Spotlight Tips and Tricks | Cinematography 101

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024

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  • @aputurelighting
    @aputurelighting  4 года назад +5

    How would you light a scene using only spotlights? Comment below for a chance to win an Aputure M9!

    • @shinzychan5117
      @shinzychan5117 4 года назад

      I will use spotlight for lightening effect from outside the window . The character sitting in haunted house. The lightening effect with spotlight with BGM will sell the scene

    • @BadKarma714
      @BadKarma714 4 года назад

      I would use some barn doors to shape my spot or Gobo’s like you did I would love an aperture MC light

    • @alvaro_laguna
      @alvaro_laguna 4 года назад

      I would use 1 spotlight as a back kicker, and bouncing it to fill the face shadows. With a second one, bounced and diffuse through the window, I would light the background

    • @juancisneros725
      @juancisneros725 4 года назад

      i would use it to create volumetric lightning and I would bounce it with a white cardboard to fill the shadows and create a soft light for the actors face

    • @jaytee1433
      @jaytee1433 4 года назад

      ay Tee
      I have been planning a shot where a character is in a dark room. Have a spotlight shooting into a box with a flap on, and open the flap to simulate a door opening, which then casts a shadow of another character over the original character.

  • @BenjaminLamDOP
    @BenjaminLamDOP 4 года назад +1

    Similar to the House of Common shots in “Darkest Hour” or in La La Land, I would use the spotlight to visually emphasise on the subject while darkening the area around the subject. Emotionally it may serve to visually express the isolation the character is feeling, or as a POV shot the emphasis on the character.

  • @BrandonLiUnscripted
    @BrandonLiUnscripted 4 года назад +3

    How does a spotlight compare to the Dedolight parallel beam attachment? I’ve been intrigued by the lightstream/lightbridge method of reflecting light for a more natural look, but it seems to require a near-parallel source to work. And apparently expensive, specialized reflector boards. Would be great if Aputure could bring that tech to the owner/operator market.

  • @jordanmendoza
    @jordanmendoza 4 года назад

    I would use a spotlight cut with siders and shoot on the ceiling to create an overhead ceiling tile light!

  • @tylerburton5440
    @tylerburton5440 4 года назад

    very harshly, maybe noir like.

  • @RandomlySet
    @RandomlySet 4 года назад +7

    "takes up less room than a softbox"..... Then adds a layer of diffusion about 2ft away from it 😂
    May as well have just used a softbox 😅

  • @DanielTuriman
    @DanielTuriman 3 года назад +1

    thank you

  • @swaroopnarayanan
    @swaroopnarayanan 4 года назад +7

    Hey Aputure, thank you for all the content you've been putting out. I've been following and learning from them quite a bit.
    I wanted to ask if the A-Team would be able to add a floor plan along with the videos that you put up as it would help not only me but other budding cinematographers and filmmakers understand the lighting set up better.

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад +1

      Thanks for the feedback! We'll keep that in mind

  • @LouisJonesFilm
    @LouisJonesFilm 4 года назад +3

    What are the main differences between the fresnel and spotlight mount?

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад +3

      They are similar, they both use glass elements to magnify the brightness of the light source, but their uses are very different. Fresnels use a specific lens that's designed to create a wide spread with a consistent brightness edge to edge. Spotlights have harder edges and narrower beams.

  • @MA-uy7iu
    @MA-uy7iu 2 года назад +1

    very cool

  • @TheeAiDiva
    @TheeAiDiva 7 месяцев назад

    What spotlight is best to replicate the morning sun or warm golden hour sunshine effect?
    I like to film food photography and sometimes it’s cloudy and the sun doesn’t cooperate I just thought of placing a spotlight outside my window where the sun usually comes in my window to film

  • @sander1068
    @sander1068 4 года назад

    I still don't really understand. Why couldn't these looks be achieved with just a fresnel?

  • @yourhappyuncle6055
    @yourhappyuncle6055 2 года назад

    So you spend thousands of dollars to make it appear as household lighting instead of just using real household lighting? Bravo brilliant my dude lol

  • @parameshwarhalder1247
    @parameshwarhalder1247 4 года назад +2

    Using the spotlight I would like to make opening scene of Marriage story where main cast walk to the carema.

  • @natebrav-mccabe3816
    @natebrav-mccabe3816 4 года назад +1

    I'd like to light an outdoor horror film using only spotlights. Use the spotlights to mimic moonlight and street lamps and selectively highlight points of interest while letting everything else fall away into a deep black.

  • @just2min26
    @just2min26 4 года назад

    Aputure Fresnel 2X will this work instead of spotlight

  • @janwimmer_
    @janwimmer_ 4 года назад +2

    I think I would use the spotlights for kind of a mystery movie. Like your character walk towards a doorway which is completely blown out And emits some Volumetric light.
    I would put one Spotlight directly behind the doorway and add a ton of fog to it. And I wouldn't add any other lights to it. And just leave the harsh backlight on the character.

  • @LouisJonesFilm
    @LouisJonesFilm 4 года назад +1

    I would love to shine the spotlight mount into a swimming pool and capture some underwater light stafts... think this could really work wonders if paired with a Venetian blind/ vent

  • @winkevin1189
    @winkevin1189 4 года назад +7

    The example given with the theatre gave me an idea. A character about to perform to an audience. With the camera low and behind them, and a spotlight shining the stage, leaving them in a silhouette and casting a large shadow in the floor. And using a fog machine to create that sweet and dramatic volumetric light: just right for the climax of this story.

  • @CinemaTeacher
    @CinemaTeacher 4 года назад +2

    Great video, Matt! I would use a spotlight going into a prism to create a rainbow of colors! 🎨🙌🏻

  • @MarioSoMedia
    @MarioSoMedia 4 года назад

    I would Use it to shape and get some volumetric lighting.

  • @majulamakilasi
    @majulamakilasi 4 года назад

    💪🇹🇿

  • @parthunadkat9694
    @parthunadkat9694 4 года назад +2

    Hey, I would use spotlight to illuminate a door to make it look magical as it is a doorway to someplace with magic!

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад

      Oh that's a good idea! You could use the cutters to shape the light to just be on the door

    • @parthunadkat9694
      @parthunadkat9694 4 года назад

      @@aputurelighting exactly!!

  • @Hotshot2414
    @Hotshot2414 4 года назад +1

    One pointer for the second lighting example (volumetric lighting/light shafts) is that the further the light is away from the surface it's trying to penetrate, the sharper the shafts will be. As well as that, the angle of the shafts will be more parallel, mimicking a closer resemblance to actual sunlight. Instead of the shafts creating a cone like shape, each shaft will be a lot straighter.

  • @levonmuradian
    @levonmuradian 4 года назад +1

    shane hulrburt tutorials but for free

  •  3 года назад

    What is the spotlight used, 26° or 19 °?
    I have a Aputure120d II, is it possible to reproduce the effect of the light beams with the spotlight? or do you need a 300x or 300d2?
    Thank you !!!

  • @108hugh
    @108hugh 4 года назад

    Batman on stage

  • @rokkfilms
    @rokkfilms 4 года назад

    Use a gobo to throw a ‘window blinds look’ on a wall behind the person that I’m interviewing to add some texture. And thanks for the video tips, awesome job!

  • @mrheng562
    @mrheng562 4 года назад

    I would light a singer or dancer to get that classic look.

  • @rometillier4409
    @rometillier4409 4 года назад

    I probably would use spotlight to accentuate the feeling that there is no escape of a character : casting the shadows of the bars of a prison cell on him (physical isolation) or to mimic the moon casting the shadow of a window on him (for mental isolation). On the opposite is could symbolise hope : a single point of light in the darkness...

  • @andrewlheureux9743
    @andrewlheureux9743 4 года назад

    In most cases, I would utilize a lot of bounce cards or CRLS lightbridge reflectors in order to make the light fall off look more natural and get light direction from places that are harder to rig to. For music videos or scenes that justify more hard light, I would definitely use some gobos to create texture in the background and have a spotlight giving the subject an edge (with haze of course)

  • @OrangeALEX
    @OrangeALEX 4 года назад

    Nice video! I would use spotlights to simulate car lights in a dark road during the night. It would create an interesting dark mood!

  • @Devdev009
    @Devdev009 4 года назад

    Would love to use a spotlight to shine through a rainy window, added dynamic shadow to the actor's face and surroundings, also using a window frame gobo to really dial in the insulated/trapped feeling.

  • @versesilustrado
    @versesilustrado 4 года назад

    I have a night scene planned where there is an individual working on a clay sculpture/artwork. Frame is centered and the spotlight would be angled down on the subject and his work to highlight it as the foreground..a little haze to soften it a bit more and make it more dramatic.

  • @sethcapacite6460
    @sethcapacite6460 4 года назад

    I love low key lighting. I do that by using a bounce card and a shower curtain to diffuse the spotlight and cast it to the subject.

  • @paradiddle345
    @paradiddle345 4 года назад

    A sci-fi scene with an alien exiting a bathroom stall full of fog. The two spotlights would be behind him shining through the fog. Thanks for making these awesome videos!!

  • @BimalRanabhat007
    @BimalRanabhat007 4 года назад

    Most of the times i would use spot light for highlighting due to low beam angle.

  • @dangq
    @dangq 4 года назад

    Would love to use multiple spotlights for a detective short film where crucial evidence and people of interest are lit up as the detective pieces together what happened and who the murder. As the final moment where he deducts who the murderer is, the light goes dim, and the spotlight will lit up the following the suspect act out the murder in the mind of the detective.

  • @samswenson6434
    @samswenson6434 4 года назад

    The scene I would light with spotlights would be a kid trying to sneak out of the house and hits a sensor for a serious home security system and as he runs through the yard spots on the house light up as he trips each sensor.

  • @Von_McKnelly
    @Von_McKnelly 4 года назад

    Right on...that was helpful. With a smoke machine possibilities are endless. (that and light of course)

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад

      The smoke machine certainly adds a lot, especially paired with spotlights haha

  • @AreolaRock
    @AreolaRock 4 года назад

    I tend to write a lot of narrative around music. Often I find my characters in a music venue, and the spotlights can simulate the stage lighting. It's a really good way to seperate the main characters from extras/background.

  • @JillAbanico
    @JillAbanico 4 года назад

    You're videos are always helpful! Thank you for this tutorial!!! I used a single dedo spotlight lateley in my upcoming self-portrait video for this sunday, I just created a purple silhouette for a photo by placing a rimlight on my face with a purple gel. :D

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад

      Very cool! The Dedo spotlights are so fun to use and great for fine tuning your light

  • @saucininthacitiitelevision2210
    @saucininthacitiitelevision2210 3 года назад

    This is amazing!

  • @sanilalkuttimon1755
    @sanilalkuttimon1755 4 года назад

    😍😍😍

  • @supersithsam3451
    @supersithsam3451 4 года назад

    I would love to create a scene where our character is walking through a dark room. When a car pulls up, it's headlights (spotlights) slowly reveal bullet holes in the wall. Using some nice haze and fog with the spotlights I would create some nice volumetric lighting to increase the tension and sense of confusion within the scene.

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад

      I like that a lot! Using light to reveal information about the setting is a great idea!

  • @davidlovephotog2
    @davidlovephotog2 4 года назад

    Do you guys even use the 120d II or is that a waste of money?

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад

      That's a good question. We use the 300D II a lot because of the convenience of the control box. But we rarely use it at full brightness until we're outside. In this episode the 300D II with the light dome mini II could have easily been a 120D II.

  • @danmackenzieesquibel6416
    @danmackenzieesquibel6416 4 года назад

    I always wanted to try underwater cinematography. I guess a spotlight is the only perfect light for it.

    • @aputurelighting
      @aputurelighting  4 года назад

      Yeah that's a great point! Spotlights are good for shooting into water because the beams will be more visible

    • @danmackenzieesquibel6416
      @danmackenzieesquibel6416 4 года назад

      @@aputurelighting Yeah, especially when matched with high frame rates, which will allow you to see more details of the shot. It would really create an interesting look!

  • @chabaryanhotmailcom
    @chabaryanhotmailcom 4 года назад

    I would light a chase scene in a dark hallway. With two spotlights lighting the ground acting as industrial type lights