film school - exterior Lighting of the face

An excerpt from our module on basic and advanced lighting. Shooting out in the sun- practical ways of bouncing (reflecting) back the sunlight to ensure a professional shot

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Howto & Style

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• film
• school
• bouncing
• light
• shooting
• exteriors
• reflecting
• sunlight
• lighting
• the
• face

[elitestar]

I think it really depends on the look you're trying to achieve. Don't tell people you can't do this or can't do that. There are no set rules for creative filmmaking.

[lemmonsinmyeyes]

@afewtube You can always get some foam core? its pretty rigged, or I even seen people use those refelectors used in cars to keep em cool in summer, anything that bounces light basically

[afewtube]

Better to shoot them in the shade, I think.

I like the idea of using a polystyrene slab but surely it's pretty big and fragile to transport around?

Something more flexible would be better, a shower curtain as suggested in another video or car sun protector.

[SteveHovland]

I really like the fact that you did this without having to have hundreds of dollars worth of fancy reflectors. Kudos :-)

[beaver1239]

.... day but thay can take bright sun for the 2 or so minutes that you have to film, another thing possibly worry about the plant that looks like its grows out of her head

[beaver1239]

the point of this vid is to get a key light (for exterior the sun and use the reflector to take out harsh shadows the fact that their reflector is cracked does not harm or change the performance of the reflection so it dosent matter if its used its not going to be in shot, also its definatly easier to use a reflector and expose to that than worry about filters the primary objective is to get a good contrasted vid the ideal would be finding a better

[ZioZambe]

Rule n.1 is NOT "Do not shoot people out in the sun without bouncing back the light" (back? back where? you're just filling the shadows)

Rule n.1 is "Do not shoot people without making sure that the sunlight isn't so direct and powerful that the poor model can barely keep her eyes open", USE A SCREEN TO FILTER THE LIGHT... then add a bouncer if needed

... and _THIS_ is "the difference between professional and amateur guys".

P.S. that panel is cheap, broken and dirty, is this "professional"?

[themage747]

Professionals use screens and flags not just one bounce board lol. This is a good tip for amateurs however.

[Bizarro88]

If you want the lighting to be flat...

[yuthchack]

all meaning is "setting" camera,acter,lighting,crew,man­agement and all thing in production.have power full for "setting"