Digital Bolex music video

Is it me are many of these DBolex videos very underexposed? Is it a product of using these guys using lower output lights? This appears to be a phenomenon only associated w/ the DBolex thus far.

No, not just you. It looks underexposed. It looks like when someone wants something to look dark, so they just use less light and it just turns out looking flat and underexposed. If you want it to look dark, then you light it up without letting the light bounce off the walls so it isn't flat, then stop down. You get nice shadows, and it looks "dark" but the lit parts are properly exposed.
 
no you can't change ratios all that easy, but the comment was made that it looks underexposed. RAW will give you ample flexibility in post to adjust it without necessarily other tonal areas.

But I know what you are saying - the face in general is "barely" exposed relative to the highlights coming from both back sides of the main talent.
 
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