1:22 why don't you call it a gradient? As in half stop gradient? As in the difference in 2 voltage potentials (potential difference)? It's a versatile way of depicting a SET difference without going into jargon that sounds like ratio.
Been studying in film school for 2 years and this video conveyed the lesson better in under 7 minutes. I'm beginning to question if film school is even worth my time.
Yep. There is so much training resources online, it's hard to look at film school except for the hands on use of equipment that you may not have unless you own your own equipment. Which I do.
film school can be a great place, has the tools at your disposal, crew, learning to work as a team, experiment other positions without falling short on the overall project because you have your colegues to fill the gaps but unfortunately not always have the best teachers, what we have here is a great teacher, using youtube to by pass all the bulshit that the educational system falls short,
You go to film school to make friends. A year is enough for that. And to use the school's 16mm camera. Some of the best filmmakers at the moment didn't go to film school.
Been a photographer for over 20 years, have owned a light meter for all of them, and never knew about this nomenclature. Awesome vid! Very informative.
“You can break the rules as much as you want.” I appreciate this because as artists we have our own visions. Yes we can use these lighting techniques as a blueprint, but honestly we can do whatever we want because it’s our vision. 😎
Well... you can and cannot, you can bend the "rules" when there is a purpose and meaning behind it. Just doing what you want and thinking "it's ok, i'm an artist" simply doesn't work, artistically and especially in the professional world. :) I have worked with a lot of people and hired a lot of them, i'd always hire the "worker" who knows the rules, before the "artist" who has his own rules. Cause in the end, people who buy your product wont understand and pay for something that is just executed wrong, cause somebody says it's their vision :) ... sooo, the basics are here for a reason, perfect the basics, then go on and play with them, IMHO :)
I can still do whatever I want to convey my vision but it’s common sense that I’m not going to do something that’s going to completely misstep the significance of proper lighting 😁
I'm a music teacher and what I usually tell my students is, "Every rule I give you can be eventually broken". Granted not every rule that's broken means it will sounds good. I guess tho it makes sense that this can cross over to any form of art and expression.
Been diving deep into lighting ratios recently and your videos have been invaluable. Can't wait until I can look at a scene and have all the numbers already in my head good to go for a shoot.
I started cinematography directly on film sets, I always had so many questions regarding cinematography, unfortunately no-one explained in better way, after watching your video I understood about my things, I always thankful to sir...
this was the first time i've understood the importance of f/t stops and lighting a scene. thank you for the very clear and easy to understand lesson in cinematography lighting! subscribed
I had a 16 weeks "The Art of Camera and Lighting" class at Langara College in Vancouver and I have learnt all that is mentioned in this video. Thanks for the summary.
Maybe it's because it's 1 am or because I wasn't expecting it, but the "don't pardon the pun, why should puns be pardoned" thrown in so matter of factly, then passed right over, made me laugh way harder than it should have
I love the fact you said you can break the rules within this ... love the break down of this video .. I didn't know about the background mood along side the foreground ... this was very helpful .. thank you for this
omg finally i understand lighting with just one video!!! other tutorials on lighting focus on the subject and that has always sorta confused me cause when i practice them i dont usually get the result i'm looking for and now i know why!! nobody told me shit about how to light the background and how to use the lighting ratios between the two to create the mood i'm going for! omg! this just blew my mind, i all makes sense now!
Your channel is a gold mine for those who want to learn professional cinematography. How could anyone thumb this down I wonder? (Probably the guys who spent a fortune for film school)...
Using "ratio" to describe a straight up numerical difference between stops is appropriate, because "stops" (F or T, doesn't matter here) are a logarithmic scale as far as brightness is concerned. So just like you can multiply or divide by adding or subtracting logs (as on a slide rule), when you move up or down the stops by a certain number you are multiplying the absolute brightness.
That said, it is still explicitly a "difference", a 1 stop difference has a 2:1 brightness ratio, a 2 stop difference has a 4:1 brightness ratio. We don't use the word "ratio" to describe differences in other logarithmic scales, such as decibels. I feel like it's just one of those all too common cases in photography where the term kinda sorta makes sense in a weird context, but is decidedly non-standard. "Warm" and "cool" colors being backwards perpetually annoys me. (Although I guess complaining about that might be like complaining about the electron being defined as having negative charge)
In Audio you would call a logarithmic ratio just level. So you could just call it videolevels but that term already means something different in the video world
@@RagingGeekazoid You're talking about the aperture size, I'm talking about the amount of light let in. An aperture allowing 2 times as might light as the "next stop" is 1.4 times longer than the previous stop. Or vice versa, an aperture allowing half as much light is 0.7 times shorter than the next stop. Should be pretty intuitive, the amount of light let in is proportional to the area of the lens, which is proportional to r^2. If you double the aperture, you quadruple the amount of light, not double it. So each 'doubling' of the light corresponds to a factor of rad(2) difference in the diameter of the lens.
What a great breakdown of lighting into easy to understand concepts!.. Takes some talent to learn the craft, but a lot of talent to explain the craft in simple terms. Outstanding!
Thank you so much. I have been bereft of any formal glossary with which to talk to my cinematographers about my desired effect. I completely understand it's their respective domain, but there is a need for one to be able to use turns that both understand. Cheers bud.
Few months back when i checked ur first video by ur chanel name nd not by urs , i thought it's a foreign guys chanel. Due to spoken, well footage but i was shocked to see a indian name in u. It was much inspiring that a indian guy is so learned. Who is helping other indian film makers free of cost. Thanks bro. I am always excited for ur video becoz i learn so much new terms that i haven't heard of. Keep it up. I am struggling writer in Bollywd. Member of Swa. Screen Writer association. I am also interested in direction. Hence I have completed my first Bhojpuri script , horror. Different from normal Bhojpuri masala movie. Will be Full of inspiration from Hollywood cinematography. I want u to make a video on...what camera setting i need for shooting a 4k movie. I know many things, learned from ur videose. But one , in the go setting at one place will do the job easy. And also on sound from shooting to to editing. If any is availabile on same, sorry , i will check it. Thanks
I am such a person and it can be very tiring, but it's also our more analytical approach to understanding things. Also, we like compartmentalising things so that we know what to refer to when talking about it. Ultimately though people who are not like that might find it tiresome, which is understandable. Just be glad you aren't like us 😅
You may think it's unnecessary complication of simple things, I feel this level of analysis, the Why of things we do, and the need to present things a certain way is essential to the human experience.
Yeah like going on set for the first time is like learning a new language. Their terms and abbreviations make everything more complex for no reason. Like how a clothespin is called a C47.
Hi Sireesh ur videos r really v informative although i have directed one film in tamil(peechankai) , i was having only very basic knowledge abt cinematography, especially the lighting but ur videos have educated me a lot, I Hope my 2nd film will look much professional than my first. 👍
Great video. I've wondered why some of my comedic shoots looked dark and moody, and why some thriller/action films came out looking sitcom-y. Being able to shape light and use it creatively is a skill I'm still trying to learn. By the way, would you say "high key" and "low key" lighting is standard terminology to be used on a film set?
More people need to be watching this channel for filmmaking. Talks a lot about new information that other channels don't. They'd rather copy the same ideas over and over again.
Super interesting video, however since I'm italian, and so my english isn't perfect as much as an english native speaker, you provided a very high value in a so few time, I definetly would need your source in order to study with calm and in order to better focalize the arguments. It will be such a great value from you ti orovide us the books where you studied. Thank you in advance man!
Ho, merci. ❤ Je sais que cette video vous a demandé du temps. Et c'est elle que j'ai cherché partout sur le web, sans rien trouver d equivalent. Merci pour votre sympathie, j'avais besoin de vous entendre 😁.
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1:22 why don't you call it a gradient? As in half stop gradient?
As in the difference in 2 voltage potentials (potential difference)? It's a versatile way of depicting a SET difference without going into jargon that sounds like ratio.
Been studying in film school for 2 years and this video conveyed the lesson better in under 7 minutes. I'm beginning to question if film school is even worth my time.
I'd say you've answered your own question.
same lol
Yep. There is so much training resources online, it's hard to look at film school except for the hands on use of equipment that you may not have unless you own your own equipment. Which I do.
film school can be a great place, has the tools at your disposal, crew, learning to work as a team, experiment other positions without falling short on the overall project because you have your colegues to fill the gaps
but unfortunately not always have the best teachers,
what we have here is a great teacher, using youtube to by pass all the bulshit that the educational system falls short,
You go to film school to make friends. A year is enough for that. And to use the school's 16mm camera. Some of the best filmmakers at the moment didn't go to film school.
Been a photographer for over 20 years, have owned a light meter for all of them, and never knew about this nomenclature. Awesome vid! Very informative.
Means this is over complicated bs
I dont see anyone's asking but the movie at the beginning is COSMOS by Andzrej Zulawski
Thank you, it reminded me of possession. Guess that's why.
thanks, I was about to ask this :P
Thank you!
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thank you!
“You can break the rules as much as you want.” I appreciate this because as artists we have our own visions. Yes we can use these lighting techniques as a blueprint, but honestly we can do whatever we want because it’s our vision. 😎
Well... you can and cannot, you can bend the "rules" when there is a purpose and meaning behind it. Just doing what you want and thinking "it's ok, i'm an artist" simply doesn't work, artistically and especially in the professional world. :) I have worked with a lot of people and hired a lot of them, i'd always hire the "worker" who knows the rules, before the "artist" who has his own rules. Cause in the end, people who buy your product wont understand and pay for something that is just executed wrong, cause somebody says it's their vision :) ... sooo, the basics are here for a reason, perfect the basics, then go on and play with them, IMHO :)
mrktrb That’s common sense 😅
I can still do whatever I want to convey my vision but it’s common sense that I’m not going to do something that’s going to completely misstep the significance of proper lighting 😁
I'm a music teacher and what I usually tell my students is, "Every rule I give you can be eventually broken". Granted not every rule that's broken means it will sounds good. I guess tho it makes sense that this can cross over to any form of art and expression.
I'm so happy I subscribed to your channel, a ton of crucial information in a few minutes. Great job!
Been diving deep into lighting ratios recently and your videos have been invaluable. Can't wait until I can look at a scene and have all the numbers already in my head good to go for a shoot.
I started cinematography directly on film sets, I always had so many questions regarding cinematography, unfortunately no-one explained in better way, after watching your video I understood about my things, I always thankful to sir...
This is channel delivers the most dense, reflective and precise information on filmmaking time and time again..!
this was the first time i've understood the importance of f/t stops and lighting a scene. thank you for the very clear and easy to understand lesson in cinematography lighting! subscribed
I had a 16 weeks "The Art of Camera and Lighting" class at Langara College in Vancouver and I have learnt all that is mentioned in this video. Thanks for the summary.
Simple, direct and easy to understand. Brilliant. One would think that it's more difficult than explained.
I love this so much, the whole "here are the rules, break them as much as you want" Is such an awesome way to put that. Great video!!!
Maybe it's because it's 1 am or because I wasn't expecting it, but the "don't pardon the pun, why should puns be pardoned" thrown in so matter of factly, then passed right over, made me laugh way harder than it should have
Its 1am right now and this made me laugh harddd. Hahahah. and your comment is 3 months ago. Crazy
@@moyosorejimba Its 1am right now and this made me laugh harddd. Hahahah. and your comment is 3 months ago. Crazy
I love the fact you said you can break the rules within this ... love the break down of this video .. I didn't know about the background mood along side the foreground ... this was very helpful .. thank you for this
The way I love your videos the most, short, well shown and told and concise!
Just had a very fierce clean up of subscriptions ... this is why your channel stayed!
Always a pleasure to check on your output.
Thank you wolfcrow. You are the best. Never stop making videos like this! You are helping out so many future Oscar winning cinematographers
omg finally i understand lighting with just one video!!! other tutorials on lighting focus on the subject and that has always sorta confused me cause when i practice them i dont usually get the result i'm looking for and now i know why!! nobody told me shit about how to light the background and how to use the lighting ratios between the two to create the mood i'm going for! omg! this just blew my mind, i all makes sense now!
Your channel is a gold mine for those who want to learn professional cinematography. How could anyone thumb this down I wonder? (Probably the guys who spent a fortune for film school)...
This channel is a goldmine. Very good explanations, love it!
Using "ratio" to describe a straight up numerical difference between stops is appropriate, because "stops" (F or T, doesn't matter here) are a logarithmic scale as far as brightness is concerned. So just like you can multiply or divide by adding or subtracting logs (as on a slide rule), when you move up or down the stops by a certain number you are multiplying the absolute brightness.
That said, it is still explicitly a "difference", a 1 stop difference has a 2:1 brightness ratio, a 2 stop difference has a 4:1 brightness ratio.
We don't use the word "ratio" to describe differences in other logarithmic scales, such as decibels. I feel like it's just one of those all too common cases in photography where the term kinda sorta makes sense in a weird context, but is decidedly non-standard. "Warm" and "cool" colors being backwards perpetually annoys me. (Although I guess complaining about that might be like complaining about the electron being defined as having negative charge)
In Audio you would call a logarithmic ratio just level. So you could just call it videolevels but that term already means something different in the video world
@@Killua2001 Two stops is a factor of 2 and one stop is a ratio of 1.4 (i.e. the square root of 2). A factor of 4 would be four stops.
@@RagingGeekazoid You're talking about the aperture size, I'm talking about the amount of light let in. An aperture allowing 2 times as might light as the "next stop" is 1.4 times longer than the previous stop. Or vice versa, an aperture allowing half as much light is 0.7 times shorter than the next stop.
Should be pretty intuitive, the amount of light let in is proportional to the area of the lens, which is proportional to r^2. If you double the aperture, you quadruple the amount of light, not double it. So each 'doubling' of the light corresponds to a factor of rad(2) difference in the diameter of the lens.
@@Killua2001 Okay, that makes sense. 🙂
I am in the motion graphics stuff and this is so valuable, thank you for making this
What a great breakdown of lighting into easy to understand concepts!.. Takes some talent to learn the craft, but a lot of talent to explain the craft in simple terms. Outstanding!
Dude, I love your work! You know this. This time I want to celebrate “don’t pardon the pun, why should the pun need pardoning?”
I love your channel!! So much clarity
As others have said, you teach so much in a short span of time. Making your videos an invaluable resource for new and old film makers.
Amazing video on lighting. Absolutely amazing. Thank you for an incredibly condensed and informative video!
This is a great tutorial. Clear with great examples. Thank you, passing it along.
What an amazing video. You hit the nail on the head again.
I love your videos :)
Crisp, concise, yet exciting.
Wow, i find a channel who really talk about the film knowledge! Thank you so much for sharing ! Really useful.
I’ve been doing video production for 6 years now and I’ve never heard of this. I’m glad I watched this video though. Thanks for sharing 💓
I appreciate your vast knowledge offered to us for the sake of learning. The best part of RUclips University.
Such an informative and eye opening video, I’m so greatfull for all knowledge you share with us! Amazing work Sareesh!
Sooo blooming good! Thanks for this
When I came for educational purposes but this intro..
😂👍
What's was that movie!? Lol
Cosmos 2015
Outstanding work. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much. I have been bereft of any formal glossary with which to talk to my cinematographers about my desired effect. I completely understand it's their respective domain, but there is a need for one to be able to use turns that both understand. Cheers bud.
Well said - clear and concise and beautifully put together.
Fascinating. I learned something new today, even though I might never use this new knowledge, it was interesting none the less.
Few months back when i checked ur first video by ur chanel name nd not by urs , i thought it's a foreign guys chanel. Due to spoken, well footage but i was shocked to see a indian name in u. It was much inspiring that a indian guy is so learned. Who is helping other indian film makers free of cost. Thanks bro. I am always excited for ur video becoz i learn so much new terms that i haven't heard of. Keep it up. I am struggling writer in Bollywd. Member of Swa. Screen Writer association. I am also interested in direction.
Hence I have completed my first Bhojpuri script , horror. Different from normal Bhojpuri masala movie. Will be Full of inspiration from Hollywood cinematography.
I want u to make a video on...what camera setting i need for shooting a 4k movie. I know many things, learned from ur videose. But one , in the go setting at one place will do the job easy. And also on sound from shooting to to editing. If any is availabile on same, sorry , i will check it. Thanks
Another great video. Superb as always!!!!
The color on the thumbnail is amazing.
Love this video. Thank you for such great tips!
this video is GOLD. Thank you!
holi holi... :D
This video is perfection and is so helpful!
What is the first movie?
And thank you for an excellent lighting breakdown
Very helpful, I learning as a hobby. Hopefully I end up liking it more. I am very interested in film making and photography.
Humans are really good in taking simple things and turning them to complicated.
this very much. just compose a scene, see if it feels right and go with it. all this desire to make everything academic is tiring.
I am such a person and it can be very tiring, but it's also our more analytical approach to understanding things. Also, we like compartmentalising things so that we know what to refer to when talking about it.
Ultimately though people who are not like that might find it tiresome, which is understandable. Just be glad you aren't like us 😅
Blue scene. Film critics: (lengthy explanation that doesn't even has to be there at the first place, just milking for the aake of views )
You may think it's unnecessary complication of simple things, I feel this level of analysis, the Why of things we do, and the need to present things a certain way is essential to the human experience.
Yeah like going on set for the first time is like learning a new language. Their terms and abbreviations make everything more complex for no reason. Like how a clothespin is called a C47.
Wow this video thought me more about lighting then I learned at school! Thank you
Great breakdown, appreciate the info! 🙏
This has been so very informative! Thank you
Hi Sireesh ur videos r really v informative although i have directed one film in tamil(peechankai) , i was having only very basic knowledge abt cinematography, especially the lighting but ur videos have educated me a lot, I Hope my 2nd film will look much professional than my first. 👍
fantastic summary! thanks
In the mood for love momento. Yesterday I saw this film in a cinema... Marvellous cinematographic event.
Very nicely explained. Well done.
OMG! This was great. Thank you very much, my dear sir.
Great content! Superbly explained!
Great video. I've wondered why some of my comedic shoots looked dark and moody, and why some thriller/action films came out looking sitcom-y. Being able to shape light and use it creatively is a skill I'm still trying to learn. By the way, would you say "high key" and "low key" lighting is standard terminology to be used on a film set?
Yes
Great vídeo with clear explanations!!
very informative video, straight to the point - well done sir!
you got a new sub!
Fantastic video, thanks a bunch!
You are just beautyfiying this info in my mind
Great video man. I’m trying to learn lighting for my videos
This is beautiful ❤
Excellent video. Thank you.
That was so interesting 😱 you did a great job
Never knew about getting the same exposure on the background and fill side of my subject!
Excellent video, thanks!
Wow that was very helpful - thanks a lot!
As I am quite novice in the field of lighting and photography, I can't be able to fully understand. but superbly narrated !
Very very good video, thank you mate, keep going
Very good Essay, thank you
Awesome explanation thank you
Very instructive, thanks!
More people need to be watching this channel for filmmaking. Talks a lot about new information that other channels don't. They'd rather copy the same ideas over and over again.
Thanks for the great simple summary, great teaching style you should put out a Photographers Dictionary 😊
Thanks, brilliant. Very useful.
Super interesting video, however since I'm italian, and so my english isn't perfect as much as an english native speaker, you provided a very high value in a so few time, I definetly would need your source in order to study with calm and in order to better focalize the arguments. It will be such a great value from you ti orovide us the books where you studied. Thank you in advance man!
After this video IM A FREAKIN BEAST at lighting. SHEESH thanks.
A very valuable video!! Thank you so much! I suscribe, i love your channel :)
Explicación excelente!!! Eres un crack!
This video definitely deserves our likes!
this is great!!! thank you.
Thank you so much! 😘
Wow, this is awesome thanks
Anther banger - thanks for the lesson!
Thank you for that, really interesting
Thanks for this!
Great video. Thanks!
Ho, merci. ❤ Je sais que cette video vous a demandé du temps. Et c'est elle que j'ai cherché partout sur le web, sans rien trouver d equivalent. Merci pour votre sympathie, j'avais besoin de vous entendre 😁.
Simply Amazing... wait no... Absolutely Amazing : )
amazing info. Will forget everything tomorrow
nice examples at the end:)
This is awesome...❤️🙌🏻
Subscribed , you are awesome , thanks for the info ♥️
Very informative and interesting video with some great examples! Looking forward to checking out more of your content! :)
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Great stuff. Thanks.
Thank you!