I've seen a lot of comments regarding incandescent bulbs and wanted to address why I used them. 1. Incandescent bulbs have a perfect rendition of skin tones 2. When you can find availability incandescent bulbs are very cheap. 3. Comparably cheap LED bulbs from Ikea or anywhere else will 100% have a worse rendition of skin tones 4. LED bulbs that are comparable to the skin tone quality of incandescent are about four times more expensive if not more usually. Quick note: You can't tell a bulb's quality on skin tone with just your eyes or a CRI score. Lastly, I understand a lot of you live in places where you cannot buy incandescent bulbs anymore. I plan on making a more in-depth video on the different types of bulbs in the future!
It's hard to overstate that Incandescent lights are basically "perfect" for color rendition, especially pitting them against household LEDs. Thanks for mentioning that it's hard to tell this before getting into the edit bay and working with both that footage and footage from LEDs with bad color cast/CRI effects and comparing. I have found some 300w replacement LED bulbs that have decent color rendition and output a lot of light for around $15 each and I use them in Paper lanterns a lot like this, especially as fill. Love it, keep the videos coming!
Don't try to use CFL light either because that will give much worse color rendition compared to LED and Incandescent. LED can still be a choice, however not all led are created the same and yes they can be quite expensive if you want to have the good one
Welp there's officially two Brandon Lees in the TechTube space... and no offense to Brandon Lee, but I think Brandon Lee is gonna crush him. Great video and looking forward to seeing more -LS
Brandon is gonna become one of those tech and filmmaking youtubers who you stumble upon trying to solve a specific problem or find reviews on a specific product and then you just watch every video they do forever
Brandon, I want to thank you for putting in alternate solutions other than a C-stand as well as showing what phone footage would look like - you're making it very accessible for people on the tight budget which I am glad to see. Many TH-camrs assume you have certain tools and stands and I appreciate the "good UX" :)
I was thinking the setup cost a fraction of the cost of a c-stand 😅 so yea, nice alternatives. You can also get a mid-heavy duty neewer stand, boom pole and a sandbag to counter balance as a more cost effective alternative to a c-stand.
I'm not going to lie, I clicked on this thinking it was an LTT video. About halfway through I was like wow they're really trying something different with this one, I like it. An excellent Tut for budget creators.
Brandon's really stepped up his presentation skills here. There's very little awkward pauses remaining, volume is appropriate for the subject matter, and he's letting his natural energy shine through right here. Great job!
I’ve seen so many videos about creative lighting and it’s all Pavotube here, Pavotube there, 3000000000W strobe over here, then shoot in a living room of an expensive house. I’ve never seen a tutorial with an example with a reasonable budget that gets genuinely great results with some experimentation until this video. Will definitely try this when I don’t have proper lighting around :)
It made me so so happy to see Sophia helping you by being a model in the video! Video was also great and very helpful. I'd ask about this: In many many countries, incandescent bulbs were phased/ruled out due to power inefficiency so it would be cool to see alternatives on that field.
CFLs works great if you add a diffuser (parchment paper) in front of the lamp and add a bit of color correction in post to warm the image a little bit. You might need more than 1 depending on the brightness you'd want tho. I use lamp desks as my lights for photography since it's just a hobby and dont want to spend a ton on lights. edit: and yeah, this method depends on the region. Since differences in the frequency might introduce flickering.
It feels so weird to have Brandon making his own videos. Especially because this feels like an LTT video, but it's not. But I support you! And I hope this goes well!
As a tip with the wiggle text in DaVinci Resolve: the wiggle speed varies with the length of the clip. As you can see, the second row of text wiggles way faster than the first row, as the text clip is shorter. You can add two wiggle texts of the exact same length into your timeline and turn both of them into a composite clip (right click, new composite clip). If you then shorten one of the comp clips it will not affect the original text clip length resulting in identical wiggle speeds for both rows :D
I had a collaborative channel with a friend that hasn’t been touched since he passed away, and this video has made me want to start making content again. I think this video is a great start to your post-LMG career. Best of luck, and I look forward to seeing what you create next!
Blows my mind just how much lighting affects the quality of a subject being filmed, amazing and informative video Brandon. Keep up the awesome work, I look forward to the next vid
Years ago for an article I built a soft light panel out of Home Depot lighting parts, wood, self driving screws and some rice paper for about $50. I I've seeing irl objects used as budget equipment.
Yey! first video! All the B-Rolls do not disappoint! There's purpose, there's ambiance, and there's a situation! The tutorial is brief and direct for newbies too. Great script there.
The TH-cam algorithm put your video in my feed today, and I'm super hyped that you finally have your own TH-cam channel! But at the same time I'm sad because I just found out you have left LMG. Wherever life takes you next, I wish you much success, and I hope you continue to make awesome content! This video alone has so many things that'll help me elevate my content creation in my own videos! I can't wait to see more videos from you. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
My god , I have always enjoyed any ltt content with Brandon facing the camera so I'm genuinely stoked this channel is now a thing. Looking forward to your content Brandon!
I been struggling with lighting for the longest time with talking head videos. That lighting set up is exactly what I would want. Great video. I would love to see how you set up filming in a tight space as well as a video talking about the different type of bulb in a production
I saw you during the Intel makeover and said you should have videos and here you are. Way to go! Your wife is a great model. I'd love to see an overhead lighting and camera setup video. That is our struggle with our channel.
Please share with us everything you've learned on cinematic photography, from the basic of course 😀 Added: please also include other affordable solution, like Ikea lights this time.
Seeing your work reviewing cameras, I always wanted a dedicated channel where you talked about photography. Guess that dreams do come true, because this is even greater than my expectations! Thanks for including the DIY option! I'd love if you could do a breakdown of your talking-head shots you did in this one! Looking forwards to seeing more of your content!
YES!!!!! More Brandon Content...I Love it... 98k Views in 9days... and 20+k subs for a new channel.... SUPER EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS ... DOPE... Good luck with the new channel... Keep it up...
This was really informative and straight to the point. I've always thought this was way more complicated and expensive, glad to see that's not the case! Great video :)
Best of luck to you brother. You were one of my favorite people at LTT despite my lack of interest in photography/videography. Heck you got me commenting on this video about lamps from Ikea. You got this!
how serendipitous that this would be released at the same time a friend and i are trying to figure out how to best light the room in which we are going to shoot our first video! you're just as much fun in front of the camera as behind so i'm really looking forward to what you do with this space. thank you for your efforts, they are appreciated!
YES! I've been waiting for you to make a channel for ages. I've always loved your camera content on LTT. You inspired me to make my first purchase a while back with a Nikon Z30. Look forward to the future :)
Amazing video. Keep it coming. Did not even know you have your own chanell. Your amazing and love your skills and watching you as the host on ltt videos.
This is about to be the most lit (lol) video channel for content creation! Can we get a video on recommended video cameras and DSLR for photography and video shoots at different budgets? Maybe live streaming camera recommendations for houses of worship and live events? Looking forward to your content man!
Awesome video! For me TH-cam is my passion project, it's not something I can just dump money into. Just in this short video I learned quite a bit. I loved the side by side comparisons, super helpful. Looking forward to more tips from the master himself! Thanks Brandon!
Ring lights def have their place and if you want that aesthetic then it's great, but something more universal that can be used in multiple ways also seems more flexible.
Great to see you Brandon! Nice video, and awesome production quality as I would expect from you! I hope your channel here blows up! And yes I'd love to see every lighting and camera setup video that you can produce!
This is a great way to explain lighting ratios without getting technical. Also worth adding the bigger (or closer) a light source is the softer it will appear. Further away or smaller harder they will look. :) why a window looks so good.
Absolutely great stuff! I have a feeling this is going to be a go-to channel for me. One thing I don't see people talk about much and would love to see your thoughts on and experience with is how using different lighting temperatures affects how a shot looks, beyond just daylight vs indoors, but more creatively, or how you decide what temp to go with if you have complete control over the lighting in the situation.
Excellent first video! I really like the side by side comparisons of the different setups. It’s always hard trying to strike a balance between the equipment available to you versus TH-cam formulas.
I have no idea how youtube recommended this to me, but I am glad it did. This video was shot, informative, and practical. I will take these tips and apply them in a CGI environment. I can't wait for your next video. ❤🔥
I've seen a lot of comments regarding incandescent bulbs and wanted to address why I used them.
1. Incandescent bulbs have a perfect rendition of skin tones
2. When you can find availability incandescent bulbs are very cheap.
3. Comparably cheap LED bulbs from Ikea or anywhere else will 100% have a worse rendition of skin tones
4. LED bulbs that are comparable to the skin tone quality of incandescent are about four times more expensive if not more usually.
Quick note: You can't tell a bulb's quality on skin tone with just your eyes or a CRI score.
Lastly, I understand a lot of you live in places where you cannot buy incandescent bulbs anymore. I plan on making a more in-depth video on the different types of bulbs in the future!
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It's hard to overstate that Incandescent lights are basically "perfect" for color rendition, especially pitting them against household LEDs. Thanks for mentioning that it's hard to tell this before getting into the edit bay and working with both that footage and footage from LEDs with bad color cast/CRI effects and comparing. I have found some 300w replacement LED bulbs that have decent color rendition and output a lot of light for around $15 each and I use them in Paper lanterns a lot like this, especially as fill. Love it, keep the videos coming!
Don't try to use CFL light either because that will give much worse color rendition compared to LED and Incandescent. LED can still be a choice, however not all led are created the same and yes they can be quite expensive if you want to have the good one
Cool :)
Welp there's officially two Brandon Lees in the TechTube space... and no offense to Brandon Lee, but I think Brandon Lee is gonna crush him. Great video and looking forward to seeing more -LS
any tech tips on how to go to bed at a reasonable time?
@@passnaruto1787 Just use a different timezone! Somewhere it is always 8 PM
There was another Brandon Lee back in the early 90’s. But then the movie “the crow” happend. Just stay away from prop guns.
No LTTstore plug though... The youngling still has to learn! Haha :)
Is the video great thanks to its comments or did you watch it? hmm
Brandon is gonna become one of those tech and filmmaking youtubers who you stumble upon trying to solve a specific problem or find reviews on a specific product and then you just watch every video they do forever
So stoked to see what you make on your own!
Brandon Lee and Brandon Lee colab when?
@@pizzarune5 lol
Brandon, I want to thank you for putting in alternate solutions other than a C-stand as well as showing what phone footage would look like - you're making it very accessible for people on the tight budget which I am glad to see. Many TH-camrs assume you have certain tools and stands and I appreciate the "good UX" :)
Agreed 👍
I was thinking the setup cost a fraction of the cost of a c-stand 😅 so yea, nice alternatives.
You can also get a mid-heavy duty neewer stand, boom pole and a sandbag to counter balance as a more cost effective alternative to a c-stand.
I'm not going to lie, I clicked on this thinking it was an LTT video.
About halfway through I was like wow they're really trying something different with this one, I like it.
An excellent Tut for budget creators.
Why no one tried to explaint this as easy as Brandon did? He makes it so damm easy to understand and provides great options. Thank you!
Not even 30secs into the video and in love with the production quality. Can't wait to see the types of videos you make on this channel 💙
Same here!
Well he was the cinematographer and I guess editor for Linus Tech Tips, the youtube tech giant. Also he has worked with them for like 12 or 13 years.
What’s a great first TH-cam video,? A “how to make a great first TH-cam video” video!
Yes to all the “B-Roll” tips!!
Brandon's really stepped up his presentation skills here. There's very little awkward pauses remaining, volume is appropriate for the subject matter, and he's letting his natural energy shine through right here. Great job!
Great tips! Way better than many cheap-ish "LED studio lights"
Of course we want a video about different bulb types in video production! Can't wait for more video from legendary Brandon Lee 😃
I’ve seen so many videos about creative lighting and it’s all Pavotube here, Pavotube there, 3000000000W strobe over here, then shoot in a living room of an expensive house.
I’ve never seen a tutorial with an example with a reasonable budget that gets genuinely great results with some experimentation until this video. Will definitely try this when I don’t have proper lighting around :)
It made me so so happy to see Sophia helping you by being a model in the video! Video was also great and very helpful. I'd ask about this: In many many countries, incandescent bulbs were phased/ruled out due to power inefficiency so it would be cool to see alternatives on that field.
Who’s Sophia?
@@D.S.handle The cat...
Good quality flickerfree certed high CRI bulbs from suppliers like Waveform lighting (other brands are available) would work great
CFLs works great if you add a diffuser (parchment paper) in front of the lamp and add a bit of color correction in post to warm the image a little bit. You might need more than 1 depending on the brightness you'd want tho.
I use lamp desks as my lights for photography since it's just a hobby and dont want to spend a ton on lights.
edit: and yeah, this method depends on the region. Since differences in the frequency might introduce flickering.
Glad to see you back!
Oodles of knowledge and experience. Zero elitism. One subscriber.
It feels so weird to have Brandon making his own videos. Especially because this feels like an LTT video, but it's not. But I support you! And I hope this goes well!
It feels like an LTT video because he created the look of the LTT videos.
@Matt561 Oh I know that, Brandon was there since the beginning
@@endergamer794 OG baby
Also is your avatar a chuzzle lol
it's going to be an LTT video but with insane B-roll because now there is no one to tell him no (linus)
As a tip with the wiggle text in DaVinci Resolve: the wiggle speed varies with the length of the clip. As you can see, the second row of text wiggles way faster than the first row, as the text clip is shorter. You can add two wiggle texts of the exact same length into your timeline and turn both of them into a composite clip (right click, new composite clip). If you then shorten one of the comp clips it will not affect the original text clip length resulting in identical wiggle speeds for both rows :D
Second option would be to type both rows of text into one text clip and then use keyframing to "type" the second row a bit later
something on the different types of light bulbs would be great! I always wonder why sometimes CFLs are still used
So happy Brandon is making solo content excited to see the future of the channel
What an absolutely informative video, I can't believe how much more I learned from this than any other video I have ever seen
Great first video! LTT has always had a gap with photography and videography content. Hope to see more content on that here in the future.
I had a collaborative channel with a friend that hasn’t been touched since he passed away, and this video has made me want to start making content again. I think this video is a great start to your post-LMG career. Best of luck, and I look forward to seeing what you create next!
The soft box transition at the beginning was nuts - can't wait to see more!
Blows my mind just how much lighting affects the quality of a subject being filmed, amazing and informative video Brandon. Keep up the awesome work, I look forward to the next vid
Years ago for an article I built a soft light panel out of Home Depot lighting parts, wood, self driving screws and some rice paper for about $50. I I've seeing irl objects used as budget equipment.
I can't wait to see what kinda content Brandon has here. I used his past work as an inspiration for some things I shoot
i would 100% go for the IKEA setup, it looks so much better, more natural and softer! Keep up the good work 🦾
Honestly this is the best explanation of lighting I have seen. Glad to see it and best wishes on the channel
Yey! first video! All the B-Rolls do not disappoint! There's purpose, there's ambiance, and there's a situation! The tutorial is brief and direct for newbies too. Great script there.
So excited for your channel! This was the highest quality first video on a channel I’ve seen!
This channel hit the ground at mach 6, great quality and clear information. Nicely going Brandon!
awesome video. the IKEA solution looks so much better than the ring light; I really dislike how unnatural shots using ring lights feel.
I watched my last LTT video 10 years ago and Brandon looks exactly like 10 years ago, amazing.
Thanks for also sharing the camera info and settings, that’s really helpful, and the examples side by side are great, thanks Brandon.
The TH-cam algorithm put your video in my feed today, and I'm super hyped that you finally have your own TH-cam channel! But at the same time I'm sad because I just found out you have left LMG. Wherever life takes you next, I wish you much success, and I hope you continue to make awesome content!
This video alone has so many things that'll help me elevate my content creation in my own videos! I can't wait to see more videos from you.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
Great shot selection and perfect first video! Excited to see what's next.
more brandon give me more lighting guides
YOOOO INSTANT SUB
My god , I have always enjoyed any ltt content with Brandon facing the camera so I'm genuinely stoked this channel is now a thing.
Looking forward to your content Brandon!
It's so heartwarming to see you now having watched your first videos hosting on LTT. This was super helpful! Looking forward to more 🙂🙏
You got me wanting to do a miniature version of this for all my meetings.
Interviewing in 2023 is video interviews. TY for showing this setup
I been struggling with lighting for the longest time with talking head videos. That lighting set up is exactly what I would want. Great video. I would love to see how you set up filming in a tight space as well as a video talking about the different type of bulb in a production
I saw you during the Intel makeover and said you should have videos and here you are. Way to go! Your wife is a great model. I'd love to see an overhead lighting and camera setup video. That is our struggle with our channel.
Awesome! Yes would love e more videos, specially over lighting types, positions and use of colours/gels
Subscribed! Great to see you breaking out on your own! And yes we want to see a pros and cons video about different bulbs.
Definitely need a video on the different types of bulb and why led+modifiers can't replace incandescent
Please share with us everything you've learned on cinematic photography, from the basic of course 😀
Added: please also include other affordable solution, like Ikea lights this time.
Seeing your work reviewing cameras, I always wanted a dedicated channel where you talked about photography. Guess that dreams do come true, because this is even greater than my expectations! Thanks for including the DIY option! I'd love if you could do a breakdown of your talking-head shots you did in this one! Looking forwards to seeing more of your content!
this is quite nice, nice to see brandon making vids and hope to see more
YES!!!!! More Brandon Content...I Love it... 98k Views in 9days... and 20+k subs for a new channel.... SUPER EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS ... DOPE... Good luck with the new channel... Keep it up...
Thanks! I've been obsessed with colour accurate lighting and that lampshade tip is gonna be great for naturally diffusing light into my room.
This was really informative and straight to the point. I've always thought this was way more complicated and expensive, glad to see that's not the case! Great video :)
Brandon gets wings and flies by himself. Love it! If your channel will blow up someday - I subscribed at 16k. Just for the record.
I’ve been waiting for this day for YEARS! Let’s go Bra…shit…well you get the idea.
The ikea light looked a ton better than the ring light! Great video, thanks Brandon!
So stoked for this channel! You are going to kill it Brandon!
Thanks Brandon, good to see you going out on your own. Good luck to you, keen to watch the journey and deploy your tips!
Welcome back Brandon!
Just when I was looking for a lighting solution that would not break the bank! Fantastic and well timed video! Looking forward to more.
Love this first video! Excited to see many more!
Best of luck to you brother. You were one of my favorite people at LTT despite my lack of interest in photography/videography. Heck you got me commenting on this video about lamps from Ikea. You got this!
Great production quality dude, nice to see some easy to digest profesional advice
love your work on LMG. I like to learn more about cameras in general and iso, lens, etc from you.
how serendipitous that this would be released at the same time a friend and i are trying to figure out how to best light the room in which we are going to shoot our first video! you're just as much fun in front of the camera as behind so i'm really looking forward to what you do with this space. thank you for your efforts, they are appreciated!
In the starz
YES! I've been waiting for you to make a channel for ages. I've always loved your camera content on LTT. You inspired me to make my first purchase a while back with a Nikon Z30. Look forward to the future :)
Glad to see you branching out on your own! I look forward to learning more about cinematography and photography from you.
Amazing video. Keep it coming. Did not even know you have your own chanell. Your amazing and love your skills and watching you as the host on ltt videos.
Heyyy Brandon.. congrats on your first vid!
Thank you, Brandon.
The video is very good.
And I´m definitely up for more of these useful tips and tricks for the unexperienced.
Kudos.
This is exactly what I needed to see! I’d love a more videos like it!
This is about to be the most lit (lol) video channel for content creation! Can we get a video on recommended video cameras and DSLR for photography and video shoots at different budgets? Maybe live streaming camera recommendations for houses of worship and live events? Looking forward to your content man!
I hope the channel is a smashing success! Good luck.
Awesome video! For me TH-cam is my passion project, it's not something I can just dump money into. Just in this short video I learned quite a bit. I loved the side by side comparisons, super helpful. Looking forward to more tips from the master himself! Thanks Brandon!
Ring lights def have their place and if you want that aesthetic then it's great, but something more universal that can be used in multiple ways also seems more flexible.
Great to see you Brandon! Nice video, and awesome production quality as I would expect from you! I hope your channel here blows up! And yes I'd love to see every lighting and camera setup video that you can produce!
If that's the kind of videos you're going to make, I'm glad I subscribed
Great to see this content Brandon, thanks for contributing!
This is so cool. I'm 100% looking forward on more content :)
Great start!!!
This is a great way to explain lighting ratios without getting technical. Also worth adding the bigger (or closer) a light source is the softer it will appear. Further away or smaller harder they will look. :) why a window looks so good.
Can't wait for more videos. All the best!
Welcome to the cooler side of TH-cam!
Absolutely great stuff! I have a feeling this is going to be a go-to channel for me. One thing I don't see people talk about much and would love to see your thoughts on and experience with is how using different lighting temperatures affects how a shot looks, beyond just daylight vs indoors, but more creatively, or how you decide what temp to go with if you have complete control over the lighting in the situation.
Good luck Brandon. I'm not a camera guy but if these stay interesting, I'm totally going to watch!
Excellent first video! I really like the side by side comparisons of the different setups. It’s always hard trying to strike a balance between the equipment available to you versus TH-cam formulas.
Honestly would have gone ring light, so appreciate the knowledge.
lets go Brandon!!!! Excited to see what you're gonna do!!
If you dim your lights, make sure to take a test-shot first! A lot of common dimmable lights produce a lot of flicker when dimmed down.
That’s an amazing first video! Love your content man
Love the first vid Brandon keep it up! Also would love to see some photography tips from you
Glad to see you creating your own channal man, looking forward to it
Love the LTT backpack light mount!
wow didn’t expect such an informative video, nice one
Good luck on this project, Brandon! Your production values are off the chart already! Looking forward to see more!
TH-cam actually recommended me this wow awesome! Good luck and awesome video
I didn't even realize this wasn't an LMG video until I went to click away and saw the subscribe button.
Quality content as always Brandon! Subscribed!
Thanks for the lighting tips. I like the use of DIY methods. It actually shows more flexibility and usability elsewhere too.
Love it! As somebody that's trying to learn how to use my camera, this is very helpful 😄
I have no idea how youtube recommended this to me, but I am glad it did. This video was shot, informative, and practical. I will take these tips and apply them in a CGI environment.
I can't wait for your next video. ❤🔥