Lighting ideas?

Tony_Reyes

Tony_Reyes

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Ok, I'm shooting specifically for my reel that I am submitting to a company for a potential full time job. I need to demonstrate that I have a good understanding of lighting.

I'm renting an Arri kit (consisting I 'think' of two 650's, a 300, and 150) an HVX 200, chroziel matte box, a small standard flag kit, and a bounce board. Also some filters: Definitely a polarizer, some gradients, and I don't know what others to get from there...

I'm planning on...
1. setting up a mock interview (inside and out utilizing the bounce board)
2. another mock interview using the flags and bounce board using natural light indoors
3. also showing some nice landscapes (using the polarizer and gradients)
4. and lighting for a product (as if I were selling a product).

My questions:

What filters should I get?

Does anyone have any other lighting ideas? I'm kind of stumped. I'm planning on shooting all day long and getting as much as I can out of my money and want to have multiple lighting set ups pre-planned. I'm planning on re-looking at the lighting examples thread on here still for more ideas.

Thank you all in advance. Any advice will be appreciated and considered. I'll post my results on youtube for everyone to see.
 
well right off the bat, you are going to want some basic
CTB (201) half CTB (202) and quarter CTB (203)
then some
CTO (204) half CTO (205) and quarter CTO (206)

and then at least one piece of diffusion for each light, probably some (220) or (216) frost/diffusion.

If you want some variety, try to get some stuff with overhead sun, 45 degree frontal, 45 degree back lit, and some golden hour.

All the luck to you sir!
 
Good good good. This is what I needed.

CTB and CTO, these are correction gels right? I don't really like using correction gels with tungsten lights. But I may do it and try to explain the difference and why I would prefer an HMI.

45 Degree frontal/back and overhead <--- definitely taking notes for some variety out door light.

I'll see what I can get as far as diffusion. I use to work at a rental house so hopefully they will hook me up with some gels and diffusion. I don't think the guy I'm getting the kit from has much of a variety.

Thank you PaPa.

Anyone else, again, I will consider any ideas or suggestions
 
if you have the location and the time and the right sun, try to get some wide gorgeous looking landscapes but make sure you have a polarizer on the lens as it will make all the difference.

Also try some camera and character movement with in a scene, to show you can light for camera movements and character movements. If time allows and really want to do some "cool" lighting effects and tricks try getting some Gobos and lighting some one in a location in which the light would flicker, such as a fire or a T.V. or computer screen.
 
I hate to play devil's advocate, but what happens when you get on the job and you only know how to light a hand-full of situations?

Granted, I don't know exactly what kind of work it is, but I would be worried as an employer if the "lighting guy" I just hired didn't know what CTO was.
 
The polarizer is a definite. I'm wanting to have some fun with different filters as well.

I'm thinking some camera movement outside but we will see. I don't know how much I can do with 4 lights and flags : ) We will see. I'm trying to think outside of the box and do something different from you're normal: key, back, fill, then maybe some light on something in the background (maybe a company logo).

Anything aside from my small kit isn't really an option. I looked up gobo's. It looked like your talking about putting patterns or logos on walls? I know them as 'source fours.' I WISH I could get my hands on some. I have a limited budget!!! bummer.
 
You're right Drew Ott : / I am definitely not a DP. I have all the respect in the world for full blown gaffers and DP's/lighting directors.

However...the position I am applying for is a rounded videographer type. Primarily lighting 1 and 2 person interviews. My background is in cameras. I'm taking a leap here applying for this job, so we will see where I end up.
My point is that they aren't looking for anything incredibly complex.
 
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Hard to tell what is going on here but I'll try to explain. This is one of three ideas I have.

-Rig an arm on a C stand (like a menace arm) with a 300, use the doors to focus the light on the talents shoulders.
-Use a 650 as my key with a snoot. Trying to spill as little light as possible.
-Take my remaining two lights and with gels put some color on my back wall.

I'm wanting to have lots of dark areas with this set up. Again I don't know how well this will work but I've seen similar things done.
I'll post what I end up with.
 
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