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Take 5: Light Right - 5 Top Tips for Lighting your Subjects
Hosted by Chuck Peters
SEASON: 1 EPISODE: 105 RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
The biggest difference between professional and amateur setups is the look of the lighting. You can light like the big boys and get great results if you know a few simple secrets. In this episode Chuck shares 5 tips for lighting faces, so you can make your subjects look great in any setting.
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62 User Comments
This is just what the light doctor ordered: a good clear ABC explanation of what to do with lights in my video productions. Thank you.
Couple questions: Where do you recommend getting lights from? I've wondered about the cheapest source, and the cheapest source I could come up with is inexpensive $15 "clip on" lights from my home center store, coupled with light-corrected bulbs purchased from a camera store. Only issue is that the light-corrected bulbs have a very short life, so long term, they aren't cheap, but the initial outlay isn't much.
I'd love some advice on using tungsten bulbs vs. florescent bulbs, lighting "kits" that you can purchase, sources for lighting gels, and that sort of thing.
I'm just a youth pastor and I try to play around with video from time to time. I was lighting everyone from the front and wondering why things didn't look right. Thanks so much. I set up my first 3 point lighting shot with just some stage lights and some T-shirt material to soften them. Even with poor equipment it was the best looking video I have shot. Thanks! And when you are thinking about new videos don't forget about us who have zero experience and knowlege!
I seem to be shooting more dark skin and bald people recently and these were good tips. I would love to see more in depth examples on this in the future.
And how about lighting for night time and darker scenes to keep the quality of the video up? Thanks for the info.
I appreciate and look forward to the 5 tips every week.
DJ is doing sooooo much more than other companies supplying products for video production. Thanks for leading the way!
The reason the closer a light source is to the subject the softer it is, is because the larger (in area) the source of light is to the subject, the softer it is. That's because light strikes the subject from wider angles than a point source and wraps around it. The ultimate soft light is from an overcast sky.
As I've always said....it doesn't matter how much you think you know, there's always something else to learn. Picked up a few good tips (no pun intended) look forward top the next installment.
Dudes, when are the DVD's coming out? I am so there. I hope the newer producers (the youngins) are watching these. I've been doing this for fifteen years and still find tidbits of info in your episodes. Keep it up.
Actually not such a bad idea. I would also be interested in purchasing a full length DVD tutorial. Great presentation as usual. Thanks.
Thanks Chuck! I teach high school video production in Seattle, WA, and my subject this week is - 3 Point Lighting! You've done a great job making a fundamental topic really interesting. The show was brief, to the point, and held the class's attention (not the easiest thing to do, believe me!)
Keep it up! DJTV is becoming a hit in my class room.
Jerry Butler
Excellent! Wonderful lighting tips. It is not only great to hear the tips, but to see them and how they are put into place. Thank you again.
Thanks for another great Take 5. The value added by DJTV is one of the reasons I am such a rabid fan of your products. Keep up the great work.
Very useful and concise, thanks. Would love to see something on lighting (proper lighting that is) for green/blue-screen. I have a feeling that is on the radar. :)
Excellent! (As always.) Not only do you provide great information, your production values inspire me to reach higher when creating my own videos. Thanks.
-V-
I have to give this 5 stars....Great job.....I wish you could have shared this with me 4 years ago...I have already know most of theses tips but for a long time I was lost on this subject and had to buy books and read to learn....and I do not like to read!!
Great info, nice tips, we invested in very expensive lightning but now i changed the position and it looks great !
Thanks again
Phil
www.dlb-productions.com
Very nice. I wish DJ was doing this 10 years ago! Things that took me a little time to perfect, you guys sum up in minutes. How about an episode for a happy marriage for the work-a-holic video producer! Maybe you guys can save me a few years there too. ;)
Keep it up.
Excellent info. I always had trouble with the glasses reflecting the lights. Thanks for the tip on that one!
Also...remember to let your lights cool off BEFORE you put them away. I worked with someone who packed them up and then about 10 minutes later couldn't figure out what "that burning smell" was....
Good-bye light kit. hello wallet!
Chuck,
DJ has become more than a supplier to me and my small business venture. You have become a friend. Some may laugh and think I am naive, but to me you guys have went out of your way to help us all. Most companies want you to buy, buy and buy and that is it, no help at all. You guys surely want us to buy, but you want us to be better as well. Which in turn will help us all buy more of your great products. Thanks. 4 His Glory Video, Inc.
This is GREAT! Something so basic yet so overlooked. Thanks for all of the knowledge taht you share every week.
Thanks, I am a beginner, and this is timely for me!! Well spoken, as all the videos here are! And thanks for pointing out some of the difficult to light situations, as the concepts would have been frustrating at the time without the knowledge. Can someone show how to use a key situation one day? THANKS
Well Done! Explained to be easily understood. Thanks.
BUT, I finally got around to buying a digital clock. Now I have to go back and get an analog one, so I can figure this out. . :)
I've been doing this stuff for years and while most of the tips aren't new to me, Chuck and Perry are just so darn entertaining.
One quick critique, in tip three you mention moving the light farther away to make it softer. Actually the inverse is true. The only reason it appears softer is that more light reflections from the room are mixing with the direct light. Perhaps mentioning bouncing the light off a card or wall would have been a more effective tip and more technically accurate.
Excellent....I definitely can use these tips ASAP....I have a TV interview in my music studio tonight and this will help when setting up the lights tonight.....great timing guys!
This is the definitely the best overview I have seen on lighting. You covered all the important steps in a short, easy to understand presentation.
While I appreciate the enthusiasm and great points that were made, there were two glaring inaccurate statements made in the video. 1. A fill light does not SOFTEN a shadow, it only CONTROLS THE DENSITY of the shadow (how dark the shadow appears).
2. When a light is moved further away from its subject, the quality of the light does not become softer. In fact the exact opposite is true. For proof of this fact simply look at the sun. It is many thousands of times larger than the earth, but it is so far away, it casts a very hard shadow on a sunny day. You can see this yourself with a light utilizing a light box attachment. Start out with the light box close to your subject and then move it further away.
I genuinely hope this helps, I am not trying to be snotty, just accurate.
Another great job, solid info, well presented, when you guys gonna produce a bad one so I can complain.
Hej ;)
What lamps you used in this video. I've seen Arri, whas it ArriLite? What lamps would you suggest for key, for fill, and for back light?
- With quite a low budget ;) Thanks