How did they light this?

It's a bit of a hard light. The shadows are very defined. I don't know how you define a top light, but it was around a 45 degree angle to his eye line. Look at his hat if it was really topi >45 it would shadow more of his face. The hat shadow is minimal. The hat's bill is higher than normal though. <br>
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The light was boxed in. It, also had a floating flag that someone was putting in and taking a way at certain points making him more and less silhouette. They flagged the light off when he loses his lunch. <br>
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The exposure between fore ground and back ground is considerable. I can't give you #s. I think he is pretty far away from it because he does not get an edge.
 
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what light fixture? and what do you mean by boxed in?

thanks for the replies
 
The way the light falls off his cheek looks to be more because of the properties of his skin more than anything. The reflection of the light is brighter, and when the skin curves outwards his dark skin retains it's darker level.

If I were trying to replicate this it would be with a simple fresnel light about 30% to 40% from the ground, the barn doors boxed in (this is why when he extends his arms out to the sides they're not lit), and that's about it. Maybe I'd put a touch of light diffusion, like some light opal, on the barn doors to help retain the harsh shadows.

Simple.
 
As said, hard top light. A nice way to add some fill to that is to use a large bounce from underneath, as close to the lens as possible (height-wise). Get's you very nice soft fill. My favorite D.O.P. Dean Cundey uses it a lot, gives you great results!
 
Could have been a Diva over the lens, or a studio 2K with a Nestor in front of it with some 250.
Flanked by flags and nets.
 
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