What do I need for this?

petelms

petelms

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Hi, guys.

Please, could someone explain to me how this interview set has been done. I mean with lights, of course in this forum. :thumbup: I like it a lot. What kind of lights I need for the same kind of setup? Fresnels...fresnels...fresnels...? What wattages? 150W, 300W, 650W...? :undecided How many? Where? :huh: How about the backlights?

Could someone perhaps make a little list for the lights that is used here and I would need for the same kind of setup for two people? :huh:

Here are some grabs:

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You can find the whole interview here:

http://movies.aol.com/unscripted_into_the_blue_movie_alba

Thank you. :thumbsup:
 
Now I'm just a novice but I think I can at least attempt to suggest how they lit this shot.

It appears to me that they are using an "Offside Key" technique, this is when the portion of the face away from the camera is keyed. The key light seems to have alot of falloff so its either flourescent, or more likely a strong fresnel with diffusion.

The setup is probably cross lighting, where the key light for the guy is to the upper right and the key light for the girl is to the upper left. From here there is likely a fill (a few scoops at around half to 3/4 the level of the key) toward the upper middle of the grid.

The backlight is likely almost directly over head both of the talent, probably 3/4 to 100% of the key light. The background is either barely lit with a few splashes and slashes of light, or has some cycs dimmed with red gel to give additional color, and of course some custom gobos on a leko or two to create the title of the show.

Now keep in mind i'm no pro, but I think this is close to accurate... basically standard three point lighting with an offside key and some background lighting.

Any other suggestions? Oh and by the way, the wattages dont particularly matter as long as you keep the ratio the same. If you can get a 300w key to properly expose on your camera then just make sure the fill is a 150w, the backlight is 300w and so forth.
 
Looks like it has been keyed. But to do it I would use a four light set up. 300 to 650
On dimmers. Then use some 150 in the back to throw up on the wall. And as for the gobos, if you could I would rent some movers and put them in the movers. But this means you need a light board and a dimmer package that could handle it. Also since they are in a studio set up. They might be using some kenoflo's or KW2 studio lights.
 
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