Bro you don't know how lucky you are to have someone willing to consistently be your subject in these videos and not get sick of it, especially when you also live together
Good stuff! In one of his breakdowns Wandering DP Patrick O'Sullivan refers to this concept simply as SOFHOB - soft on face, hard on body. Long live SOFHOB.
Hahaha thanks for saying I’m never ugly 😂 this was really fun to create with you. I always learn something new about lighting while working with you - you’re so talented!! Love you bestie ❤️
hahah thanks for pointing this out. I do love the 600d, but I will say before I got that way back when I had no more than a 120d, I did very similar setups, and shot at lower light times of day! I appreciate the comment, cheers!
@@BradyBessette I’m just giving you a hard time brother. I really appreciate your content. You are great at what you do. I’d love to collaborate on one of these screen plays I’m writing.
Thanks Brady i love your tutorials on lighting, it is the most important aspect of cinematography am still lagging behind in am grateful meeting you here
I loved how you cut the 600 on face and popped with nova, but cutting with black and lights only falling on her sweater etc was looking so amazing as well, could be used as for some intense look when her face is in dark side but everything is lit. Thanks man. 🙏🏻
Brady is just the best...always teaching the necessary things...working on a short film, i must give you the necessary credit on it...you helped my lighting game so much.
Marvellous, it works! I would have probably lighted up her face just a touch more to match the harshness of the light on her sweater but it's really a matter of taste. Great job Brady, thanks for all these teachings 💛
Wow man I never thought of this way, thank you soooo very much for sharing this information with us! That's very generous of you! Never seen this before in any other video. Please keep doing more of these! ❤️🔥👍🏻
Feel so grateful to have found your channel. Love the creativity. Learning about lighting always seemed so daunting but u somehow make it seem more accessible. Subbed and thank you!
Relationship goals! Thank you for always dropping massive value! I have learned so much about lighting from you and your channel. Studied up as I aim to shoot my first short film in mid January
Damn Brady, you and what I assume to be your Gf, are some goood look people with some sweet videos! So helpful. Learning so much about lighting. I just wish I had more opportunities to do lighting set ups.
wow thank you so much! She's the looker between us both for sure! Just take every opportunity you can to practice lighting, even if it's just natural light!
Great work , great feeling as usual Brady. But why didn't u just add some more sheers or any diffusion material on the window at that area the harsh light comes to Sara's face from ? Wouldn't be more economic and effective solution? BTW the last light u added to shin the background lifted the result to totally new level ❤️❤️
definitely could be more gear efficient, but copying my answer to a similar comment above, hope it helps clear things up for my reasoning on this Hey there! So I did this because the flag would create a sharper cut from the hard light to fall right at her neck where I wanted it. I did this really for control. If I would've just diffused it from there, the line wouldn't be as sharp, and the diffused light would spill in places I may not want and reduce some contrast on the shadow side. So by cutting the light and then adding the nova with a grid, I had total control over EXACTLY where I wanted the soft light to fall; on Sara's face. I hope this helps!
Another great lighting tutorial! Just curious, why not just use a diffusion panel to soften the light from the 600d on the face, instead of flagging it off and then adding the Nova? Would the face be underexposed using that method? I could definitely see that having the Nova would give you more output and control to help you fine tune the light on the face, but would the other method work well if you only had one powerful light? Anyway, thanks for all your great work, I look forward to your videos every week!
@@Visethelegend That would be my guess too. It would have been cool to see it as a comparison with the final shot, but it was also great to see the way he did it. I know there are only so many hours in a day, and probably a million different ways to light a scene.
Just answered this question above, so copying and pasting my response, I hope this helps! Definitely not the ONLY way to do it, just my process for this shot. Hey there! So I did this because the flag would create a sharper cut from the hard light to fall right at her neck where I wanted it. I did this really for control. If I would've just diffused it from there, the line wouldn't be as sharp, and the diffused light would spill in places I may not want and reduce some contrast on the shadow side. So by cutting the light and then adding the nova with a grid, I had total control over EXACTLY where I wanted the soft light to fall; on Sara's face. I hope this helps!
Beautiful breakdown as always Brady! I don’t see a bmpcc4k rig breakdown on your channel? You should do one man! Could be useful for people constantly wanting to upgrade to the newest gear while you are still rocking the p4k 🔥
All very well, and certainly looks good if she remains in that position, but what if the shot requires her to recline or she is joined by another person on the sofa?
Love that final look man. Very natural and simple. I'm wondering if a touch of haze would add a few little beams of light? Definitely don't want to overdo it with haze though 😂
Great video, Brady. But, instead of using the neg at 1:53, would you use a diffusion frame in the same place you put the neg? Don't you think the key light would get much more diffused in Sara's face and didn't need the Aputure Nova?
Hey there! So I did this because the flag would create a sharper cut from the hard light to fall right at her neck where I wanted it. I did this really for control. If I would've just diffused it from there, the line wouldn't be as sharp, and the diffused light would spill in places I may not want and reduce some contrast on the shadow side. So by cutting the light and then adding the nova with a grid, I had total control over EXACTLY where I wanted the soft light to fall; on Sara's face. I hope this helps!
Curious… why not just use a combination of silks and nets to just cut the harshness of the original 600d source falling on her face? Example: an open side net on the outside near the light to drop the exposure on her face a stop or two, accompanied by a silk on the inside of the set to diffuse the light falling on her face. I’ve never tried it but I would have thought that would be an easier way to reduce the need of a second source light.
Honestly that could likely work too, I’m curious of how many combinations of this would work and the looks they would give! This was just what I chose to do in the moment!
How would it affect the overall look if instead of flagging off the hard light from the 600D, if instead you diffused it. Maybe not as soft and not enough punch? I’d be curious to see how close you could get doing that and only using one light.
To get the soft light on the face, could that also have been achieved using a half grid diffusion flag in place of the black flag and achieve the hard and soft light contrast using a single light?
because by flagging the beam we have control over where the hard light ends, and by using a gridded softbox we can control exactly where the soft light hits, rather if we just diffused it the spread would be a lot "messier"
3:20 I can see your aputure nova is at 12% output, I believe? Is it possible to achieve something similar to what you have here, with a much cheaper setup, but then at the max output for that light? I have one of these... "Neewer 288 Large LED Video Light Panel with 2.4G Remote Control, 45W 4800LM 3200K-5600K Bi-color Dimmable Soft LED" Which was £70 vs your big aputure lights which are £1k-2k I understand in many situations you will need much more output. But for a lot of "ordinary" situations (unhelpfully vague, i know), what is the viability of using something like this Neewer light? Or even multiple? Just thinking you could strap 4 together even in some big array and that'd be much cheaper than one nova etc. i get that that the nova etc have tonnes of other features that make using it better: settings, RGB, apps etc. I'm mainly thinking about how much output you can get for less money (and also having easy colour temp with the Neewer light, without having to use gels). Cheers
hey there! so yeah the nova I didn't need much at all. You can 100% do this with "cheaper" panels. I would suggest also if working with limited output to work on darker days or at sundown or night even, so you dont have to battle daylight as much!
lol thank you!! This can definitely be done with lower budget gear, take advantage of night hours, so you don't have to fight the daylight with lower output lights!
Bro you don't know how lucky you are to have someone willing to consistently be your subject in these videos and not get sick of it, especially when you also live together
Trust me, I am very lucky. Thank you!! Sara is greaat
You are like the only TH-camr who breaks down lighting in such way! Very helpful man, thanks a lot!
“We are lighting spaces not faces” love that!! :)
It’s true!!
@@BradyBessette yes!! :)
@@BradyBessette thank you again for another great video professor.
"Hello there, my name is Brady and I make great videos because I am f**king awesome and love to help others". Keep them coming.
I'd make that my new intro but I feel I may get flagged for language... hm..., lol thank you Ahmed!
Good stuff! In one of his breakdowns Wandering DP Patrick O'Sullivan refers to this concept simply as SOFHOB - soft on face, hard on body. Long live SOFHOB.
Cheers to the frame work🍻
Yes!! Patrick is fantastic. Thank you so much!
Cheers to that!!
The Lightman, there he goes again with a banger tutorial.
hahahahah thank you so much !
Hahaha thanks for saying I’m never ugly 😂 this was really fun to create with you. I always learn something new about lighting while working with you - you’re so talented!! Love you bestie ❤️
You look even better in my sweater. Ily
Very beautiful, loved it
thank you so much!
Wow! I never knew that hard lighting could sometimes be pleasing as well. Thanks Brady
You bet! Thank you!!
Thanks Brady for this excellent tutorial and "Sara Ann" always sweet and patient, Great keep it up
Aw so sweet! thank you so much !
Dude you're an awesome teacher. subscribed!
Welcome aboard! thank you!
Killing it as always 🔥
my guy David!! Thanks for stopping by!!
I like how you say “working on a budget”. Then “let’s use a 600D”. 😆👍
I dig your content non the less.
hahah thanks for pointing this out. I do love the 600d, but I will say before I got that way back when I had no more than a 120d, I did very similar setups, and shot at lower light times of day! I appreciate the comment, cheers!
@@BradyBessette
I’m just giving you a hard time brother. I really appreciate your content. You are great at what you do. I’d love to collaborate on one of these screen plays I’m writing.
Hello from Houston!!! Great video, respect the puns.
Gotta love the puns! Hello from Vermont!
Thanks Brady i love your tutorials on lighting, it is the most important aspect of cinematography am still lagging behind in am grateful meeting you here
thank you so much for coming around and supporting!!
you are my light mentor strong video💪🏽
thank you so much!!
You are being awesome as always ❤
Thank you so much 😀
Amazing work man. Great vid even for someone new
Thank you so much!!
Love it. Thank you so much.
An incredibly important technique and you explained it perfectly!
Well done dude 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much my friend!!
I loved how you cut the 600 on face and popped with nova, but cutting with black and lights only falling on her sweater etc was looking so amazing as well, could be used as for some intense look when her face is in dark side but everything is lit. Thanks man. 🙏🏻
Yeah yeah! I've seen a lot of hard light cuts where the actor will come out of the darkness into the light, really fun to play with!
Brady is just the best...always teaching the necessary things...working on a short film, i must give you the necessary credit on it...you helped my lighting game so much.
thank you so much!! Can't wait to see this!
@@BradyBessette 😉 you’re welcome
Marvellous, it works! I would have probably lighted up her face just a touch more to match the harshness of the light on her sweater but it's really a matter of taste. Great job Brady, thanks for all these teachings 💛
Yes every setup is a little different! Thank you so much Claudio!
@@BradyBessette you're very welcome mate and I always watch your "classes" til the end without speaking to any classmates 😁
Great job, Brady!
thank you for sticking around!!
loved it :) thanks!
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
Very nice, Brady! Dodgers fan here and definitely not a Houston fan. Go Sox.
Well i'm sorry for the loss, go Braves now! lol cheers
That looks amazing!
thank you!
Sooo great!
thank you!!
Great tips Brady! Love the final look, will definitely implement this technique into my own videos!
thank you tons Tucker! Cheers!
Wow man I never thought of this way, thank you soooo very much for sharing this information with us! That's very generous of you! Never seen this before in any other video. Please keep doing more of these! ❤️🔥👍🏻
hey Fred thank oyu sooo much !
@@BradyBessette you're welcome and thanks you!
Awesome work mate! It's guys like you creating simple, achievable results from basic gear that make learning this stuff not seem daunting
that really means a lot. I'm glad it's getting through smoothly and simply!
Such a good video
thank you so much!
Hey can you make a lighting setup for like a live music session or acoustic session, something like that? I'd love that! Keep up the great vids 🤙
I like that idea a lot, you got it!
Feel so grateful to have found your channel. Love the creativity. Learning about lighting always seemed so daunting but u somehow make it seem more accessible. Subbed and thank you!
Relationship goals! Thank you for always dropping massive value! I have learned so much about lighting from you and your channel. Studied up as I aim to shoot my first short film in mid January
thank you so much Neil! Best of luck on your short!!
thanks alot man!
Thank you!!
Thank you so much
You're most welcome
Damn Brady, you and what I assume to be your Gf, are some goood look people with some sweet videos! So helpful. Learning so much about lighting. I just wish I had more opportunities to do lighting set ups.
wow thank you so much! She's the looker between us both for sure! Just take every opportunity you can to practice lighting, even if it's just natural light!
thank you 🥺🖤
Andre Sofhob would be proud!
IYKYK
Whaaaaat thank you dude
Lol came hear to say this
Brilliant setup and result! Love the grade also. Quick on - what type of haze did you use? The one in the can?
Great work , great feeling as usual Brady.
But why didn't u just add some more sheers or any diffusion material on the window at that area the harsh light comes to Sara's face from ?
Wouldn't be more economic and effective solution?
BTW the last light u added to shin the background lifted the result to totally new level ❤️❤️
definitely could be more gear efficient, but copying my answer to a similar comment above, hope it helps clear things up for my reasoning on this
Hey there! So I did this because the flag would create a sharper cut from the hard light to fall right at her neck where I wanted it. I did this really for control. If I would've just diffused it from there, the line wouldn't be as sharp, and the diffused light would spill in places I may not want and reduce some contrast on the shadow side. So by cutting the light and then adding the nova with a grid, I had total control over EXACTLY where I wanted the soft light to fall; on Sara's face. I hope this helps!
also my BTS footage slaps 👀
Your footage ALWAYS slaps baby
Another great lighting tutorial! Just curious, why not just use a diffusion panel to soften the light from the 600d on the face, instead of flagging it off and then adding the Nova? Would the face be underexposed using that method? I could definitely see that having the Nova would give you more output and control to help you fine tune the light on the face, but would the other method work well if you only had one powerful light? Anyway, thanks for all your great work, I look forward to your videos every week!
Yeah I thought he was going to do that instead while watching the video. Maybe it was not enough light to light her face
@@Visethelegend That would be my guess too. It would have been cool to see it as a comparison with the final shot, but it was also great to see the way he did it. I know there are only so many hours in a day, and probably a million different ways to light a scene.
Just answered this question above, so copying and pasting my response, I hope this helps! Definitely not the ONLY way to do it, just my process for this shot.
Hey there! So I did this because the flag would create a sharper cut from the hard light to fall right at her neck where I wanted it. I did this really for control. If I would've just diffused it from there, the line wouldn't be as sharp, and the diffused light would spill in places I may not want and reduce some contrast on the shadow side. So by cutting the light and then adding the nova with a grid, I had total control over EXACTLY where I wanted the soft light to fall; on Sara's face. I hope this helps!
Thanks
You’re welcome!
Beautiful breakdown as always Brady! I don’t see a bmpcc4k rig breakdown on your channel? You should do one man! Could be useful for people constantly wanting to upgrade to the newest gear while you are still rocking the p4k 🔥
Coming soon! I've been waiting to perfect my rig!
Is there a way to make flattering a hard light on a face? Thanks for the amazing content!
Sounds like another fun video! :)
@@BradyBessette dude!!! Can't wait 😍
It's really an awesome way to use harsh light! How would you go about lighting an area for a moving shot with this kind of lighting?
Planning it!! Thank you so much
Looking forwadd to it!
Great video. What software are you using for your lighting diagrams?
Thanks
All very well, and certainly looks good if she remains in that position, but what if the shot requires her to recline or she is joined by another person on the sofa?
then in that case I would adjust the lighting to target a larger area, or potentially add an additional light source!
Natural light look best :)
Love that final look man. Very natural and simple. I'm wondering if a touch of haze would add a few little beams of light? Definitely don't want to overdo it with haze though 😂
It did at first, but not enough I suppose
Thank you so much
Just found this channel, but already liking it a lot! Subscribed. Also - what's that panel behind you? B&H link please? :))
It’s the aputure nova! Welcome to the channel! Link should be in the description
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thank you!
@@BradyBessette
you're always welcome buddy.
By the way You are the
"GOD OF LIGHTING"
in youtube that I've ever seen whatsoever
Great video, Brady. But, instead of using the neg at 1:53, would you use a diffusion frame in the same place you put the neg? Don't you think the key light would get much more diffused in Sara's face and didn't need the Aputure Nova?
Really great point. Can't wait to get his response on whether he did it that way for a reason, or that's simply just what he chose to do.
Hey there! So I did this because the flag would create a sharper cut from the hard light to fall right at her neck where I wanted it. I did this really for control. If I would've just diffused it from there, the line wouldn't be as sharp, and the diffused light would spill in places I may not want and reduce some contrast on the shadow side. So by cutting the light and then adding the nova with a grid, I had total control over EXACTLY where I wanted the soft light to fall; on Sara's face. I hope this helps!
there's your reply! sorry for the delay!
@@BradyBessette thanks a lot
Curious… why not just use a combination of silks and nets to just cut the harshness of the original 600d source falling on her face?
Example: an open side net on the outside near the light to drop the exposure on her face a stop or two, accompanied by a silk on the inside of the set to diffuse the light falling on her face.
I’ve never tried it but I would have thought that would be an easier way to reduce the need of a second source light.
Honestly that could likely work too, I’m curious of how many combinations of this would work and the looks they would give! This was just what I chose to do in the moment!
Спасибо топ контент Бро )))
Thanks!
How would it affect the overall look if instead of flagging off the hard light from the 600D, if instead you diffused it. Maybe not as soft and not enough punch? I’d be curious to see how close you could get doing that and only using one light.
it may not have enough bunch, and also less control over the spread of the light, at least that's my theory!
What if we replace the flag with a diffusion, would that works as well?
it could work, but the sharpness of the cut may not be as controlled, and we'd possibly get a spill of light we don't want. But definitely an option!
Are you using a Nanlite-Fresnel on a Aputure 600d ? 😅
The Alley McBeal lighting. They would diffuse the hard light on the face instead of cutting it completely. Otherwise the same setup.
Yeah practically the same concept different way of achieving it! x
Tq
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To get the soft light on the face, could that also have been achieved using a half grid diffusion flag in place of the black flag and achieve the hard and soft light contrast using a single light?
- Let us work on a budget.
- $6000+ of lights will do?
- It is a start!
hey hey hey! This can certainly be done with lower budget as well!
How often do you add haze to your scenes?
I’d say, 60% of the time!
@@BradyBessette what are you using for haze in this shot?
Link for stands used for the 300 and 600?
I got them from Kupo Grip!
You have a net? That might work too
beaut
thanks!!
Why didnt you just soften the face part with a Diffusion material between the 600d and the face instead of flagging it?
because by flagging the beam we have control over where the hard light ends, and by using a gridded softbox we can control exactly where the soft light hits, rather if we just diffused it the spread would be a lot "messier"
3:20 I can see your aputure nova is at 12% output, I believe?
Is it possible to achieve something similar to what you have here, with a much cheaper setup, but then at the max output for that light?
I have one of these...
"Neewer 288 Large LED Video Light Panel with 2.4G Remote Control, 45W 4800LM 3200K-5600K Bi-color Dimmable Soft LED"
Which was £70 vs your big aputure lights which are £1k-2k
I understand in many situations you will need much more output. But for a lot of "ordinary" situations (unhelpfully vague, i know), what is the viability of using something like this Neewer light? Or even multiple? Just thinking you could strap 4 together even in some big array and that'd be much cheaper than one nova etc.
i get that that the nova etc have tonnes of other features that make using it better: settings, RGB, apps etc.
I'm mainly thinking about how much output you can get for less money (and also having easy colour temp with the Neewer light, without having to use gels).
Cheers
hey there! so yeah the nova I didn't need much at all. You can 100% do this with "cheaper" panels. I would suggest also if working with limited output to work on darker days or at sundown or night even, so you dont have to battle daylight as much!
Rip Brady’s focus
I was devastated trust me :/
@@BradyBessette we've all been there 😭
Liked the video, but the gear you used isn‘t on budget at all as you said🌝😂
lol thank you!! This can definitely be done with lower budget gear, take advantage of night hours, so you don't have to fight the daylight with lower output lights!