Lighting Nightmare: When Corporate Films Hand You a Lemon... Make Lemonade

In corporate film production, you never know what challenges you might face. In this video, I demonstrate how to use lights and shadows to create depth and texture in a challenging setting. Given a blank room with no furniture and terrible lighting, I transformed the space using strategic lighting techniques. Watch as I break down my process, from turning off overhead lights to using natural light and strategic spotlights, to enhance the visual quality of interviews.
Learn how to:
Utilize natural light to create shadows
Place lights to add texture and depth
Create separation between subjects and the background
Use false color to balance highlights and shadows
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[@creativevisiongaming]

These are great rooms. The bad rooms have no windows.

[@reneirtaylorfilms890]

I have one coming up soon. Any tips or videos you have seen that give some creative spark?

[@creativevisiongaming]

@@reneirtaylorfilms890 not really, I’m just saying if you have a lot of windows like this you can use a lot of natural light in the background and maybe even for the subject. If not you need to light the background yourself

[@cnomadic]

@reineirtaylorfilms890 It’s always tricky, you have to find the best based on the room you have. Sometimes you can use natural light, sometimes you can find plants or objects you can use even in the foreground. But in room that don’t offer a lot of character I tend to use darkness and shadows to try to create texture. Good luck and share the results, would love to see what you ended up doing.

[@retrothing]

Really terrific setup. A lot of TH-cam lighting tutorials seem to advocate a shadowless indistinct look, as if they’re afraid of contrast. A lot of people seem to have forgotten the importance of a rim light - especially on a subject with dark hair and clothes. Brilliant simple setup- thank you for sharing this!

[@cnomadic]

Thank you! I agree too many people would simply flood the room with lights and unfortunately create more flatness! Understanding ratios and separation is critical

[@retrothing]

@@cnomadic I feel like it comes from the old video/photo run & gun world where they were driven to have lots of soft soft light rather than you authoring motivated light. And also since LED 1x1 panels were kind of first, people forgot about directional light. Whenever is ask for fresnels, people would look at me like I was some codger. 🤷‍♂️

[@retrothing]

@@cnomadic and what’s the deal with muddy lighting on faces? I understand there’s a drive for greater realism rather than spotting the viewer’s focus, but I feel like I often don’t know what I’m supposed to be looking at? I still feel like it’s okay to subtly bump your subject to establish emphasis… but again, that’s codger talk. 😁

[@cnomadic]

Very true!

[@kopallimedia]

Awesome how you fixed the problem, great work!!

[@domesdayfilms3165]

Great advice.

[@1bertoimagemaker]

great video. Best regards from Brazil.

[@cnomadic]

Thank you! ❤️ Brazil!

[@billmccarty4561]

Really nice breakdown.

[@Ahmedkawsar2.0]

hey brother