Kino Flo & Lowel Omni Tota Rifa Soft Box video film Interview Lighting demo sample tutorial

[ekphotography]

I like the 3 light set up.. The one with out the fill light personally...

[SecondMileArts]

@ekphotography I like your comment because it isn't assuming that one setup is better than another setup. There is no "right way" to light something....there are many many ways to light a scene depending on what you are trying to convey. All to often, people criticize these types of videos. :)

[djmykeski]

Great video! I think this was very helpful. I like how there was no BS and extra talking and whatnot, just examples and practical scenarios. Good stuff.

I have a question, though. I noticed you mostly used Kino's in the first part, but then had a softbox in your example interview. Do you have a preference between Light panels like Kino's or Softboxes for interviews? How do the 2 types of lights differ?

[SecondMileArts]

@djmykeski Because of the 4 foot length of the Kino Flos, they offer a larger "wrap" than what the 2-foot-wide soft boxes provide. The result is that the kinos tend to give a softer finish whereas the soft boxes will still have the tendency to create some shadows at a 45 degree angle to a subject. Also, the Kinos only draw 300 Watts of power whereas a Tungsten soft box can easily double that depending on your lamp of choice. Finally the decision comes down to matching color temp 3200K vs. 5600

[JoshAlexful]

I think the first variation looks more 'natural' with one light. It looks like light coming threw the window.

[WildGunman77]

My Brain Hurts

[ososatanico666]

Thanks for the video! I love how kino flo works I only didn't like the backlight, it looks too hard. Thanks again!

[OldUncleMe]

I want the shirt.

Weasels once ripped my flesh.

/..

[rubberfactorytv]

nice wiggle shirt dude!

[denekes]

Don't you just love "Wiggle" -- I kinda miss those days. Now I'm old, responsible, and do test lighting on myself! Sheesh...

[GorillasandToast]

Denekes, I thought your examples were excellent and all these people are haters. I applaud you for going through the work and effort of this example. Some people just don't appreciate anything and criticize. Good job!

[Nomad223]

terrible tutorial... you may know how to light... but you do not know how to teach. why couldn't you make the effort to show placement of lights.... distance... etc.... instead of the music track, how about some audio explanation. Ughhh... a waste of my 3 minutes and 16 seconds of time.... ( Not including comment ! ) There is much better stuff out there.

[denekes]

Sorry this was so frustrating to you Nomad223... You're right, audio explanations would help tremendously.

[denekes]

Note to new viewers & film students: this video example is simply intended to visually display one method for lighting a small living room scene, given the light sources available. In this situation, the example shows 5600 Kelvin (daylight) lamps mixed with natural light and tungsten lighting using 1/2 CTB. Reading books, networking in the industry, and attending class is a much better method of educating yourself than watching You Tube videos. With that said, I hope you enjoyed this demo.

[beatchildproductions]

@Nomad223 I actually thought this was an amazing tutorial, and i think @denekes is a great teacher.. Distance and placement will vary depending on many factors, this is just theory! I think the fact that 1) he compared the same shot with different lighting was great, and also the fact that he labeled the different lighting was great. Not a waste of 3min 16 seconds for me at all! Great video!

[KRSchannel]

you could have gotten the same effect with just 1 light, if you knew how to creatively use it, and use the camera.

[denekes]

Please elaborate for our readers! :)

[KRSchannel]

first of all I see the exposure is set on low point on your video camera, which is why you need so much light, second you could've used just 1 KINO Flo light with a reflector and a mirror to get a perfect "interview light".

[denekes]

While your description is just one of many options for lighting a scenario, you neglected to tell us how to get the "same effect" with only 1 light. You would have an awfully hard time getting a back-light when you are using your LONE light as both a key and a fill.

In this demonstration, it's not a matter of having "so much light", rather, it's how to use the lights given a color scheme. The color temperature of the Keno Flos, for example, matches the daylight from outside. 9 DP's = 9 ways

[simplynowords]

what are you looking for?

[denekes]

robots and aliens!

[dreamabyss]

screeching weasel? classic...

[bushtrailer]

Very instructive.

I would have liked to see the actual position of the lights and softboxes, but this can be guessed.

[denekes]

In this video example, I used a variety of mixed lights and gels. For the first interview, I had daylight coming through the skylights as well as through windows. So to solve that issue, I had to use Kino Flo 5500K tubes, CTB Gels on my tungsten lights in addition to diffusion 216. For the second interview, I used a "kicker-key" with a yellow gel. The back light is open-faced, and in the background, there is a door open, allowing daylight to spill in.

[libdash]

word to ur moms. looks good