Superb setup and breakdown. Warmer tones/gels/reflectors tend to look great on black skin; you picked the right colour temperatures on that front. Thanks for sharing your experience 🙏🏾✨️
His work is amazing! You absolutely can light darker skin beautifully with daylight temp, but in my opinion it’s easier to do so with warmer light. Appreciate you watching!!
Really enjoy that last term, 'similar to 3 point lighting' but expanding it. Never really thought about it that way. Another fantastic video by the talented Carsten. Your videos are starting to become consistent in my filmmakers viewing circle, keep at it boss man.
Glad you liked it! And that really is all it is! Everything is just 3 point lighting made bigger. And dude, thank you. It means a ton you watch my vids. Appreciate you big time!
Fantastic; never envisioned lighting like that from outside. the BTS seeing the "sunrise" in an instant into that house was thought provoking and inspiring. Make this onsite set feel full production
Great breakdown!! "3 point lighting, just made bigger"! That REALLY makes it not feel so overwhelming. Thanks for that!!!!! You just earned another subscriber.
That makes me so happy to hear! It was (and still is) super overwhelming for me, and breaking it down like that for me changed everything. Appreciate you!!
Just found this channel on my recommended. Huge fan of the way you shoot and approach everything, also learned a lot on this one 🙏🏻. Looking forward to more 🤘🏻
Thank you man!! I used pretty much the same workflow I used in my video “get the film look easy”. Feel free to check that out! I’ll also probably talk more about this grade specifically when I do the whole project breakdown vid. Appreciate you!!
Very interested in seeing the final deliverable of this commercial to see how these shots cut together with sound. Really love seeing people implement the spotlight attachment like that since rigging overhead ambient is such a pain!
It will be coming out in a few weeks along with a more in-depth breakdown of the whole spot! And same, it’s so much easier then rigging a room tone rig. Appreciate you watching Dylan!!
Thanks brotha! Looking at all lighting setups as just expanded three point lighting has helped me so much, so I'm glad you found it useful as well! Appreciate you!
Thank you for bringing this to us. I just learned so much by watching this video. It's also good to see film lighting video of dark skinned subjects which I film the most. You definitely get a sub. Please keep them coming...Also which lens did you use?
Thanks man! So I would normally use neg but because our talent had a darker skin tone we didn’t end up needing it for the look we were trying to achieve! Appreciate you!
@@carstenschlag I have darker skin myself. That's good to know! Thanks! Last question and I'll leave you alone. Did you rent the lights through a grip guy, or do you actually own all 50 tons of that gear? 😂
Haha ask me as many questions as you want! that's what Im here for! And nah I def do not own all that stuff lol. I don't have that kind of money. It was either rented or borrowed from a gaffer friend of mine and a production house.
@@carstenschlag Fantastic! That give me hope too 😂. I don't have the money to throw at a bunch of lights like this. But I definitely wanna do more creative setups.
Haha yeah I feel that. This wasn’t actually too crazy of a large rental budget. I think I spent like $250 total to rent everything. So it is possible to do it for cheap ( you could also probably do it cheeper) just gotta make some good connections!
Yo Blake!! Haha appreciate it, it’s my favorite running hat. And yeah about half the fixtures were mine and the others were rented from a gaffer I’m friends with. Appreciate you watching!
I do that a lot myself! It really depends on how budget minded you are. But I would say having one point source light ( like the amaran 200x) and one 4ft tube (like the Pavo tubes or godox tubes). Then plan your shots around what the sun is doing and let the sun give your room ambiance and then use your lights to give some hard accents and key/ wrap your talent and you can get a pretty similar look! only downside is if the sun changes you're kinda fucked ! so make sure you work fast lol. Appreciate you!!
Its the full color version, Which personally I now only buy full color lights just because I find them more useful for the jobs I do. I will say though I only use the color features maybe 20% of the time. So If you have a good deal on the bi-color one, maybe pull the trigger on it! the Pavo slim is literally my favorite and most used light I own so I can't recommend it enough. Appreciate you watching !!
Glad you liked it! I was a blackmagic shooter up until about a month ago I made the switch. Noting wrong with the blackmagic , honestly i really loved it. but doing RUclips now, fx3 makes my life so much easier lol. Appreciate you watching!!
I don't really wanna be that guy but be very carefull with the 1200d and the original spotlight mount, it was only designed for 300 watts of power so there is a good chance you are either frying your light or your spotlight mount. 600x and 600d are fine by most cases but if you go full bore with a 1200d you might shorten the lights life
Haha no sweat, I appreciate it! I did know it wasn’t rated for the 1200 but it was my spotlight mount so if it broke I was okay with it. It was more important for me to get the shot. Hopefully I’ll have access to a spotlight mount max in the future. Really appreciate you watching!
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I love this and the approachable explanation of "this is essentially 3-point lighting expanded."
Thanks man! Appreciate you !
Superb setup and breakdown. Warmer tones/gels/reflectors tend to look great on black skin; you picked the right colour temperatures on that front. Thanks for sharing your experience 🙏🏾✨️
Thank you! Yeah definitely happy I went with warmer light. Really appreciate you watching!!
Right! But I think you should see Vuhlandes videos. They look amazing and he uses daylight, which works great with black skin
His work is amazing! You absolutely can light darker skin beautifully with daylight temp, but in my opinion it’s easier to do so with warmer light. Appreciate you watching!!
Really enjoy that last term, 'similar to 3 point lighting' but expanding it. Never really thought about it that way. Another fantastic video by the talented Carsten. Your videos are starting to become consistent in my filmmakers viewing circle, keep at it boss man.
Glad you liked it! And that really is all it is! Everything is just 3 point lighting made bigger. And dude, thank you. It means a ton you watch my vids. Appreciate you big time!
Fantastic; never envisioned lighting like that from outside. the BTS seeing the "sunrise" in an instant into that house was thought provoking and inspiring. Make this onsite set feel full production
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it. It was a fun video to make lol
Commercial looks sick! It’s cool to see the process like this
Aye thanks man! I appreciate you!
This was so dope. The 1200d technique made a big difference. The color temperature was an awesome choice for his complexion.
Thanks man! 1200d technique is probably one of my most used! Appreciate you!!
You sir just earned a sub. Nice breakdown. Great to see different DPs approach a scene with there own style and taste
Thank you man! I really love seeing different DPs styles as well, so glad you found value in that. Appreciate you!
Can’t wait till your channel blows up, subbed!
Haha maybe one day! Really appreciate the sub man, been watching your vids since I started in the industry two years ago. You make some kick ass work!
Great breakdown!! "3 point lighting, just made bigger"! That REALLY makes it not feel so overwhelming. Thanks for that!!!!! You just earned another subscriber.
That makes me so happy to hear! It was (and still is) super overwhelming for me, and breaking it down like that for me changed everything. Appreciate you!!
Could you do, A day time outdoor one next and great video and keep them coming, love your content!
It’s coming soon!! Appreciate you !
Incredible knowledge! Little tips and tricks help so much. Keep killing it dude.
Appreciate you Luke!! I’ll try to keep ‘em coming. Thank you for watching!
Back with another hit! I love these breakdowns!
Yo Kiante ! Glad you’re liking em, I’ll keep making em. Appreciate you !!
@@carstenschlag Say less and no problem!!
Great Knowledge shared and so practical. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching!! So glad you got something from it. Appreciate you!!
So glad I came across you man! It's really valuable to see the different/unique approaches across your channel. Keep it up dude!
Dude, thank you so much! Knowing you got value from this is means the world. Appreciate you!
Just found this channel on my recommended. Huge fan of the way you shoot and approach everything, also learned a lot on this one 🙏🏻. Looking forward to more 🤘🏻
Thank you Clayton! That means a lot! Really glad you are finding some value in this stuff, that’s the whole reason I post! Appreciate you!
So good!! The color is fire man. Would love to see the color flow.
Thank you man!! I used pretty much the same workflow I used in my video “get the film look easy”. Feel free to check that out! I’ll also probably talk more about this grade specifically when I do the whole project breakdown vid. Appreciate you!!
Will check it for sure.
Immediately subscribed. Great breakdown man ☺️
Thanks Nicole! Appreciate you !!
0:16...Superb!
thanks man !! appreciate you!
Very insightful! Your lighting kit is insane
Thanks man! Pumped you got something from this. And haha only about half is mine, the rest is borrowed from friends.
@@carstenschlag ahhh! love borrowing gear from friends haha! thanks for making the video. stay up!
Very interested in seeing the final deliverable of this commercial to see how these shots cut together with sound. Really love seeing people implement the spotlight attachment like that since rigging overhead ambient is such a pain!
It will be coming out in a few weeks along with a more in-depth breakdown of the whole spot! And same, it’s so much easier then rigging a room tone rig. Appreciate you watching Dylan!!
Love it man. Such a good setup. Definitely feels overwhelming but I love the way you put it at the end. Appreciate the breakdown 🙌
Thanks brotha! Looking at all lighting setups as just expanded three point lighting has helped me so much, so I'm glad you found it useful as well! Appreciate you!
@@carstenschlag Man that actually has been curing my lighting anxiety 😂. It's crazy how a small perspective shift can do that.
Sometimes that’s all it takes!
God the lighting looks so dreamy man! I really enjoyed this breakdown, thanks!
Aye thank you bro!! Appreciate you!
Another banger! Can’t wait for the rest of this project!
Thanks big dawg! Appreciate you letting me bring your vision to life!!
great video man, keep doing these bts. We learn alot from it
Thanks Karri!! I’ll try to keep ‘em coming! Really appreciate you watching!!
This is dope! Definitely gave me a new perspective towards creating a beautiful image
Thank you man! that's awesome to hear! I really appreciate you!
I love that you're a fast speaker
Haha most people hate it, glad you appreciate it! Appreciate you watching!!
Looks great. Well-done and well-explained. Thank you.
Thanks Josh! Appreciate you!!
Thank you for bringing this to us. I just learned so much by watching this video. It's also good to see film lighting video of dark skinned subjects which I film the most. You definitely get a sub. Please keep them coming...Also which lens did you use?
Thank you for watching! Glad you found it helpful!! I shot this on the Sony gmaster 24-70 version 1. Appreciate you!
It looks great, well done!!
Thank you!! Appreciate you watching!
beautifl work bro
Thank you bro! Appreciate you!!
Great breakdown !!! Maybe I missed it, so I'll just ask, what was the Camera's white balance ?
Thank you Rania! The white balance was set to 5600 to really bring out the the warmth of the 3200k lights. Really appreciate you watching !!
Great CONTENT.
Aye thank you dude!! Appreciate you!!
Super dope breakdown! Glad to subscribe!
Thanks Jay! Glad you liked it. Appreciate you!!
Great video! Plenty to learn from here! The “hello” lmaoooo thanks for having me on bro!
Thanks vin! Couldn’t have done it without you! Lol the “hello” had me dying, i had to put it in.
This was great!
Aye thanks Luke! Appreciate you!!
Great rundown man! Love the look! Curious if there was discussion on set about using neg? Thanks for posting!
Thanks man! So I would normally use neg but because our talent had a darker skin tone we didn’t end up needing it for the look we were trying to achieve! Appreciate you!
@@carstenschlag I have darker skin myself. That's good to know! Thanks!
Last question and I'll leave you alone. Did you rent the lights through a grip guy, or do you actually own all 50 tons of that gear? 😂
Haha ask me as many questions as you want! that's what Im here for! And nah I def do not own all that stuff lol. I don't have that kind of money. It was either rented or borrowed from a gaffer friend of mine and a production house.
@@carstenschlag Fantastic! That give me hope too 😂. I don't have the money to throw at a bunch of lights like this. But I definitely wanna do more creative setups.
Haha yeah I feel that. This wasn’t actually too crazy of a large rental budget. I think I spent like $250 total to rent everything. So it is possible to do it for cheap ( you could also probably do it cheeper) just gotta make some good connections!
Nice breakdown!
Thank you! appreciate you man!
Great video man! Do you own all of those lights or did you rent any fixtures for this shoot? Nice hat as well!
Yo Blake!! Haha appreciate it, it’s my favorite running hat. And yeah about half the fixtures were mine and the others were rented from a gaffer I’m friends with. Appreciate you watching!
Excellent look. Did you use any filters on the lens?
Thank you !! I used 1/4 black satin. Appreciate you watching!
Gorgeous
Thank you! Really appreciate you watching
I'm an indie filmmaker who usually works as a one-man crew. What budget-minded essentials can I use for a basic setup on indoor shoots?
I do that a lot myself! It really depends on how budget minded you are. But I would say having one point source light ( like the amaran 200x) and one 4ft tube (like the Pavo tubes or godox tubes). Then plan your shots around what the sun is doing and let the sun give your room ambiance and then use your lights to give some hard accents and key/ wrap your talent and you can get a pretty similar look! only downside is if the sun changes you're kinda fucked ! so make sure you work fast lol. Appreciate you!!
Is that the Pavo slim bicolor or color? I see a used bicolor one for $300. Such a steal, but I know it lacks a ton of features the full color unit has
Its the full color version, Which personally I now only buy full color lights just because I find them more useful for the jobs I do. I will say though I only use the color features maybe 20% of the time. So If you have a good deal on the bi-color one, maybe pull the trigger on it! the Pavo slim is literally my favorite and most used light I own so I can't recommend it enough. Appreciate you watching !!
such an informative video! thank you!
That’s so awesome to hear you found this useful! Appreciate you watching so much!!
Hey Carsten! Great video. Did you balance camera at 3200 or did you balance around 4500 to 5000 for warmth purposes?
Thanks Jackie! White balance was set to 5600 in cam and lights were at 3200k which gave the warmth. Appreciate you watching!
Thank you Carsten!
Thank YOU Rob! Appreciate you watching!
cool breakdown, what lenses were you using?
Thanks Quason! We used the Sony g-master 24-70 mark 1. Appreciate you watching!
Really insightful breakdown! Btw, I thought you were a BMPC shooter and not FX3? Did you end up changing?
Glad you liked it! I was a blackmagic shooter up until about a month ago I made the switch. Noting wrong with the blackmagic , honestly i really loved it. but doing RUclips now, fx3 makes my life so much easier lol. Appreciate you watching!!
nice work man! cheers :)
Thank you man! Appreciate you!
very informative
Thank you! Appreciate you watching !!
What lenses & white balance did you use for this shoot?
Shot on the trusty 24-70 gmaster version 1 and white balance was 5600k!
@@carstenschlag Thanks man
what was your camera white balance?
5600k! Thanks for watching !! Appreciate you
All house power?
Yup! Just made sure the 1200 was plugged in to a different area of the house. Appreciate you watching!
@@carstenschlag sick work to you and the team
Thanks dude! Appreciate you
Goat!
Thank you man! Lol idk about all that, but I try my best. Appreciate you!
I don't really wanna be that guy but be very carefull with the 1200d and the original spotlight mount, it was only designed for 300 watts of power so there is a good chance you are either frying your light or your spotlight mount. 600x and 600d are fine by most cases but if you go full bore with a 1200d you might shorten the lights life
Haha no sweat, I appreciate it! I did know it wasn’t rated for the 1200 but it was my spotlight mount so if it broke I was okay with it. It was more important for me to get the shot. Hopefully I’ll have access to a spotlight mount max in the future. Really appreciate you watching!
👊🏿🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you, thank you!!
That’s my brother !!!
Your brother is a awesome dude!!
1:52 ngl talent's eyes scared me a lil. Exorcist type stuff
Haha oh god, yeah wow that is kinda creepy !
@@carstenschlag 😂 he did great in the ad!
going on with my mans eyes @1:51
Haha someone else just pointed that out to me, I have no idea. Appreciate you watching !
1:53 talent is trying to creep us out
Haha yeah a few people have pointed that out to me and it def is a bit spooky ! I’ll have to ask him what he was doin. Appreciate you watching!
light spaces then faces
That is a great way to put it!
Amazing shot but MY GOD is this so complex
Thank you! Haha I tried my best to keep it minimal but I do love lights. Appreciate you watching !!