Lighting
Scenarios
A) If
you wanted to light an interior scene with the subject in front of a
bright window. You have two options;
- You can increase the light levels on the subject.
- Reduce light coming through the window by using netting or ND gel.
B) A
scene to be lit with a soft natural light should be lit in two
stages. Firstly any wide establishing shots should be shot first and
these will be lit with slightly harder lighting.
Then
move in to all medium and close-up shots, these can be lit softer.
This is done because wide shots can look flat and dull if lit too
softly, therefore introducing hard light gives depth to the scene.
Be careful not to make wide shots too hard and close-ups too soft!
C) You
are filming a subject in front of a plain wall but have nothing to put
on the wall. Place a cookie or other light breaking object in front
of the background light to throw uneven light onto the wall. Make sure
to light the wall and subject separately.
D) You
only have one light to light a shot. Use the light as your key light
and use a reflector to bounce light as your fill. Or just bounce
directly into the reflector or light coloured material for soft
light that will wrap around the face. (This can also be used for
exterior work when no lighting but the sun is available)
E) You
have a table lamp as your light motivation. However to be bright
enough to light your subject the lamp will appear very over exposed
on camera. To over come this, use a low wattage practical bulb or
dimmer to reduce the light output. Then set-up your Key Light
pointing at your subject from the same direction / angle so it
appears the practical lamp is lighting more than it is. This method
is called carrying a light.
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