Documentary Interview Lighting Setup - Vlog 02

In this video I give a brief overview of the lighting setup for this interview shot in a recent documentary I worked on with fellow Art of Documentary members, Herman and Quinn!
We'll be hard at work making more documentaries this year, so stay tuned for those docs to be released.
🎥 GEAR I USE:
Sony FX30
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8
Atomos Shinobi
Sennheiser MKE600
DJI Wireless Mics
PolarPro Variable ND Filter 2-5 stops
Dell XPS 17"
and a bunch of SmallRig stuff!
#filmmaking #documentaryfilmmaking #documentary #cameragear

[@Luuk11]

Lookin' good!

[@tbloembergen]

Interesting! As a total noob I had no idea all these lights were even necessary to get six good shots.

[@julianmcintoshfilms]

Honestly, it's not absolutely necessary. You can have a great looking interview with only 1 light. It is also true that you can be much more of a perfectionist with more lights. But it's more important that you get good at using less to start with 👍

[@JuliusToltesi]

How did you know it was the brightness on your monitor and not actually overexposed? 1:40

[@julianmcintoshfilms]

Good question! Because I had already dialed in the exposure using false colors before filming this 👍