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Uploaded by on May 17, 2010

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No matter what kind of lights you can get a hold of, understanding this simple technique will greatly aid you in your productions.

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  • Really helpful :) where do you buy your clamp lights?

  • @jackdelamare Home Depot.

  • Could you tell me the wattage of the fill light you used? You said the key light was 100 watts and that the fill was weaker. Thank you very much for putting up this instructional video. Very helpful to me--"a beginner."

  • @JesusLives888 My fill light is typically 60 watts or 100 watts moved farther away from the subject.

  • ? is not the backlight supposed to be on the other side (opposite to the key)?

  • @djmorange I think you're right, that is the general rule. I've adapted based on what I think ends up looking the best. Some people hate backlight, so it's all about what you want the end result to be.

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  • lol did anyone else notice the child. your kid is so well behaved!

  • @myhatbroke The blue gels are to give my bulbs the same cast as daylight. When daylight is coming in my window, I have to gel the lights to match. If I don't, when I white balance to the incandescent bulbs, the daylight will look blue. You can see this effect (or mistake) in some of my videos. I try to shoot my show at night, but when I have to do it in the daytime, I gel the lights.

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  • which font did you used :)?

  • @JesusLives888 What are you working on?

  • You know I was trying to find lighting techniques a while back ago and nothing helped. You helped more than what I was expecting. Thank you!

  • Good job and to the point!!

  • you are so relaxed hahahaha 

  • Is it me, or does this seem to go out of sync?

  • @thefrugalfilmmaker Thank you!

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