I take a step further than the last video and showing my lighting setup as well as go over camera settings to get the best result using the 7D for small interview settings like this.
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Affordable Lighting Techniques for Interviews
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Hey,
thanks for putting this up. Helps a lot understanding how to light such a scene.
I’m looking forward to other interesting video posts.
-Sebastian
it’s good to see other filmmakers just using some work lamps from the home depot! haha
just stumbled across your site. i’m in the same boat with learning all this stuff without film school or anything like that, so thanks for starting this blog. we can all learn from each other the best and most efficient ways to shoot things.
Your nailed it Shane, its all about learning and output, education not degrees. And with community like this there is no telling what we can accomplish.
Good to have you along for the ride!
Thanks for the great overview Caleb! I really enjoyed learning from you on the shoot w/ Mr. Silagi. Thank you for putting up all this good information!
Barrett K.
Great video, very informative. It was good to see that you give the basics because I am just learning about lighting for videos. And at the same time, you mix it up with the background lighting. Is that background lighting (the one shooting light through the cut out cardboard) also serving as a fill in any way, or is it being be shielded so it doesn’t hit you at all?
Caleb, one more question. I also wear glasses, and I can’t get the reflection of the lights off of them. The key and fill are just a little bit higher than head level (both at 45 degrees). Should I try raising them up higher in the air to prevent the reflection? Thanks.
Usually you try to keep the background light off of you. I use blackwrap to control the light and keep it from spilling on myself. Same goes with your key light. Try to keep it from falling onto your background.
You want you light above eye level so thats good. One other thing you could try is moving the like on the X plane (Horizontally). That may help with the glare. My glasses are fairly thin so I don’t have to many problems.