How to get this look

[randomname]

I was watching the music video for Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" and there was one sequence where the lighting was exactly what I want for a scene in a short I'm about to shoot. The video is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HklplrJxEOY

and the scene in question is from 3:59-4:04. It's a bit difficult to tell since the camera is so shaky, but my only guess is that they used a lot of practicals for backlighting and had one big soft light on the kid's face, is that right?

 

[stuckfootage]

a lot of practicals for backlighting and had one big soft light on the kid's face, is that right?

Practicals or faked practicals. The soft light is extremely soft––might be a bounce.

I like the CC: warm yellow at the point you describe, blue as he looks in to the other room.

 

[Enlight3ned]

Yeah I like that scene as well (lighting wise). I think your guess is pretty good.

 

[bruce southerland]

I was watching the music video for Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" and there was one sequence where the lighting was exactly what I want for a scene in a short I'm about to shoot. The video is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HklplrJxEOY

and the scene in question is from 3:59-4:04. It's a bit difficult to tell since the camera is so shaky, but my only guess is that they used a lot of practicals for backlighting and had one big soft light on the kid's face, is that right?

Yes, the source on the actor is a very soft source. Also his face is under key (underexposed) about 1-1 1/2 stops-until his face fills the frame-then he's about on key. The dancers in the background seem to have almost no frontal light hitting them. Overall the image has been warmed up.

 

[randomname]

Thank you for all the responses, if anyone's interest I can post the results after we shoot it