The Lighting Setup Thread

cardmaverick

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I've always enjoyed looking at on set photos, but I don't always get to see what the setups end result looks like....

So I propose that this thread be turned into a place where people can post:

1.) Pictures of their lighting setups

and

2.) The resulting footage, moving or still frames.

Technical details can be added as well.

The only rule for posting here is that you meet both the requirements outlined above, if you wish to keep some color correction, camera settings, etc... close to the vest, I can understand... but please post both a setup photo and some way of viewing the end result.

Active discussion is also encouraged, but I think it should be kept to the rest of the lighting forum. This is simply in the name of keeping this thread orderly and easy to read. I suggest creating a sub post name, and then using that sub post name as a separate thread name for discussing the setup. You can also provide a link in your discussion thread to the photos and footage/still frames in this thread. Simply click on the post number (located in the upper right hand corner of every post), and copy the URL from the page it opens... like this:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1072541&postcount=1

I think this could become a highly educational thread.
 
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"cardmaverick" I think that Is a great idea! I am always so curious as to how different lighting setups vary and thier effects. I was digging through some set photos of a music video I shot almost a year ago and managed to find a few with some lights in the shots...

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Heres a link to the entire vid:

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/519/Play_the_victim.mov
 
that was really good. i really was shook up at the very begining, it had my heart pumping, cause i was not expecting gun, click, pow! So i was into to every clip, good lite. very creative. good job with post.

dam good
 
i must have posted this a thousand times now but, hey, can't hurt to do it once more hehe

Setup:

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Result

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I would think this would be one of the more useful threads to the lighting forum aside from gear talk. Real world examples of setups and their end results.. people should really post more!

If no one ius willing to post more, how about links to other sites that show real production lighting setups and their results?

I saw a thread once on a dv forum of those posting screenshots from films and emulating the light in their own work for learning purposes and developing their craft.. is there anything like that here, or any interest in it?
 
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i agree completely, but i guess people that post mostly here are the ones that are currently busy with dvx fests and such. Tons of BTS are taken, but they are in their proper threads. It would require someone to copy them from their threads and post them here.
 
Do you think this would this bother the original post authors if some eager learner were to compile the info and link to the original posts?
 
Not quite a full monty here in terms of a shot of the setup, but a description + end result.

bcheong said:
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From a short film I shot this past summer. This is from a digital SLR (Nikon D70 50mm 1.4) - the actual film was shot on super16 (Kodak 7218). I used the D-SLR to check my contrast.

There was a 24" Chinaball rigged above the table with 2x 150w household bulbs on a dimmer skirted with duvatyne. There was a 300w(?) probably through some opal coming from frame right backlighting the girls hair. A 650(?) with probably opal or 250 was lighting the bartender from frame right. 2x 4' single kino tubes were rigged into the bar to provide that underlight by the counter. 15w practical bulbs were rigged into the two side lamps behind the bar.
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bcheong said:
jansik said:
Barry... was the chinaball alittle off towards the camera side?
There is illumination on camera side of the guy's shirt which could be part of your ambiance ... that is if there was one on the top of everything you've mentioned about.
I love your Light treatment. Professional execution :)

The chinaball might have been positioned a little closer to camera side so it would wrap a little more and be a tad more fronty. I can't remember now. I know I did re-po the unit a little for the closeups to wrap a little more and get into the eyes.
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Those are both great Ryan. I love these types of things where you can really see how and why things were done. I learn something new everytime! Never even had heard the term "dumb side", now I know! Interesting to hear why you key from the other side (is that the "smart side"?). And nice shots. I really like the fireplace stuff. Always interesting to see how weird these look with the chairs in the middle of the room in the BTS, but the shot comes out looking great and very natural. And thanks for doing this - hoping to see more!
 
Those are both great Ryan. I love these types of things where you can really see how and why things were done.

Yeah, that the kind of things I love to see as well. I think that there are too few places on the web that do that. So, I'm going to try an stumble my way through and do it. :)

Never even had heard the term "dumb side", now I know! Interesting to hear why you key from the other side (is that the "smart side"?).

LOL! Not sure why it is called the dumb side- maybe because it makes for flat lighting, making things look dumb? Who knows. As far as I know the opposite side is not called the smart side. ;)
 
good to know I wont try to impress anyone with saying "lets light him from the smart side" or perhaps I will... Maybe I can coin a new industry term.
 
-EDIT-

Sorry, I had to pull this down per a request from the band's record label until we can work some things out.
 
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