We want your lighting setups

[Luis Caffesse]

We've started a new reference list in the lighting forum to show off various real world examples of lighting setups:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=144978

I'd love to see some examples from your TwilightFest Entries to add to the mix.
(or even any past fest entries).

The more examples we have, the better for everyone.
Just PM me if you have something you'd like to add.

Thanks.

[conrad_johnson]

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=128093&page=25

I made a few of these for my Timefest entry.

They don't have overhead diagrams though.
How did you make those?

[Luis Caffesse]

I drew mine up in photoshop.
If it helps I can send you my PSD file.

[conrad_johnson]

That would be swell!

[Brandon Rice]

Hey Luis, I'd love that PSD as well, and I can probably send you a few.

[Luis Caffesse]

I've linked to the PSD file I created for my lighting setups in the Lighting Setup Sticky.
Hopefully these help you guys in some way - keep in mind I made them specifically to show my setups, but they should help get you started. You may even be able to use most of the shapes I created and simply rearrange them with the rotate edit tools.

Here's the link:

http://www.pitchproductions.com/pics/LightingPlan.zip

[RyanT]

I'll be sure to take a few pictures to share. Seems like good fun.

[SpizyChicken]

You said "Its amazing what you can do when you stop worrying about formats or what camera your using and just focus on cinematography."

Let me go a step further and say; pay more attention to being a story teller and telling the story.
The dolly moves, Crane shots, etc need to not be noticed but only be added to aid in telling the specific parts of the story. Too many filmmakers get hung up on the cameras, lights, and "making the film" instead of realizing they are story tellers FIRST. We participate in film festivals on DVXUSER and other places, and know other filmmakers will be watching to judge us on our lights, camera, etc.
But the real MEAT is the story and how well you did your job. You can get away with less than perfect cinematography if your audience can get involved in the story. If your story is compelling and told right, even people like myself who has over 17 years experience will start to get lost in the story, and stop paying attention to the camera work and the lighting. That's your goal!

The audience doesn't care what cameras you used, or how cool your crane shot looked. They want to lose themselves in the story and the characters.

When you notice editing and camera work, you didn't do your job as a true filmmaker. Your tools got in the way of your story. It's not about the hammer, the nails, or the paint. It's all about how the new HOME OWNERS feel when they are living in the home you built. They could care less if you used the latest Craftsmen hammer and drill set if the house isn't welcoming and comfortable. Sure an esthetically pleasing home is important too. But that's not what it's all about.

Remember, filmmakers are only story tellers using film/video as a way to tell their story. Just as a painter, book writer or puppeteer does to tell their story.

Don't get distracted by how cool your huge matt box looks, or how technologically advanced your "BR-345-TT-Z-12" camera is.

It's about telling a story to an audience. If you audience doesn't get, understand it, or can believe it and get into it, you didn't do your job.

All those cool toys meant nothing. All those days setting lights, laying track, and getting that crane shot just right, was all for nothing. All those are merely tools to tell a story that will touch people in different ways.

Remember...WE ARE STORY TELLERS FIRST.

[RyanT]

That's true spizy chicken, but I use all my cool toys to tell my story visually. Then I just get a director to do the rest. :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

You said "Its amazing what you can do when you stop worrying about formats or what camera your using and just focus on cinematography."

Let me go a step further and say; pay more attention to being a story teller and telling the story.
The dolly moves, Crane shots, etc need to not be noticed but only be added to aid in telling the specific parts of the story. Too many filmmakers get hung up on the cameras, lights, and "making the film" instead of realizing they are story tellers FIRST. We participate in film festivals on DVXUSER and other places, and know other filmmakers will be watching to judge us on our lights, camera, etc.
But the real MEAT is the story and how well you did your job. You can get away with less than perfect cinematography if your audience can get involved in the story. If your story is compelling and told right, even people like myself who has over 17 years experience will start to get lost in the story, and stop paying attention to the camera work and the lighting. That's your goal!

The audience doesn't care what cameras you used, or how cool your crane shot looked. They want to lose themselves in the story and the characters.

When you notice editing and camera work, you didn't do your job as a true filmmaker. Your tools got in the way of your story. It's not about the hammer, the nails, or the paint. It's all about how the new HOME OWNERS feel when they are living in the home you built. They could care less if you used the latest Craftsmen hammer and drill set if the house isn't welcoming and comfortable. Sure an esthetically pleasing home is important too. But that's not what it's all about.

Remember, filmmakers are only story tellers using film/video as a way to tell their story. Just as a painter, book writer or puppeteer does to tell their story.

Don't get distracted by how cool your huge matt box looks, or how technologically advanced your "BR-345-TT-Z-12" camera is.

It's about telling a story to an audience. If you audience doesn't get, understand it, or can believe it and get into it, you didn't do your job.

All those cool toys meant nothing. All those days setting lights, laying track, and getting that crane shot just right, was all for nothing. All those are merely tools to tell a story that will touch people in different ways.

Remember...WE ARE STORY TELLERS FIRST.

It's the truth, but you'll find hundreds of posts just this. We know we are storytellers first... but wouldn't you rather hear someone read you a story with inflection, and excitement as opposed to... well... this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcH-3d-BZn4

[Luis Caffesse]

Alright - a lot of people told me they were interested in adding to the list....but only a handful have actually done so.

There is no reason everyone making a twilightfest film can't add at least one lighting setup to our list. The more the merrier....