Video Tips &Tricks ep05: How to light video Film Noir Style

[GuiaDInmuebles]

These are great ricks. I dont know if I will ever need this style of lighting, but its good to know.

[HunterRossTV]

Where do I get a light like that, mark? I went on amazon and couldn't find a "hard light" :(

[usukker]

what the fuck this have to do with light?? lol

[rhodimer66]

awesome ideas man. thanks for making this. I wish I had seen it before making Battery Row. cheers j

[M4KS1M]

Great stuff, really informative and inspiring!

[shatterstation]

This is an amazing tutorial.

[angelilic12312]

Great tutorial my man.



[FEARxFILES]

I laughed my ass off in the beginning! Great videos, man!

[grazzygirl5]

so helpful thanks :)

[SteveHovland]

Great information but in your own interest I think you should look at the sound level. The introduction is much louder than the content.

[GU14Weather]

Great tips again

[Garone1998]

i like the dramtic sounds

nice explain

thx

[bongtoker420]

dude 3:30 to 3:40 was just amazing. how her face fades in and out is nothing short of brlliant camera work

[AugyAtarashii]

Nice, thanks

[VIDEOMAN1302]

Excellent stuff!

[SOGGYmilktoast]

Right from an article in my newest videomaker magazine to the first search I tried. Your tutorial was perfection and your our new hero here at REEL DeMenTiA Films-thanks!

[TheGrobin]

Another great video.. 

[ayumihamano]

I love this lighting style, thanks for showing how it's done.

[SonicOrbStudios]

Ahh style, gotta love lighting tricks for things like this.

[MUDSWAT]

Cool.

[IWantVideoTV]

Excellentvideo!  I loved it.

[ResistTU]

awesome video!

[healinggreen]

Every video is really cool and fun to learn man!!!!

[dokotachibimonster]

i think boxxy does this lol

[mrfifaman12]

cool

[kenrocks2]

nice video!

[mike199211]

thank you!!!!!, this really helped me out for my art project :D

nice vid!!

[JannyPoohXx3]

cool video

[MyVideosOnYT1]

Cool!

[SSHStudio]

Awwsome!

[thi01]

this is brilliant!!

[Tredo97]

wow very cool and helpfull...The shot when you explained smoking was amazing! Her face was totally black until she blew the smoke in front of her and her figure emerged through it.

A helpful hint for ameratures like myself. Seeing as how it costs a good chunk of money to get lighting equipment, shoot in a room that is completelly dark with no windows or other light sources. Then you are able to focus you own low power light and receive a similar effect.

[eddieland577]

COOL!

[barkly54]

wow

[nemesis318]

What is your background in the opening scene? Is it done on a green screen?

[badwolfvortex]

cool

[beccaluvsu10219]

SUBCRIBED

[madkorova]

ok. now this video rrrrrreally helped me a whole lot! :D

[hiws1]

Great!

[anacondacartoy]

Great film stile!

[DonnyNoir]

how much does lighting equipment usually go for, like the hard, key and fill light. Also were do you get them. I tryed to find out with google but didnt have much luck.

[dwarfmenproductions]

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[wodogfilms]

cool

[CrazyMoleMan]

Banananas are a good source of patasium

[cockewhite]

nice tricks

[tonyschmoeredux]

Fun stuff.

[akosluk]

Cool!

[RawPower]

they weren't all black and white, Leave Her to Heaven is noir in beautiful technicolor

[merasanam]

1:26 ... actually most film noir were made in the 40s and not in the 50s.

[cataplectic]

Great job Mark. Go on!

[sammyjammywammy]

what is the beginning. i dont get what it is. please explain. i mean th very beginin

[hellenic300]

great tutorial really helpful

[fr1ze89]

your tutorials is good !

[syst3m08]

I always thought that style of of making videos was cool.

[xalejandroxguerrerox]

Your channel is very very nice. Greets from Costa Rica!

[librarianeric]

Thank you for such an awesome tutorial!

[reginald329]

cool

[olahmarcusfilms]

Mark...this one its so cool...love this one....

[Trace05]

Nice video

[leeandjaydenshow]

You are the best on youtube u rock!

[BenKenMonkey]

nice

[voniak289]

wanna win too

[lat91]

PICK ME I WANNA WIN!!!

[MZMStudios]

Awesome tutorial!!  =)

[megamaster3000]

Thats Cool

[Qbert907123]

Hayy

[starthedus]

nice job

[speakercoilmusic]

This is exactly what I needed... Thanks for this post! I ordered the MX series light based off your review, should arrive tomorrow. I am using it to film in my creepy ass "chainsaw massacre" basement. I wanted to do a video song (check out Jack Conte if you haven't heard of video songs), but I wanted to do it in a Film Noir style... Both the MX review and this will help me achieve that. I will send you a link when it's done! Thanks again!

[DarkSkull800]

good tips

[AMVPlayaTV]

AWESOME!

[wallenhorstaktuell]

boy, you're great ! love your films!

[maxwellheart]

The guy in this film is very good and seems to know what he's talking about. Only one problem: Like every other how-to video on youtube, they never tell you WHERE to buy the light HOW to make the light I hope you're happy, I'll be hitting the bottle again tonight.

[minarovich]

Most people watching a video on film lighting know where to buy film lights. This is not a video on how to make homemade lights or where to buy them. It is a video on how to light for film noir. You may want to search build some cheap ass homemade lights. Enjoy the bottle.

[maxwellheart]

"Enjoy the bottle. " lol Oh, rest assured that I will.

[retorique]

And someone who has expensive lights and already knows how to achieve a certain style of lighting isn't going to search in youtube "film noir lighting". Then who is the target of this video?

It's just an uninformative showcase.

[minarovich]

Ni- Actually it has helped a lot of people as you can see from the comments posted below. It's more for hobbyists and indies. If it doesn't help you move and let others get what they need from it. I hate it that people take the time to make and post videos that I and others find useful while others just spend their time talking shit on the comment boards.

[TobyFitz13]

really great vid

[Mumusthereal]

Great stuff!

[starwriter]

you r great!

[BuzzBrain69]

Yeah ... 2,000w Moles !!!!

[HeyItzSara]

Simple: Dark lighting and black and white editing

with a bit of old movie effects

but you're the expert ;P

[Vlogger7298]

Interesting!

[doc77777777]

It's like a Yin-Yang. Good has bad, bad has good.

[DinaxD]

I want to do the smoke effect for my Seduca video. But I don't smoke, so how do I do that??? I am working with another person so we will be working individually.

[f22turboraptor]

you might need a smoke effect. "video copilot" offers that

[DoomJeff91]

I recommend a fog machine. Good investment. You can inhale most fog and be fine but to prevent burns, use a PVC pipe to channel it to your mouth. Also, try to keep it mostly in your mouth and not lungs, you'll run out of Oxygen quick. The effect is spectacular and you get a lot more smoke than you would with a cigarette.

[maxwellheart]

" I recommend a fog machine." I recommend hiring an actress with a big set of breasts, aiming the camera at her chest and just shooting the whole movie from there.

[DoomJeff91]

That'd also work. And if you put them in your mouth, the last thing you'd worry about is oxygen intake.

[maxwellheart]

LOL So true, so true.

[qwertyriffic]

awesome!!

[Guestowel]

Thank you so much for your videos. I am starting a hobby making stop motion videos, and I find myself going deeper and deeper into the film making process. I intend on using a lot of the techniques you have been showing me, on a smaller scale of course. It is greatly appreciated. You defiantly scored another subscriber

[LouisJopling]

Brilliant, I'm doing a film noir short in the coming weeks and im just wondering, how do I get the best results for a completely black background as seen in your video?

[AirRiddles]

awesome dude. Really helpful.

Just wanna throw this out there, u really look like a younger Quentin Tarintino.

keep up the good work.

[Lourina66]

Great tutorial, thank you.

[kaerfirarref]

I want an ipod :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[Bobo411]

cool, nice tutorial

[HankQuinIan]

I don't think left-wing perverts or muslims should be allowed to breath.

[insidegui]

Excellent tip, thanks!

[arnarcool]

nice

[grandiosefilms]

thanks for the tip

[wackjob190]

lame.

[tellul8r]

good tutorial. but you didnt say, how to get crisp whites and how to avoid greys

[Archii25]

Nice i like it!

I will try someday this effect!

[TwoMenMafia]

intence

[azlSE]

Freddie Kruger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AMDs44]

that is cool stuff

but i don't have any light

things in my house

[cinematograALFer]

Great job!!!

Well done!

[IIIIdeadmanIIII]

1:31 he said ''Max Payne Film''

[jiggie6043]

wow that actually looks like a 50's film

[CurtmanZ]

God you rock mate!

[residentboone]

Very awesome. I love Noir. This was actually pretty helpful because I have a lighting project in a few hours and one of the scenes is in a Noir style.

[markapsolon]

I got to the extreme with my shots but I like that style :) good luck with the project

[residentboone]

Thanks, the project went well. We were actually looking to go to the extremes. Even got to use venetian blinds.

[DLanni30]

Great tutorial. Succinct, specific and accurate, everything a film or video student needs to know to begin experimenting with film noir style lighting. Thanks, Mark!!

[TURpodcast]

Nice

[TheDystopiaInside]

I don't really have any interest in making movies, but I thought this was excellent. I am a big noir fan and I think you did a great job here.

[JonathanBCormier]

Nice tutorial video, very useful!

[born2bounce05]

thanks!!!

[sirdodes]

good light is the key to good video

[spike18801]

now i can do a mistory video

[kijifled2]

would an elipsodal light work for this hard light you speak of?

[Lz60s]

This is great and helpfull but why when I try to shot like this, or similar with, a few lighting the shadows get like dots or noise? & how can I fix that? can anyone help me?

[laserlad93]

I adore the start, including the music, could you send it to me if i give you my addy?

[tempestteenstudios]

i was going to make a film noir film soon, and this helped a lot!

[dariodouchebag]

excellent, you should make these kind

of tutorials more often :D

[RLewisH]

You smoke?

[tasulinha2]

you are realiy emotional. I like that. Very good done job :) All the best and thanks for al those videos.

[SmithFamily104]

YOU SMOKE?!?!?!?

[markapsolon]

for this video I did..lol

[RLewisH]

Nevermind my comment xD

[Keiretsu]

european cinema at his best.

[boballende]

Excellent!

[residentboone]

Very cool. Film Noir is one of my favorite styles. We've actually explored this style in two of my classes already, but I still enjoyed the video.

[missangiehill]

thank you for your videos. you are hilarious... and very informative!

[drumat5280]

Mark, that was one of your best ones so far!

[ChristopherMast]

three cheers for an excellent how-to video!

[jackinproductions2]

What Did You Use To Create The Intro??

[markapsolon]

its all vegas pro 8. I'm about to start working with after effects :) I cant wait to work with it for graphics

[jackinproductions2]

Thank You! But do you know of any other "Free" programs that I can use?

[DirectorJavaun]

there are many tutorials to get vegas 8 for free all over youtube

[funkyfredscool]

I'm going to start after effects too after i get it *surprise* for christmas

[SaikoFilms]

AWESOME! I'm going to do a Film Noir Test and try this out! Thanks Mark!! 5/5

[daretobestupidshow]

if I do any black & white spoofs or silent film spoofs I usually take the lazy mans route and use a basic video filter since most in my crew are to lazy to light anything properly.

[markapsolon]

LOL I read that too after I had shot this video..lol I did this video over 3 months ago..lol I'm just not releasing them all at once it would be to much :)

[markapsolon]

I shot this way before Max payne came out and yes like sin city it sucked but the special effects were AWESOME!..lol

[ToadsWarts]

Mark You have proving my theory you can always learn something new.This is something i haven't even thought of.

Which was right there in front of me. Thank You Mark

[markapsolon]

it is a fun one :)

[ssj4ejin]

your the man thanks

[markapsolon]

thnaks :)

[FlamEffect]

mark,,, good as always!!! i have to try this!

[geneland]

very good

[LEXIS1300]

Sweet! I need to try this.

[JoeCubicle]

Wow Mark, great video. I watched it in HD and that was amazing. Is there a lot of trial and error to find the right "Level" of shadow/light for your individual camera?

[markapsolon]

You might want to do a test clip and then judge you cam after you tweek it in post. Thats what I did for this short

[DuendeBimbo]

excellent!

[votedonut]

awesome

[Nexuszen]

excellent info.

[Anjaan1971]

5 Star for you & one of my FAV VDO wink

[Picmeo]

Great video. I love Film Noir style...

[markapsolon]

its a great style of lighting. I

[JimmerSD]

Very informative Mark. Thanks for the low down. Yeah, see...(Edward G Robinson mode off)

[markapsolon]

cool!

[poisonstinger]

Love the Hi Def option. Did you upgrade your camera? Any way great video as always. Don't you ever get tired of being a know it all? Just playin lol Take care Mark.

[markapsolon]

my cam can do 1080p HD but this was all shot in SD. youtubes HD is not really HD. I will explain in another tips and trick video. No seems to understand or know this about the new res setting on youtube.

[aires12345678]

5*****

[TheSpunkyDunker]

Thanks Mark!

I've been waiting for someone to talk about Film Noir. I have a project coming up in one of my classes and I was thinking about doing a Flim Noir.

THIS HELPED SO MUCH!

[markapsolon]

awesome dude glad it helped

[DirectorToby]

This was fantastic Mark. Was the backgorund just a black fabric?

[markapsolon]

it was actually my greeny background

[drpro01]

How would you rank these 4 cameras.

1. Panasonic AG-HMC70U Shoulder Mounted Camcorder

2. Sony DSR-PD170 3-CCD Mini DVCAM Camcorder

3. Canon XH-A1 3CCD HDV Camcorder

4. Canon GL2 Mini DV 3CCD Camcorder

[markapsolon]

They are all good cams but I would probably gop with the A1 if those were my only choses

[Vegetanthony]

Sweet

[CobraCommandercon]

Great video, very useful information. 5 star effort.

[markapsolon]

maybe Cobra Commander can do a film noir vlog :)

[CobraCommandercon]

sounds like a good idea, I am going to have to give it a try.

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******inner conflict******

I NEEEED.

Really great vid. I am going to learn this.

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