This is when there is a blue hue to the outdoors and occurs just before or just after the golden hour. It is the time just before the sun sunrise or just after it has set. The blue hour is another favored time to shoot videos. Keep in mind you may only get about 20 minutes of shooting time during the blue hour. The light from the sun is less harsh and you get about an hour of perfect lighting to work with. This is the time of day just after sunrise. When shooting in natural light the best time to do so is during the golden hour. This lighting setup produces a dramatic and moody feel to the scene. You can layer the diffuser until you get the effect you want. To soften and warm the light you will want to use a white diffuser. Place a white diffuser in front of it to soften the light.įinally, the key light should be placed in front of the talent. It will be directed at a slight angle towards the talent.
The backlight is placed behind the talent and closer to the background. The fill light is placed up higher so you get a nice spill of the light off the background of the set. You can use barn doors to adjust the shape of the light that spills onto the wall. The camera in this setup is placed to the side of your fill light so it is more perpendicular to the key and backlight source instead of shooting from the same angle. This lighting setup is ideal for indoor shots where you have a wall behind your main subject so the fill light can spill onto it. Dramatic Indoor Lighting Photo by Eugenia Maximova on Unsplash As well as some lighting that breaks away from this traditional setup. Now that we have covered the basics let’s see some innovative ways you can use this setup to boldly and uniquely light your upcoming music video project. This will give you a dark and eerie mood, if you reverse the colors with the orange over the key light and blue over the fill light you will have a much warmer feel to your shot.
So if you want to use a blue filter over your key light you will want to compliment that by using an orange filter over your fill light. When choosing the best colors you always want to go with complementary colors. Gels and filters are easy to incorporate into your three-point lighting setup.
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This will cause softer shadows (think professional headshots, corporate videos, and non-for-profit type videos and their lighting).Ĭolors can make a huge impact on your music videos and will often highlight the mode of the music. If you want a more airy and upbeat feel, move your key light further away. To create more drama and mood in your video have the key light closer to your main subjects. Using diffusers, color filters, and cookies will allow you to get more creative with your music video lighting. For music videos, you will see this basic lighting setup manipulated a number of ways. Place your camera between your fill and key light. The closer these lights are to your subject the more intense the light will be. Place the backlight behind your subject on the same side as you fill light. Depending on the effect you are going for the key light is typically twice as bright as your fill light. The fill light is placed opposite of your key light. Usually, this light brightens the side of the face that is shifted away from the camera. Mastering the three-point lighting basic setup is necessary for being able to master any of the other music video lighting set-ups in the article.įor three-point lighting, you will place your key light (the strongest light) in front of your main subject, usually off to one side, to the right or left of your subject. The type of light, color, temperature, and angle of each of these lights can be vastly different. Where you get creative and really make your lighting stand out is in the execution. This is the standard for proper lighting. This consist of three lights:įill light– softer light that fills shadows on your main subject’s face.īack or Rim lighting– adds depth to your shot by giving a soft background glow to your subjects Three-point lighting is the basic and key concept to all successful video lighting. While you are most likely well aware of three-point lighting there is a lot more that you may not know that you can accomplish with this standard setup.
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