanks!!
this is sooooo good
Thanks Reverso!
Also as I get further into the video you mention that one led puts out 140,000 lux and the other was 50,000 (or whatever you said), well it all depends how far away you are right? The moon is probably 20000000lux if your standing on it but only 1 by the time it reaches us. I’m confused
Got it. You watch agin. What thet manufacturer is SUPPOSED to report is that the light spec is XXXXXX at 1 foot away. They may say XXXXXXX at 1/2 foot away. So you would need to pay attention to this, do the math, and you would be able to see which is the brighter output light.
That was very educational and entertaining. You remind me of an awesome middle school teacher I had (that's a good thing). I'm in the market for lights and I don't know whether to purchase LED's or Soft-boxes. I'm a realtor and my goal is to make instructional TH-cam videos and occasionally set up at different on-site locations and interview services too. I currently have a $200 budget, would you have any recommendations or could you point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance..
$200 is not a lot for lights. You could get softboxes, but I must admit, they can be a pain to carry around and transport, and move from one room to another. I think about the cheapest you'll get away with is a kit from Aputure - you can look at this one (amzn.to/2JLgwjB) which has 3 lights, the cool things is you can put them on light stand or clamp them anywhere. Probably more than you are looking for, but that's my suggestion for build quality, light output, and having something that will last a long time.
Thank you for your response and for the direction. I know my budget is not ideal, but I will have to find another alternative. Just to clarify if you had to pick, you would choose soft boxes over LED lights (with diffuser), correct?
For the money you're looking at, definitely softboxes, and you'll love the soft light. Here's a full kit for $119: amzn.to/2HC4V5I
Wow! What a fantastic video. I learned more in 30 minutes than I did in 3 days of Internet research. Thank you so much for posting it. If you have some time, I'd really appreciate your advice.
I'm getting ready to shoot a series of client videos with two cameras. Camera one will be Canon 80D (main) and camera two will be a Canon 70D (closeup.) I know I need to purchase some external lights, but there are so many choices that I'm totally perplexed. Each video will be 3-5 minutes in length and will be a conversational interview format with two people in the frame. The location is a small 12' x 14' conference room with an 8' ceiling and one standard window. What combination of lights do you recommend for this setup?
And yes, I most definitely hit the Subscribe button. :) Thanks again for your help.
Thanks Kelly! I would need to know how much money you intend to spend. This can be done with sheets and $12 can lights from home depot, all the way up to a crap ton of money. I am pretty jazzed about the Aputure lights.
I'd like to spend $600 or less for the whole setup. I've been looking at two possible solutions-CFL or LED. Since I'll be initially doing five videos, the convenience and easy setup of LEDs would be great, but I'm not sure I can adequately light the space with LEDs and a $600 budget. I may be better off (for the time being) with a really good CFL setup. What do you think? Thanks in advance for your help.
OMG, I just saw your Aputure 672 video and it looks like I'm going to have to increase my budget. I noticed you can get the kit in a variety of configurations. For my intended use, do you think the (2) daylight spots and (1) bi-color flood is a good choice for me or would you suggest a different configuration?
Actually, you might want to take a look at the Mini20 kit, around the same price. Going to do a review of them, but reallu liking them a lot.
I hadn't thought of those. How do they compare to the Aputure 672s in terms of light output? And perhaps I'm too caught up on the light output thing, but I figure more is better than less, like most American men. :) Also, what type of lighting are you using in your studio these days? Thanks!
So much great info. Also, yay! Long video :)
Thanks John! And LOL! Can't wait for the other person who complains it was too log. :)
I checked out your channel. Your thumbnails are great. Very consistent branding and good quality videos also. I just set all my videos to unlisted because i'm changing the focus of my channel a little. anyway keep it up man.
Agreed, I subbed.
@DIYCameraGuy. Thank you. I've been there. I did the same. Kept a couple of my older ones that people seemed to like, but other than that, fresh start. Sometimes it just has to be done, especially if you completely change the direction of your channel. :)
@BFM - Well, I guess you have two types of subscriber... Those who want to learn, and those who want to complain. ;)
Yep. The majority like watching. Lucky to have very little complainers. :)
Excellent video!👍🏾
Thank you Warren!
Awesome, awesome, awesome!
Thanks Victor!
I just ordered the kit with the three smaller Ls mini 20 so i'm excited after this. Did you have a review of them yet?
Not yet. Working on it. They have some limitations, but, I really love these things and they are becoming my goto grab for quick lighting setups.
Glad to hear! Can't wait for your review!
:)
When you're choosing your lighting, does mean you're Nitpicking?
OMG! I wished I had used that one!! LMAO!
I wish I had teachers like you in school. I would have paid much closer attention!
LOL! Thanks. I sometimes think that too, then I remember used to be me. :)
Ridiculously insightful video.
Thanks Tiger!!
XLR- Should we already look for lights which support xlr cables? because if they don't, they may not work, at least not efficiently at long distances. ??
For sure. A LOT has happened since I made this video. Those types of cables are great for lung runs and controller boards.
Your show helps out alot....!! Im learning now staring out with my Android Phone shoot HDR..... learning the basics... Im planing on buy a Panasonic G85. has IBIS good lighting ( not Great but Good) (maybe one day I may be able to get a GH5 or A7sii and I can learning my lighting techniques with it. ... Sound??? I have a Zoom H4N, & Tascam DR 60D mkii Mics Audio Techn AT875R Vid-pro XM88 a mic blimp and boom pole.... manfrotto fluid head Proaim slider and an ipad editing in Luma Fusion. I think ill start there. Thanks for all your help.
Yes Mychal! I love that you are using your phone to learn. Luma Fusion? Never heard of it. Thanks - I'm off to check it out. :)
Basic Filmmaker I think you'll find it remarkably wonderul.
Was just looking at it on the net. I think I'm buying tomorrow and checking it out. Thanks!
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