Looking for tips and advice for lighting this scene

[Kenneth Lau]

Hey guys, I'm looking for tips and advices to light this scene.

I have a shoot where the camera is going to be dollying along the counter with 2 characters sitting down and drinking.

I like to keep everything dim to bring out the 'pub' atmosphere, and I am thinking about using 2 kinos to light it. However, I'm afraid that the light from the kinos won't be wide spread enough to fill out the whole counter.

Let me know what you guys think and how would you light it if you were the cinematographer.

ANy suggestions are welcome ! : )

 

[Patryk_Rebisz]

Bars are fun.
I would start with what's important: hand the kino from a boom over your subjects.

Then have fun with the rest:
2 pro lights backlighting the customers,
maybe another pro light backlighting the actors from the counter
1-2 lights with gels backlighting the back area
another light backlighting the costumer's asses from where the stairs are
maybe rope light under the counter

 

[David G. Smith]

Bars are fun.
I would start with what's important: hand the kino from a boom over your subjects.

Then have fun with the rest:
2 pro lights backlighting the customers,
maybe another pro light backlighting the actors from the counter
1-2 lights with gels backlighting the back area
another light backlighting the costumer's asses from where the stairs are
maybe rope light under the counter

Good call. One thing that stands out to me is that track lighting running the length of the bar. See if you can't switch out those bulbs with some small halogen spot bulbs (with built in reflectors up to about 150 watts) and move them to throw pools of light on the back bar. Throw in some trick lights, like rope light or Christmas tree lights behind the bottles on the back bar and that could look pretty cool.

 

[Kenneth Lau]

Thank you for the advices and suggestions. I will try it out : )