How to Shoot Cinematic Interviews in 2 Minutes | Job Shadow
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- See in 2 minutes how I setup an interview that works in any situation. In this video I show 5 different lighting setups.
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The project we filmed is a documentary about Canadians soldiers in World War I. It’s produced by Spinning Rabbit Productions.
You can see the finished documentary here: • Forged In Stone Docum...
Gear I use in this video:
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Here is the great tool that - among other things - makes it simple to match footage from different cameras.
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Here is the tutorial I mention about how to match various cameras:
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So, as you can see, it’s not difficult (or expensive) to create professional lighting set-ups for video and documentary film productions.
I used one basic set-up with three lights: key light (with a softbox), edge light, and a back light. You can adjust this set-up based on the situation you encounter at your location.
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"this 2 minute tutorial" tutorial is 9 1/2 minutes
hahaha i was thinking the same thing
Peter Mckinnon's "2 Minutes Tuesday" is much the same😆
Seriously man. I thought it was just me, I have been off my meds for about 2 weeks now though. So maybe it is just me, and I'm responding to imaginary comments again... 😕
Ur not alone
In his defence he taught all the techniques in the first 2 minutes, and then explained it would be good to show those again as a bonus in other setups.
3:00 The blue light from the side doesn't look nice. Too harsh, too unnatural.
Incredible look into the actual workflow of producing a real world documentary. Having recently watch so many camera reviews, this video is such a breath of fresh air reminding us that gear is such a small percentage of creating the final product. The GH4 and A6500 are both years behind current technology, but as evident in this video still produces amazing footage. Would love to see more videos like this one.
Which camera do you suggest?
@@caribbeanplaylist7442 really doesn't matter man. I've shot shit on all sorts of cameras. The lens matters more. All cameras today do pretty much the same thing
In this 2 minute tutorial ....me confused when I see a 9:25 run time on video lol. Thanks for the content though :)
excellent video! i made a habit to have the xrite passport video color checker at the start of every shot from your video-- great results. thank you!
even when you say its portable if you combine all the lights used its gonna be like you are buying sony a7 iii . so its no for beginners
*Plz upload more tom, I still use your Gh5 lut in camera everyday 🔥*
That blonde woman with MEDALS shouldnt have flowers on her shirt and skirt. Looks funny.
Which lens did you use on your A6500?
Hey, Can you show us your Slog-2 settings in Sony A6500 for indoor Interview setup ???
This is GREAT video for beginners! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Tom! Thank you so much for detailed information. Your explanation is very clear and logical to understand the whole setup. Subscribed today~!
from 8:04 onward, it looks the man is lip syncing the voice over. ;-)
Always great tips Tom! Thanks. I especially like how this involved not having a lot of time on set, lack of power, etc which makes it even more relatable for so many of us!
“I didn’t have time to set up a tripod” .... but you set up 2 lights on stands and balanced a gimble!
And you had 2 assistants!!!
You really need to go on a tripod set up course!
Tripods are very hard to setup. Nowadays camera guys know about handheld, gimbal, drones or sliders, but Wtf... a tripod. 3 legs are too much for me anyway...
@@algarveTV Not sure which tripods you are using but I haven't found a tripod I cannot set up in about 15-20 seconds or less. Gimbals and handheld rigs work but you just look like a noob when you use them for things like set up interviews without using them for an intentional effect.
If you are using a proper video head, that shit has to be balanced like a gimbal but you only need that for pans and tilts etc. But for locked shots you can just throw it on there.
very good informational video thank you!
What about lens and aperture choices?
Hi Tom. Such a great video and love that you are using sony mirrorless to achieve such high quality content. Do you have any tips and tricks on how to interview an older woman that is self conscious of her age. How to avoid showing wrinkles and so on. Vas on the lens, a dark room maybe? Ha. Bit of an odd question I know. Thanks, Love your work.
Very useful in my current project. I like how you show the effect of the lights on the shot before and after the light was applied. Thanks.
Looking forward for more of this kind of tips.
Such a useful video! Thanks
This was pretty helpful. Thanks
GREAT VİD. THX!
Great tutorial! Sending you a high five from Toronto! Come check out our latest B Cam Challenge video:)
Audio ?
Great video with valuable info! One question: why would you light a person with short-light in an interview? 5:39 Is it on purpose?
make some sweet love to that bell notification that had me dying lmao...Another Great one TA I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW
Did you mention what focal lengths you use? I didn't catch it.
Quick tip I use on cloudy days is to flag above the subject so they're not lit from directly above. It creates nasty shadows under the eyes and it also reduces cue ball effect on people without much hair.
Very cool tips Tom 👍🏻😊 best regards from a small german filmmaker 😉🎬🎥
i love this sir
Tom Antos is really sharing his big practial experience, in this very informative description, of a simple, mobile and professional interview light setup. I'm impressed
This was very helpful for me to choose which lights I need to purchase. Thank you.
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did you turn off the light above? i am wondering if that the shadow thats casted on his jacket from the roof light
I feel like the lighting in the interview with the woman was a little too hard. I feel like I would have had a little more fill or a larger closer light source for the key. Men have hard features so hard light is good. I feel like women need softer light.
Well done. Best tutorial I´ve seen about this topic. Do you have any tut about your A6500 color profile? s-Log2 only without change the setting? Thank you Tom!
I noticed on one your sets was the flash point light stand with the yellow metal adjustable light stands.
After my new to me camera (sony a77ll) and all my old minolta a-mount film lenses that will work on my new to me sony a77ll camera.
My very first bit of set kit from my lovely wife for Christmas was 3 of those flash points 9.5ft lightstands with the metal yellow colored adjustable clamps.
I picked the spring loaded ones so things don't get banged are to much.
Every little helps when all you got is just a little.
It would be great to see a pro evaluate a piece of my gear. Maybe in one of your gear and set set up run throughs.❤
Modern DSLR video produces the most gauche and uncompromising frames of the human face, completely lacking in elegance or style. The brutalist unsubtle lighting modern cinematographers use just seems to make matters worse. _Good lighting should be completely invisible_
Im doing interview tomorrow in an office.. i followed your instructions... but i only have a key light soft box and an edge light... subject still look dark on camera...
I get my cinematic footage by simply shooting through brown cellophane. Lol. But really these 'log / vlog / slog' modes just scream amateur. Maybe professionals use it sparingly too but every amateur seems to think drowning their footage in brown mist makes it pro.
I learn a lot of from you. Wich one the camera are you prefer for cinematic. Sony A7ii or BlackMagicPocket 4K ? Thanks.
Hi Tom, could you help me out. I am looking for a software which allows me to convert speech to text. So I could take my interview audio recording and have it turned into a text version. Do you know of any software like that? Thank you Bernd
I am in my first steps of getting into film and documentary work. I just purchased my first video camera online the other day and will be getting a laptop to edit with soon. I have no formal education past highschool though, does everyone else shooting documentaries have school experience? Or have you taken apprenticeships?
How do you color grade like that?
On my website just type in the search bar "color grading tutorial " and you will find a few posts where I go in depth on my color grading process. Tomantosfilms.com
Thanks, was useful, can you tell me what picture profile are you using to match the sony and panasonic cameras? I know the most of the job need to be done in color grading probably, but to make our job easier it's not a bad thing if the cameras matches even before grading. Thanks.
Whats the name of the instrumental, playing in the background? Is it from Artlist?
Great work and explations..Thanks for all. So i can to be director..✌🏻🙏😊
Is a color checker of any value when you are matching two cameras but shooting the footage in BT709? Or is it only of value if you're shooting a flat profile or raw?
Thank you for this I'm in the middle of production on my Doc this was extremely helpful
4:23 not a criticism, but I can only assume this interview was quite short because why would you have a boom operator standing there throughout the entire interview? You could’ve just used a mic stand?!
this is helpful!!!! THANK YOU BRO!
No difference between Sony and Lumix...almost not as visible
Would have toned down the kicker light too strong imo. But nice.
I'm not sure if you will answer is this but is that a Velbon tripod I saw holding up the RGB light? I have one exactly like it!
When the lighting and quality is good but the speaker is shit
Thanks for this video. Learnt a lot. Can you share full settings on the Sony a6500 ?
excellent tutorial, kindly may you create a lighting tutorial you use in it 4 sachlter or redhead kits ( 12 lamps ) you light 2 persons the host and interviewee with three cameras, one for the host , second for interviewee third is long, the good you can try with these lamps different lighting sets even you can make it as training series , I didn't find any tutorial cover this area , also I think it will become very handy since these kind of lamps are cheap , so it is easy to buy or rent , hoping you have time to read my comment, thanks in advance
Great economical set up and excellent end result. Was the wide shot on something like a 35mm/1.4 ?
I need to learn more about color grading. Thank you for the video!
I really love your tutorials and think you are an awesome videographer but your sales oriented bits are annoying, but I like you.
I'd love to go into that first interview and track that light and remove it, but that's just me. :)
Excellent tips. Much appreciated. Thank you.
if you don't mined me asking what picture profile did you use for the Sony?
Thanks Tom! Did you use your own LUTs for color grading, and if so, which one?
Luv how u use minimal camera gear & lights to get max effect! 😎😎
02:58 but i thought that the talent should always be looking slightly right or left, not right into the camera, especially when they are not in the center of the frame...
I hope you see this (considering the video is two years old). Are you using one of your Presets? I loooove the Grading
awesome ! thanks for sharing ! i am amazed how gh4 image looks good. Great tips agina thanks for sharing
Some great pointers even a professional can learn from
very cool!
woow very nice i do this kind of lighting in my setup always
Great tips. Thanks so much!
great, but music is annoying. Please lower the levels.
After watching this tutorial, I sat glued through the entire documentary. Beautiful and important work - thanks for that. I was inspired by what you all accomplished with such a small number of talented people. And I very much liked the lighting and color of the interviews and the look of the entire film. Please, what drone and drone camera did you use - those shots were so sharp - even on TH-cam?
Why is it a 9 minute video if the title says 2 min!! You’re following peter mckinnon’s steps
Please watch the video and you will see the tutorial is 2 minutes. Me introducing the tutorial plus doing extra tips afterwards plus the ending plug is why the whole video is 9min. Thanks!
@@TomAntos I loved the extra bonus you added to this episode!
I loved the extra content. Awesome video!
Great! Thanks alot man. Look forward to learn more on your channel.
Is this still your current setup or have you switched some things out?
Great tips. Please, how do you do color grading?
Awesome. Real talk. Practice. Cool.
What monitor and mount are you using on your gibal? Thanks!
subscribed! thank you for this!
Really cool!! How is the boltzen light holding up
Thanks for the tips Tom,...
Really helpful and fun to watch. As a newbie, I was a bit confused when you said that the key is on the opposite side of the camera, but I'm sure I'll get it eventually.
I'm also not sure what he meant by saying opposite. Anyway, what you need to do is set up the key light and camera so they are on opposite sides of the interviewer. It would be light - interviewer - camera OR camera - interviewer - light. That will give you the far side key look he's using in the interviews
A GREAT example of “don’t fix it in post” when you decided to leave the light. 😂
Shot looked beautiful tho, I didn’t notice it was a light before you mentioned it
Agreed !
normally what was the lenses you use? 35 and 85 in the two shoot?
weird to see people in civilian suits wearing huge medals
could you show us a little bit of the color grading? did you use luts?
Really great. Thank you so much.
Very cool and helpful? Thanks
Says 2min but then see 9:26
Oh Tom Antos you slay me! 😀
Very usefull - thank you for sharing that
Nice work! the match camera really good.
Amazing video. Thanks!
Wow this 2 minute tutorial felt like 9 minutes!
Noice video. Panasonic has such a good color science.
using a blimp inside is important? is it better to have this tool
Thanks for taking the time to create this video!
VERY helpful - thanks!
What lense did you use for these? looks great