Question regarding desk/person setup for YouTube

[Seph]

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a cool and creative idea how to setup a good looking "person sitting on desk (there is stuff on the desk matching the topic of the video) and talking into camera" situation in a very tiny space which is my room. To make it clearer - one I do like is this one here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W76JXaXx62w

I thougt at first it's made with a greenscreen but it seems like he has some sort of material there. I'm not sure.

I have a 3 point light setup (softboxes) and a greenscreen (not as wide as his thing but wide enough tou cover enough room I guess).

Any ideas? Thank you!

 

[edinc90]

He probably has a backdrop. I would use a Leko with a wide barrel (50-70 degrees, depending on your space) to create the bright spot directly behind your subject. Two softboxes on either side of the camera, close to the lens to give your flat lighting. I don't see any backlight in that video. I like a little bit of hard backlight, but some people prefer soft backlights.

 

[Seph]

Is it really just the backdrop? Could you point me to a place where to buy one like this online? Do you think you could also paint a wall to achieve the same result?

 

[LochnessDigital]

It's just a flat painted wall. You can see @4:28.

Something like this shouldn't be too difficult. You can see the softboxes at the same time linked above. ednic90 has the right idea.

 

[Spartacus]

I would use a Leko with a wide barrel (50-70 degrees, depending on your space) to create the bright spot directly behind your subject.

Wanted to suggest sth similar, but great to see that they pulled it of just with controlling the spill falloff from the soft boxes...

 

[LochnessDigital]

Wanted to suggest sth similar, but great to see that they pulled it of just with controlling the spill falloff from the soft boxes...

There might be more than just those softboxes. We still don't know what's on these two stands.



Edit:
Here's an old setup taken from the Unbox Therapy facebook. Different soft sources and a seamless paper backdrop. The stands on either side just seem to be for holding the top view camera. Note the bounce cloth. It's still there in the new setup, but doesn't seem to be playing as strong of a role. Going through some of his earlier videos, I personally like the new setup with the darker wall.

 

[Seph]

So, guys...right now all I got is a white wall and three softboxes. Two of the softboxes shine the wall, one the person. If I get you right I need to buy more stuff? I made some overexposured shots in front of the wall. It looks ok but its not near the look of the video above nor is it infinite white. I have a hard time doing thatin post processing with my magix software, it seems to be easy in final cut. Any suggestions?

Would these daylight spotlights help (just for the wall, softboxes on person). http://www.amazon.de/Fotostudio-Stu..._sim_23_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1JPCY4Y8NTK1P29217XM

I also have a green screen I could use. Maybe that would be more elegant?

 

[LochnessDigital]

Greenscreen will require nice even lighting to key out well.

Unbox Therapy is just using two boxes at 45 degree angles left/right of the table and pointed at a 45 degree angle down at the table. Use your last softbox for the wall if you can fit it back there. If not, use bounce boards to wrap the light around behind your subject and help eliminate the shadow off the wall. After watching several of his videos, I don't think they're using any more than just the two lights.

 

[Seph]

Well, the harder point is getting the backdrop right... :/ I tried it with a white wall and two softboxes left and right, didn't work out.