can someone help?

[aaron_wade]

ok so i want to try and get this lighting for my next video. i seen it on romaneks directorslabel dvd. watch the video below to see what im talking about. (its toward the middle of the video) basically, the light is focused on the subject and everything around it is a little darker. i was thinking of using a on-cam light (pag light) or a light w/ a snoot on it.

similar video:

http://stream.qtv.apple.com/qtv/zomba/kelis/bossy_ref.mov

images from romaneks video:

http://markromanek.com/video/images/05/05_header.jpg
http://markromanek.com/video/images/05/05_still_05.jpg
http://markromanek.com/video/images/05/05_still_06.jpg

 

[bcheong]

Something like a small softbox with an egg crate to minimize spill above the camera should help to achieve that kind of look. Maybe even like a 650 gelled with some 216 diffusion in a similar position. You want to get more light on the subject, keep the background farily dark and build some contrast in the frame.

I've also played around with Elipse shaped ND grads - staying on a longer lens helps to soften the shape of the filter. It's also something you can add in post and works best with static shots.