lighting for night shot look ?

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Antoine_Fabi

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hi,

1) I must shoot in a camping and i want the kind of natural moon light.
What do you think is the best way to achieve this ?

2) and inside the tent ?

thanks
 
Re: lighting for night shot look ?

a mega chinese lantern hanging above the trees would work nicely . but it wouldnt be the easiest thing to pull off. you could use a small one closer to the scene though like hanging off a ladder over thier heads, and make a little vignette of tree branches to put in front of it so it loks like its shining down through branches. in the tent i would give them flashlights.. if you want it to be natural... its usually too dark to see clearly in a tent at night anyway unless you have a flashlight on. plus it will give you a bit of ease in lighting what you want to in the tent.. you could also hang the lantern right over the tent when they are inside for some added ambient light.

if your scene is more wide open outside.. youll need a stronger light so you can hang it higher up , and further away so its not in the frame.
 
Re: lighting for night shot look ?

..on top of the hanging lantern id bring in a bright soft light to give them a nice key scource from soft side light as well .. even though its not really realistic.. it will look better then only having a soft ..slightly to the side overhead light. (nobody really looks good in overhead moonlight.), you may even want to hit them with a little hard light from behind ..all pends the look you want..



so one hanging lantern overhead and slightly to the side.. one soft leylight from the side, and a little hard light from behind to highlight edges, and separate them from the dark background more.. and of course the flashlights.

for more realism dont use the hard backlight.
and for the most realism dont use the side keylight either
 
Re: lighting for night shot look ?

Use a 500 watt light(from home depo), extension cord, and buddy who is able to climb a tree. Have him climb to your desired lighting. Also, you can always darken in post. It's better to have to much and darken then not enough and lighting. From a blue moon look. Get 2 cloths hangers bend them to make a that sticks above the light(see above) and makes a frame. Try to make it 6 to 8 inches above light. Get blue translucent paper from Michaels or any crafts store. wrap it around the frame you created. Don't have any gaps or double layer. Only film for 2 to 3 minutes at a time. Let it rest for 5 minutes so it doesn't over-heat.
 
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