Hollywood Lighting Hacks 3 Ways to Put Your Lights ANYWHERE
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Rigging up a 'free' solution gets far less 'free' if you manage to take out a window, punch a hole in drywall, or damage paint.
Before you start putting gear up, stop and think about how it can fail or fall, and what angles stuff will swing at if it does.
Date: 2022-09-13
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Comments and reviews: 19
fanjoy
Awesome awesome video! Thumbs up
But how in the world do you make a video chock full of tools of the trade but not a single link to any of them? Seriously?
That Mini Max will live longer than I do and solve hair light problems forever, but damn I wish it cost about half what it does. Lifetime solutions have their costs, I guess.
Thanks so much for this, it was rapid fire great information!
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Awesome awesome video! Thumbs up
But how in the world do you make a video chock full of tools of the trade but not a single link to any of them? Seriously?
That Mini Max will live longer than I do and solve hair light problems forever, but damn I wish it cost about half what it does. Lifetime solutions have their costs, I guess.
Thanks so much for this, it was rapid fire great information!
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Bryce
OR use the boom arm with your c-stand to do the same thing and don't spend hundreds of dollars on gear that's heavier, bulkier, and requires two people to setup. If you're worried about the weight of the light on the boom arm, use a smaller light. cause it's a back light.
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OR use the boom arm with your c-stand to do the same thing and don't spend hundreds of dollars on gear that's heavier, bulkier, and requires two people to setup. If you're worried about the weight of the light on the boom arm, use a smaller light. cause it's a back light.
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ernest1324
I tend to use a C Stand the same way you use the Mini Max for the hair light and seems to work well.
Any reason why I should not be using a C Stand in the way the Mini Max is used as long as the arm is on the right side and is sandbagged properly?
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I tend to use a C Stand the same way you use the Mini Max for the hair light and seems to work well.
Any reason why I should not be using a C Stand in the way the Mini Max is used as long as the arm is on the right side and is sandbagged properly?
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Jared
+ menace arm
+ light boom
+ c-stand arm
just wanna add options, there are many solutions, if you can't/don't always shave access, just be mindful of safety ALWAYS using sand or shot bags and safety chains
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+ menace arm
+ light boom
+ c-stand arm
just wanna add options, there are many solutions, if you can't/don't always shave access, just be mindful of safety ALWAYS using sand or shot bags and safety chains
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Ehren
What is the recommended lighting position for people who wear glasses? I wear glasses and every time I record my videos, I see the shadows from my glasses. I'm new to this so any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
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What is the recommended lighting position for people who wear glasses? I wear glasses and every time I record my videos, I see the shadows from my glasses. I'm new to this so any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
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Eric
I use my basement sometimes as a studio and the ceiling isn't installed so I just clamp my lights to the rafters. Otherwise, I use a stand with a boom arm and mount something not too heavy and boom it over.
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I use my basement sometimes as a studio and the ceiling isn't installed so I just clamp my lights to the rafters. Otherwise, I use a stand with a boom arm and mount something not too heavy and boom it over.
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Benton
Mounting the light on the end of a C stand arm will do the trick in many situations. It won't give you the maximum reach that more involved setups can offer, but it is fast and cheap.
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Mounting the light on the end of a C stand arm will do the trick in many situations. It won't give you the maximum reach that more involved setups can offer, but it is fast and cheap.
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Dragon
Question: Do you try to account for the light? I mean if there is a point of light at a certain area don't you have to justify it setting wise? That is what restricts me the most.
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Question: Do you try to account for the light? I mean if there is a point of light at a certain area don't you have to justify it setting wise? That is what restricts me the most.
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Tarquin
Another solution would be to film the background without the stands then put the two films on top of each other in post and crop out the stands in the main interview, works fine
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Another solution would be to film the background without the stands then put the two films on top of each other in post and crop out the stands in the main interview, works fine
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Allen
I would like to see an interview set up for getting both the interviewer and subject facing each other without getting the lights in the shot in a two or three camera shoot.
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I would like to see an interview set up for getting both the interviewer and subject facing each other without getting the lights in the shot in a two or three camera shoot.
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HfoSlayer
I always love your videos! It's always good to learn that there are other ways to do things and man is this an eye opener! Thanks for the great video!
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I always love your videos! It's always good to learn that there are other ways to do things and man is this an eye opener! Thanks for the great video!
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Photographic
a matthews mini boom on a cstand with a counterweight is much cheaper than a minimax or a menace arm, even better, a mini boom on a combo stand.
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a matthews mini boom on a cstand with a counterweight is much cheaper than a minimax or a menace arm, even better, a mini boom on a combo stand.
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Alex
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO MORE GRIP VIDEOS! As a grip, I may be biased but it's just as important as every other aspect of filmmaking. Great video!
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO MORE GRIP VIDEOS! As a grip, I may be biased but it's just as important as every other aspect of filmmaking. Great video!
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Casa
I usually use one (or more) of my photo backdrop stands for the goal post method. If my lights were heavier, I would get the square stock though.
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I usually use one (or more) of my photo backdrop stands for the goal post method. If my lights were heavier, I would get the square stock though.
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Houndovhell
I have a feeling you didn't need to have a model sitting there the whole time. I also have a feeling that she feels the same way.
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I have a feeling you didn't need to have a model sitting there the whole time. I also have a feeling that she feels the same way.
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Marco
I work with the safety in job environment and the thing he secure that light for safety purpose shows how much professional he is.
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I work with the safety in job environment and the thing he secure that light for safety purpose shows how much professional he is.
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VR
Looks a little more 3 dimensional, that's exactly why I shoot with a 3D camera, problem solved, best saved memories ever.
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Looks a little more 3 dimensional, that's exactly why I shoot with a 3D camera, problem solved, best saved memories ever.
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Anastas
Will be great if you make a video how to shoot interview with 2 or more people in it. Wider frame, close frames, etc.
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Will be great if you make a video how to shoot interview with 2 or more people in it. Wider frame, close frames, etc.
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Gregor
Anyone know what you'd call those square 5 foot rails? Trying to find some online and there's no link in the info.
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Anyone know what you'd call those square 5 foot rails? Trying to find some online and there's no link in the info.
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