How to Light Video | Interview Lighting

[seanyyg]

YOU'RE NOT KYLE!!!

[H3883H]

Great video...nice work...very useful...!!!!!

[JonnyBloodrain]

great work

[LightingShowroom]

Nice work

[LightingShowroom]

Hope to see more

[cybercab]

Excellent. Just what I was looking for.

[JEZZfilms]

How much do you find generally this affects the interview its self? often when doing corporate/doc stuff i feel using too much of a lighting set up intimidates the interviewee, what is your advice on this?

[WarzSchoolchild]

@JEZZfilms...My Father in Law, CEO of a major Japanese Bank, had the photograpers escorted out of the office, because they brought so many lights and clap-trap with them. The shoot was cancelled!....He then asked for a new photographer to do the shoot on condition he came with a camera, and nothing else!... I saw the results...They were excellent!

[mykoniato]

in 7:02.. how can i make my picture (through a camcorder) to look like this? So proffesionall? What type o camcorder you are using in this scene?

[georgewoofbates]

@mykoniato its not a camcorder its a DSLR. it looks professional because of the Depth of field you cna achieve with a DSLR that you cannot achieve with standard consumer camcorders.

[Stokich]

@georgewoofbates Not necessarily. You can achieve the same depth of field on a camcorders as well. You just have to turn on your camcorders manual focus. Even some of the new camcorders (not point and shoot camcorders like the flip etc.) have great auto focus. Its more about how you know your camera to achieve the image you want more than the camera doing it.

[sonne5]

If you're using ordinary lights, how do you make a gobo? I'm using dome (scoop) lights from lowes. regular or flood bulbs. I tried making a venitian blind gobo, but it doesn't seem to work. I don't know if it's cause of the light, or what. I can somewhat make it work, but the trick is, the light/gobo have to be pointing at a strange angle. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong

[bmcondon]

@sonne5 If you want a sharp image to be projected onto a wall. You will need a focused light, for example - Pacific lights or general spot lights. Any light with a lens inside. Will be able to be used with a gobo. Hope i answered your question.

[sonne5]

@bmcondon Thanks a ton! That's what I thought my problem was. The only lights I can get to work with my gobo are 50 watt spoltlight from Lowe's. The 65 watts don't work, but the 50s do, ain't sure why.

[epensenstadler]

Nice job with the video. You took your time and were thorough. Thanks. You've got a good eye.

[VideoGearHead]

I've heard -- well, actually READ about -- lighting guys talk about light as a 3D entity...painting 3D space with light. This video is a nice demonstration of the different ways a space can be filled with light...borrowing from nature...filling some of it...very little of it...most of it...etc. Thank you for posting this demo.

Peace

[playingforpeanuts]

great video. who the hell missed the like button?

[1joke2joke3joke4]

This is the best lighting video on youtube as of this date.

[HelloChello33]

nice wall art :D

[Tucomen]

Thanks dude I feel like I just waisted $40,000 on film school. 

[VideoGearHead]

@Tucomen Unless you're sitting on your duff doing nothing, I'm sure the money you spent on film school was not wasted. Personally, I skipped the school and went the equipment route...bought the gear and software, et. al. Now I'm in the learning curve. There's no one right way to get there. One way or the other...time or money or both, there's always a price to be paid. I think this guy has it right. Just get out there and do what you love. I wish you the success in your endeavors.

Peace

[BravoCharlieTV]

Thanks, I really appreciated that. I get it - onwards and upwards!

[scubidubi2]

hey, i was wondering if you have a simple scetch of the layout of the lighting?

[jasonayers1]

Great video - thanks for taking the time to show the whole setup both with and without the different lights.

[marcuslrobinson]

Great Vids man keep'em coming...

[bigorangetrucker]

Holy crap Tony. Your living room looks completely different! Wish i could stop in and spend some time with you guys. Definitely this summer... will have to get the car out and come spend an evening/night catching up.

I am sure you are keeping busy, as am i... dont be a stranger

[abolitiontheory]

Solid video guys. Thanks.

[mobbindag]

Dude, you rule. Thank you for the videos

[bragladish]

you guys are great...

[GTBKingOfGAMING]

Cool just subscribe nice vid's

[adambrashaw]

Its nice but the fact that the subject wears glasses, you can see the light reflecting on them. I am no cinematographer but i would say that, it would be a key thing, to make sure you don't physically see the lights reflecting on anything to give it that natural yet dreamy feel.

Nice video.

[johnnie2632]

Nice interview setup Tony.

good depth and deminsion,

you have your own style.

it just seems endless how creative

a person can get with lighting and

composition.

:)

[johannes914]

Thanks for sharing.

[Bigcatpro]

excellent. I cant decide weather to get a DSLR for video making or just a normal camcorder. What would you recommend?

[Cleary82]

@Bigcatpro What DSLR you got in mind?

[Sspeedyme]

@Cleary82 7d, What do you think?

[Bigcatpro]

@Cleary82 the cheapest, best one available.

[outithewoods]

Great tips guys ,Thanks