Lighting

Just something I found on lighting. In some of our footage we had problems with our lighting as we didnt have good natural light. I thought that this would help us when we film some more over the holidays.

The Basics: Three-point Lighting If you’ve ever visited a movie set, you know how complicated lighting can get. But it all starts here with the basic fundamentals of the 3-point lighting set-up. KEY – The key light is your main and strongest source of light. This can be the sun or an electrical light source. FILL – This is your second light source, softer than your key light, which crosses the key light to “fill” the strong shadows created by your main light source. This can be a reflector or an electric light. BACK – The back light is used to separate the subject from background. It makes the scene look more three-dimensional. Sometimes you can use the “setting sun” as your back light or another light source. Using Available Light Using available light is key for the documentary filmmaker on a budget or short on time. Sunlight coming through a window literally becomes your KEY light. See diagram below. Using light from a window, position your subject about 30-degrees, not directly facing the window. A 30-degree angle creates a natural look and helps bring out some details in the facial features and creates a more natural look (shining a light directly on the face “flattens” the features).  http://www.desktop-documentaries.com/documentary-funding.html