Ultimate Guide to Cinematic Lighting - Types of Light & Gear Explained [Shot List Ep. 12]

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
  • The Ultimate Guide to Cinematic Lighting Techniques (Part One) - covering everything you need to know about the basics of film and video lighting, including types of light, essential terminology and the necessary gear for any lighting scenario.
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    Chapters:
    00:00 - Intro - Cinematic Lighting
    01:00 - Why Film Lighting Matters
    01:55 - Types of Light
    04:49 - Lighting Terms
    08:52 - Lighting Gear and Equipment
    12:54 - Outro - Cinematic Lighting Part Two Tease
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    Cinematic Lighting Techniques Explained
    This episode of the Shot List series covers Part One of the basics of cinematic lighting. This includes fundamentals like the types of light, the qualities of light, essential terminology and necessary gear, and everything you need to know before you light your first scene. In Part Two, we’ll look at how to actually light subjects, backgrounds, and unique scenarios.
    Cinematic lighting is something every filmmaker is after. Learning how to light a scene, interview, music video, etc. is almost always learning how to achieve “cinematic lighting.” And though cinematography in general can be daunting especially lighting, our goal here is to lay the foundation for you to be able to step on set where the real learning happens.
    Cinematic lighting techniques start with knowing the various types of light and their various qualities. You should know the difference between natural and artificial light and how to best utilize both. Hard light hits the subject directly, creating sharp and distinct shadows while soft light gets diffused and scattered, creating soft and indistinct shadows.
    You should know that ambient light includes any light available at a location that the crew didn’t bring and that practical lights are any sources visible in the shot. Motivated lighting means that there is a justified reason for how you’re lighting a scene. For example, if we see a firelight illuminating the subject, there should obviously be a fireplace in the room.
    Another major task in cinematic lighting techniques is controlling the light. Flags and barn doors block and shape light, while diffusion materials like silks and reflectors change the quality of light from hard to soft.
    The techniques and concepts behind cinematic lighting are actually quite straightforward. And once you’ve mastered the essentials, that’s when the creativity kicks in to make them your own.
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    Chapters:
    00:00 - Intro - Cinematic Lighting
    01:00 - Why Film Lighting Matters
    01:55 - Types of Light
    04:49 - Lighting Terms
    08:52 - Lighting Gear and Equipment
    12:54 - Outro - Part Two Tease

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  • @SiLiDNB
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    Very informative!
    It would've been interesting to say a few things about the frequencies (refresh rates?) of different lights and how they influence the camera settings.

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    • @StudioBinder
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      well, cameras are what's capturing the shot so they wouldn't need to hide it. By equipment, if you're referring to lights then they put it outside the shots range of view.

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  • @akhilsamratt3749
    @akhilsamratt3749 Год назад

    One of the greatest youtube channel i ever seen 🥰🥰🥰🥰 it's my textbook as a film maker

  • @WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs
    @WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs Год назад +2

    Incredible that Stanley Kubrick shot entire scenes of Barry Lyndon with candles

  • @RameshBabu-gn5dm
    @RameshBabu-gn5dm Год назад +1

    தீபாவளி திருநாளில் lighting techniques video வெளியிட்டதற்கு மிக்க நன்றி. மகிழ்ச்சி.

  • @Vibhor_Yadav
    @Vibhor_Yadav Год назад

    So good!

  • @Michal_Kedzierski
    @Michal_Kedzierski Год назад +6

    Thank you StudioBinder, this series is extremely useful and educational!

  • @LycanVisuals
    @LycanVisuals Год назад +1

    Love a well lit shot.

  • @hazelanderson2642
    @hazelanderson2642 Год назад

    Great videos!!

  • @linhtet4625
    @linhtet4625 Год назад +1

    good work king, love you