Interview Light Set-Up Please Advise

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dvmichelle

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I have a

ARRI Tungsten Lights 650 & 300
I also have a 300 Flood Light

I was looking to use then as follow:

650 Tungsten--- To the far right over the subject - barndooor adjusted (frost Filter)
300 Tungsten --- as fill light close to the camera - barndoor adjusted ( with diffusion filter )
300 flood --- levels lowerd with dimmer adjusted -- for hair light in the back of the subject)
I was thinking of maybe a blue filter???

Could you please advise if this makes sense? Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
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I would use the 650 with a chimier and then take the 300W up and over the back for hair and deffination. and then take the other 300 and use it with some kind of brake up for the background
 
Hum? I'm not sure if this is the best use of the lights ,,, ???
I still think the filler ligh is necessary ...
Perhaps if you's be more specific? Why the 2 need to go to trhe back? And how about a fill light?
 
If you need fill, take a white board and bounce from the opposite side. In other words, from left to right, your setup would be 650 keylight, camera, fill (white board on right side of subject if light is on the left). Make sense? That frees up your Arri 300 to use as a backlight (you will want this to separate them from the background, it should be from the opposite side of the key) and then you have the other 300 floodlight as a background light. Also, try to have your subject looking into the keylight, it will look better. Hope that helps.
-Ryan
 
You mean soften the key light right? Yes, if you don't have a softbox, you'll most likely want some diffusion on your keylight. How much depends on what kind of look you're going for. Then the white board provides your fill.
 
just in case you saw this.

Thanks -- Hopefully I'll find a white board where I'll go ..
Otherwise I have to soften the FILL light ..

Thanks again
 
I was always taught to light the EAR you don't see when your doing a sit down interview. So if the reporter or field producer is sitting to the right of the camera then I would place my key light to the right of them. Then I may use a fill to the left of the camera to light the ear I DO see. Then I would hang a light either above or slightly above and behind the talent's head as a backlight to help give the shot some depth. I always have good results when I set up interview shots like that. For fun and flavor I may throw a nice colored gel on a wall or some design pattern or something...
 
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