Lighting for 7D Music Video

[Jon Chema]

Hey guys,

Shooting a music video in a couple of weeks and wanted to get everyone's opinion on lighting. We have 3 locations. Outside walking downtown, a news studio and then an auditorium where the full band will be playing. Obviously, the news studio lighting is very straight forward. Looking to go very flat with a basic 3 point setup. The auditorium and outside are really what im pulling my hair out about. Outside, the band is simply going to be walking down the road and I'll be following with camera shouldermounted. I'm thinking for the outside stuff I'll have a couple PA's following everyone with a bounce panel and one with a flag over me and the camera to prevent flares. What do you think?

As far as the auditorium group band/live shots what does everyone recommend? I've got a various assortment of Tungsten lights and with a few softboxes. Was thinking of renting 2 4-bank kinos and placing in font of the band horizontally facing back at them. Going to be shooting this scene with a dolly and then shoulder mount. Any tips/suggestions? Trying to keep this as low-budget as possible while still remaining awesome.

Jon

 

[Cieloent]

All you need is a couple of led lights and a wide lens @ f/2.0 or better. I shot an entire band + audience like this, really difficult to get lights where people are going to be performing. SOme of the material looked great, some of it didn't.


I will tell you this though, recording inside of an auditorium is going to be fun......

 

[Jon Chema]

All you need is a couple of led lights and a wide lens @ f/2.0 or better. I shot an entire band + audience like this, really difficult to get lights where people are going to be performing. SOme of the material looked great, some of it didn't.


I will tell you this though, recording inside of an auditorium is going to be fun......

Sarcasm on the last bit? lol As of right now looking at putting 4 or so par cans or similar lights on stands behind the band to give depth to the shot. Using a dolly so dollying back and forth will also produce some cool flares. Also thinking of just using the house lights (most likely lekos) to front wash the band. Then maybe put 2 Tungstens in from of the band on either side of the stage facing center stage at a diagonal. Putting 2 36x36" frames of diffusion up in front of them?

 

[Cieloent]

Sarcasm on the last bit? lol As of right now looking at putting 4 or so par cans or similar lights on stands behind the band to give depth to the shot. Using a dolly so dollying back and forth will also produce some cool flares. Also thinking of just using the house lights (most likely lekos) to front wash the band. Then maybe put 2 Tungstens in from of the band on either side of the stage facing center stage at a diagonal. Putting 2 36x36" frames of diffusion up in front of them?

lol, yeah....


Sounds good man, you should be fine. It seems like you will have more then enough light.