Finding The Light.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2024
- Studio lighting
If you find yourself in the studio searching for that cinematic lighting.. some of the techniques in this video should be looked at. My approach for commercial lighting is ever evolving, but I will be sticking with this for a little while. I love it. I shot this setup on an arricam LT with multiple kodak film stocks. Can’t wait to share more! In this video I primarily analyze a shot from the arri alexa 35 and a 35mm master prime. I also dive into set a light 3d and how it helped me prepare for this project. Let me know if you have any questions!
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honestly, blaine feels like one of the best kept secrets on youtube for filmmaking. don't imagine it'll be that way for long, so soak it all up boys.
hahah thank you ☺️
I feel pretty confident that by watching your videos, I come to understand lighting better than what other sources offer.
Hey thank you so much. That means a lot :)
discovered your channel recently dude, it's helping me get to that next level since I feel like i've been in a plateau with learning lately. Thanks mate!
happy to be of assistance. thank you! feel free to ask any questions at any time.
Tik Tok went horizontal? Increase your fee's fellas. Got a feeling the Apple Vision Pro is going to increase the demand for more high end production.
100%. I love it. Bout time. When I was recording myself talking for this video I mentioned TikTok adding good old normal horizontal and that I felt it was in response to vision pro. Either way, I’ll take it, and I’m excited about it, even though I am not a TikTok user outside of occasionally posting random videos just to test it out.
Another banger. Love seeing something that stands out from everyone else and also getting to hear your thought process.
Thank you so much Juan :))
Saturday morning perfect description. Reminded me of brunch light say at Bubbys in Tribecca many moons ago sitting at a window seat on a bright crisp morning in new york across the table from my soon to be wife. Huge day light source from the floor to ceiling windows on the street side where everyone wants to sit on a day like that and the light falling off into the rest of the room with little or no return. You could call it contemporary brunch maybe. Excellent. Thx as always
Love it Ken! This paints a great picture in my mind. Are you in NYC?
Love everything about this video, very raw & insightful. Great video once again Blaine
hey thank you so much!
Thank you for your amazing efforts and incredibly helpful videos!
Of course 😇
I work with "set a light 3d" since one year. when you get used to it, it's really fast to build up a set. that said, its really perfect to push your way of lighting forward, because you can tweak your setting without the pressure on set before. often I don't have a pre-lighting day, so its one decision I have to make - maybe I can tweak it a litte bit - but that's it. with this software, it gives you the possibilities to push forward and try out something new, or just to improve your well known basic setting.
Yep. 100% agreed. It lets you experiment quickly, from home, land on something nice, and arrive on set prepared. I truly love it.
@@BlaineWestropp1Have you tried cine tracer?
absolutely love your stuff
Thank you so much 😊
This is awesome, thank you Blaine. Super helpful information and the results looks lovely as well.
Thank you Jonathan :)
So much great info! I always want to spend a day in the studio moving lights around and testing different set ups after watching your videos!
thank you. I do like the studio testing!
I learn so much from this channel 🙏
Glad to hear it 🫡 more to come :)
haven’t even watched yet, already know it’s going to be a banger
I hope you are right
@@BlaineWestropp1 he was right
@@robbiefilms 😊😊
Great insight, thank you! +1 for pups 🥰
Thank you. Love the pups 😂
Honestly never considered putting an edge on the same side as they soft key, looks great!
I like the look. Sometimes, like in an interview, I place a tube more over the top. But for something like this with a big source, I like a back light to be an extension of that :)
yeah mixing hard and soft seems to the move@@BlaineWestropp1
I definitely like mixing the two!
Thanks audiio!
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I'm not at this level but it's still great to watch and learn from. Thanks for the videos, Blaine 🍻
Hey thank you Maurits! :)
Thank you for sharing this information! 😊
🫡 more to come
Perfect timing as i can't sleep 👊😄
Gm! 🌞
damn bro, you make this looks easy. thank you for existing
Haha thank you. It ain’t easy.
@@BlaineWestropp1 that's a fact
Thanks for this Blaine!
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Useful as always. Thanks!
thank you thank you
Specular. Those highlights will always look really real, in the best way, when managed well. This was managed super well. This software looks bananas, and will for sure check it out.
Hey thanks! Agreed about the highlights. They are especially nice on film, but I also find on any modern camera they are looking good. Some cameras a little better than others.
natural from a different world !
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Need this software. Awesome video as always sir
Thanks brah. Ya gotta get it. You’ll love it.
Such a great piece of software to use
I love it!
Love story time with Blaine.
thank u thank u 😂❤️
Did u need full output from three sky panels, or did u use three in order to make the source bigger/more even spread? Would the look be different if swapping the triple sky panel for a point source like a 600 or 1200d behind the 8x muslin?
I used 3 at full power to get enough output to shoot as stopped down as possible. I think the 30 in the back was around 70% for some shots. I did not use 3 to make the source bigger, only for more power, but it likely made the source more even. on paper, a 600d with a Fresnel will be brighter, but I would need to test in real life as the distances to fill the frame may differ, as the sky panels could be pretty close. while im sure there will be some differences in the look, I think it would be similar. ive even used a 300/600d through 8x8, people talking to camera and achieved similar great results. I think the real star of the show here was the bleached muslin.
The other day I bounced a 200x into an Impact 7’ silver umbrella with diff (my Briese knockoff) and then thru bleached muslin from Amazon 🥲
That is the way! I really need to buy some mus.
Hell yeah
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thank you
no, thank you bro!
when you work on this software are you in a well lit room or a very dark room on your laptop? i would only imagine the surrounding light around your screen (peripheral vision of the room light) would get to you and how you view the light on screen.
I use it in all sorts of environments. It’s kind of like looking through a camera. There are exposure tools like false color and a histogram so you can make sure your exposure is right in any conditions or at any screen brightness :)
I have a friend who's working on blender to prepare his sets. Have you ever done it with this software ? Thank you for the great video
hey thanks! I havent not used blender for this purpose, though I know some who do. blender is great, just more complicated. I need to get back into it. I did the donut tutorial and then stopped.
Hey man, thanks for your videos ! Do you prefer use direct diffuse lighting than bounce lighting ? and why? :)
Hey thanks so much. It really depends on the scenario I am in. I typically bounce out of necessity, when I need to get a light source in an area that I cannot place a light. One could also bounce if let’s say they only have a fresnel, and need a bigger source, could bounce off wall. In the studio I typically shoot through an 8x8!
@@BlaineWestropp1 Alright, thanks Baine for your answer !
I thought that a bounce lighting will always be more diffuse than a direct lighting has equivalent width.
But i imagine a bounce light is always more difficult to control than a direct light ! (Intensity, spill)
Bounced is very soft, but does spill all around. With a square diffusion, you can have a source that is a little more exact. I do both. Depends on the room and the situation. Also you can control bounced light, if you bounced off a wall for example you could tape black material around an area to reduce some spill. Kind of like a skirt.
@@BlaineWestropp1 Thanks for your answer man :)
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Cute puppies
Little monsters
At 0:18 there is a 3D video render. Does that "set a light" program allow you to make video as well as photography?
Currently you cannot make moving images in the software, but you can move around in 3D space, set up scenes for motion with a film camera, dial in its settings, and use actual film lights that match up with the real lights in real life. It is incredibly useful!
thank you! :)@@BlaineWestropp1
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Is there windows in this program?? Like what if I want to practice lighting from outside with lights shining through a window? Maybe some moonlight or something etc etc…
there are windows in the program!
@@BlaineWestropp1 thanks man!!!
Sure thing!
Mason is very cute :)
He is quite the gentleman.
how do you get to see the distance ? can't seem to use it
In the software?
@@BlaineWestropp1 with which tool...?
I thought that it is a blanket that is weirdly moving in the background till I saw that its a dog lol
Haha yep I feel you. He was shy at first.
What are your suggestions if you don't have the luxury of seeing the space you're shooting in as you did here? Do you have basic setups that you have done where you can quickly reference unknown parameters? Say a large room vs. a small room or a room that has a window in it vs. all wall. How are your lighting packages designed in this manner or are you just good enough at this point to know what you will need based on discussions with the client?
I always get a sense of where we are shooting. if I need to light a scene, I need to know where we will be. if I can't physically go there for a scout, I will ask for dimensions and photos!
@@BlaineWestropp1 Gotcha. Thanks for the reply.
Sure thing!
Blaine, grading tutorial plzzzzz🙏🏻😂
its coming :)
@@BlaineWestropp1 😂😂😂 i’m just so looking forward to it👌🏻🙏🏻👍🏻🎉🎉🎉
17:49 - I had to go check if that video actually got 1.7M views 👀
finally someone notices!
@@BlaineWestropp1 😉
found it, nm
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Can you do an ASMR where you’re just tapping on the keys and the dog is licking your hands.
Fine. For you, I’ll do it.
First. jk Cody!
2nd is fine
First.
Notification gang?? 😂
I feel like this is overkill for “perfectly imperfect.”
What would you have done? It’s so simple! A large soft source and a harder source from the back! Needed enough exposure for 100ASA at a 5.6!
@@BlaineWestropp1 I get it. It’s the preproduction stuff you’re talking about that makes me feel like I’d have just thrown it up and rolled with whatever… “perfectly imperfect.”
@Bobsmithabc oh I see what you’re saying, and yes you can totally do that. In this scenario, I just wasn’t loving what I had planned, and re did it and landed on something simple. It was the messing around that led me to “keep it simple”
@@BlaineWestropp1 Thanks man, love the channel.
Thank you :)
i farted into a lantern ✨
Did it float?
Can I have your autograph?
only if you invite me on your next shoot..