As a DP myself with a daughter leaning toward following her dad's footsteps I am so glad Aputure chose to utilize such a talented woman for this video. Women are so under represented in this business. Hopefully more women will see Valentina's skill and confidence and realize they can rise in this male dominated field. Because talent is more important than anatomy! You rock, Ms. Vee! And I'm going to order a Nova this month!
@bakrichodkatwa2673 жыл бұрын
Who said you MUST randomly bring sex and sexism into every fucking thing? Firstly, Women aren't 'under represented', whatever that's supposed to mean. Women do not CHOOSE to get into certain fields, they choose to get into other fields. It's just like men are terribly under represented in nursing, in teaching, especially primary and pre-school teaching. How's that? Never seen you complain about that? Women are also under represented in any kind of TOUGH job and hard labour, be it working in dirty sewers or dangerous coal mines, or going and dying in wars. Dying and suicides are also male dominated. Ever complained about it? Secondly, who cares if anyone is 'under represented' in anything? People get into fields they wish to, fields that they're good at. Men and women are DIFFERENT and are skilled at different things. Why should we make the 2 different genders equal? That's unfairness. Let's enjoy the diversity and difference. Let's not force anyone to get into any field just to 'make a difference' or 'change the tide'. Tide doesn't need to be changed.
@jmallenvideo3 жыл бұрын
@@bakrichodkatwa267 around 20 years ago, I wrote an essay on the glass ceiling in the film industry which would later help me in my application to enrol on a university degree in video and new media production. Here I am at the age of 35, working as a videographer and a qualified film tutor myself, still using great online videos like this to support students and also aid my own learning and development. Having read your angry comments, it seems like my decision to write about the glass ceiling all those years ago is still of relevance today. In 2014, only 5% of women directed the top 2000 US box office films and in 2020 no female directors received Oscar nominations. The industry needs great role models like Valentina if we are to move towards shattering that ceiling and inspire the next generation of talented female filmmakers. Why on earth would a young girl today with the smallest interest in filmmaking decide that this is a career worth pursuing when she has to sit and read the bitter, angry comments that you feel obliged to post in a response to what was nothing but a positive reaction to an excellent video? Go away and educate yourself.
@HDProsnet3 жыл бұрын
@@bakrichodkatwa267 It's not randomly bringing sexism in. It's real and evident in the business and somthing the businss knows it needs to address. And there are a LOT of women who want to be DPs and the road is harder for them. Period. I know because I've been in the business for twenty years. The real question is why am I bothering to reply to such an obvious asshole? Must you be such an asshole in your reply? Must you be so insulting? I'm pretty sure what isn't random here is you being an asshole because you do it so well. Take your "hate raging I'm insecure as f@ck so I gotta rage at others to prove to myself I'm not a wussy" asshole self offline.
@blackbird88373 жыл бұрын
I love how it's always full moon in every movie.. :D
@CrQualityPhotography3 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of content that I find sooo valuable ! The experience she has is amazing ! I'm learning sooo much !! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼📸
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy!!
@johnnythunder83823 жыл бұрын
@@aputurelighting i would light it with using a lcd panel under that desk with a blue tone and limit the brighness to 25 and compensate on the exposure. right now i only have two lights. sadly so i would use geeni lights from walmart and use the internet based app to controll a group of light connected to a light plug that way i can make it seamless transition and use a blue and green gels or i will use my wand light to a light blue to fake moon light. i wanna give this a try now
@WonderFilm3 жыл бұрын
I think for me I would have liked to try overexposing everything by about a stop, not clipping, and then I would bring it all down in post so that the entire scene would barely be lit by the blue moonlight. I think the adjustable aperture lights would have been great for this so I could have the practicals following that same barely lit, super soft look. It would be similar to what you did. Love this video. Great work.
@hunterboen64103 жыл бұрын
That 120d spotlight into the overhead fluorescent banks was such a great idea!
@DragonHeir85853 жыл бұрын
Cool. I'm a theatre lighting guy, and I'm always interested in seeing how other people design their work, especially in other fields like film and architecture. That's a neat idea to cast light on an actual lighting fixture while it's turned off to make it look like it's turned on. Good video!
@dillonhudson56153 жыл бұрын
I'm light-designing for my second play!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
That's really interesting!
@scottslotterbeck37963 жыл бұрын
Yeah, nice trick. Also using the remote to turn off office lights was a nice trick.
@JoshuaTimothy3 жыл бұрын
That was an awesome trick! Those office lights are so hard to film with. I really liked this.
@stalman3 жыл бұрын
The only thing I want more than some B7Cs is that safety hat 😂
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Haha right??
@adamtubak3 жыл бұрын
I love the N7 hat though too!! ;)
@wagnervana20003 жыл бұрын
This was extremely cool and educational. I really loved how you not only walked us through it, but then would show the shot unlit, and introduce each light one at a time to show the building of the light. Never seen that done before. Thank you.
@enduraman13 жыл бұрын
The story writing can be a little better. If there’s a hacker who’s planning to hide in the dark, I would expect that hacker to have a flashlight. I would rewrite the scene so that when the boss leaves it appears to be an empty office. Then the hacker turns his flashlight on under his face, and then crawls out from underneath the desk.
@reginapotts5244 Жыл бұрын
I find these tips absolutely amazing! Now I see…I am sooooo obsolete! I always thought movies were to be viewed comfortably. And, I thought movies nowadays where you can’t see a bloody thing were an error in cinematography. But now I realize, I’m not supposed to be able to see it! WOW! What a revelation! Maybe I should drink 3-4 glasses of wine, or better yet, Chivas Regal, and then it won’t matter that the movie is so dark that I have not a single clue as to what I’m seeing! Isn’t that just the coolest thing! 😁
@laupemusic3 жыл бұрын
I never really comment on videos, but I just wanna thank you all for sharing all of this! Truly valuable!
@victorhugoeh9743 жыл бұрын
As an architectural lighting designer myself, this channel is pure gold! There's a lot we all lighting designers need to learn from cinematic and photographic lighting. Thumbs up and subscription!
@scottyofeden2 жыл бұрын
This is so well done. You are so chilled out, no jokes, to the point, interesting and knowledgable. The pacing is perfect, consistent, and the graphics are just right. Thanks!
@aputurelighting2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@ChuckThree3 жыл бұрын
Valentina, your new look is great n’ all but, like, DAMN MA’AM you just seem so much happier and high energy!! Love these long videos. Thanks Vee and A-Team 🙏
@12million3 жыл бұрын
Great ideas for lighting..actually used some of this info to create set lighting and light our video podcast.
@Insidelifetv1210Ай бұрын
I’m glad I stumbled on this video. I have my shoot tomorrow and I was thinking of how to light up, but I’m glad I have a bigger idea now. Thanks for the lesson.
@danielbeckers773 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this. Never thought I could fall in love with lightning so much!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Cinematography is the life!
@annayang32363 жыл бұрын
To light a scene without too much light in general, I would make sure there is a soft light source serving as ambience light. I'd like the scene to still have enough contrast, so adding in a pop of hard light somewhere that doesn't take up much space (e.g. streetlight, harsh light peeking through cracks). I'd also like to side light or back light the subject for a bit more mood. This video was super helpful! Thank you (: (the bit with using the aputure spotlight to fake the office lights was genius)
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Ambient light is important in any scene you're doing
@cartoune3 жыл бұрын
Give the hacker guy an award. He really takes the hacker energy up to 1000
@AliNgarud3 жыл бұрын
You don't actually type like that without making a ton of errors.
@experiencesforsale3 жыл бұрын
he doesn't press the keys
@maxcarmas60393 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I really hope he is not a real actor..... Because otherwise he is dreaming of a career that won't happen ;)
@vampiyaz552 жыл бұрын
This video is super helpful, I've been watching tons of content re: lighting at night for a short film I'm making next year (ext. scenes, but this is still useful) and this has definitely been my favorite. Thank you!
@FitnessArab3 жыл бұрын
I enjoy all this information thank You ❤ and I like the MC light its really helpful
@jacobrempel10373 жыл бұрын
I like seeing how you do professional lighting with a reasonable light setup.
@tommiegreen3 жыл бұрын
This is the first filmmaking tutorial I’ve ever seen by a woman. And I’ve been filmmaking for 20 years. Way to go.
@patgilmour7263 Жыл бұрын
you need to get out more. Definitely a good video, but there are tons of creators on here that are women. Checkout fellow filmmaker.
@SeanMisa3 жыл бұрын
I love the tips and this is very helpful! One of my favorite things to do is when I'm filming a scene with a computer, if I'm not filming the actual screen is to find a nice white image and blast that on the screen so I get a soft lighting that lights them up without the use of mounting another light. Perfect for sets when I'm on a smaller budget.
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
That works as well!
@alienwisconsin2 жыл бұрын
I loved this video, very informative and imaginative in the use of these lights syncing quickly.
@aputurelighting2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@zachcronin-hurley12933 жыл бұрын
Honestly, these are some of the best breakdowns I’ve seen. I feel like there’s stuff I can use in every video from no budget to high budget. Thank you!!!
@tuckerkanderson3 жыл бұрын
Loved this tutorial Valentina! The only thing I'd probably add is an 85mm tight shot on the hackers face to really milk the city lights bokeh of that location. Great stuff though all around, and thanks for doing a giveaway!
@valentinavee3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I actually wanted an 85 to milk the bokeh as well - but I wanted the frame to be wider to include the screen. However there were a lot of tables and computers in the way of me being able to move my camera back to get a wide enough frame on the 85. And we were already running very low on time so we had to make it work without moving any furniture. Sometimes decisions are made for us based on the limitations we have at the moment.
@tuckerkanderson3 жыл бұрын
@@valentinavee totally! Gotta work within your schedule/space limitations.
@jeromelightbody51553 жыл бұрын
This is the first time i have seen a video that shows how to do nigt time shots. Everybldy i ask always says 'light from the windows' but that cant always work work for the story and story is important. I can see that you know that. Great job i enjoyed this very much and thank you. Keep making more of these!
@josephreidhead16393 жыл бұрын
Excellent breakdown. I wouldn't have thought to use that MC as the light the boss left on. I would have assumed it wouldn't play but I would have been wrong. Awesome stuff.
@valerimartohan2 жыл бұрын
She’s so professional!
@MyMomDrank3 жыл бұрын
I love these videos with Valentina, they’re super helpful. I really like how we get to see camera settings too, and her breakdown of the where and why of her placement is great. I know personally I would be grateful to see maybe a histogram or some type of guideline of exposure (especially when lighting for darkness)... I know with lower cost gear I have less ISO to play with and struggle with artifacts in my higher contrast footage (but I’m also not shooting with the bitrate or dynamic range of a C70). All in all, these are invaluable to me.
@carolmarianunez3 жыл бұрын
this was great! valentina you are killing it, excited everytime i see a new video from yall
@angeliquetitulaer95359 ай бұрын
I love your video and learned a lot. Have no idea how to set it up by myself. Thanks for sharing!
@taomenshuifilmstudio343 жыл бұрын
Well Done!!!!! Great instructional lighting setups and all around prep work to shoot a Scene, You are a Great Film Maker and Great Teacher as well.......
@jezersek_production3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for great tutorial. I would make more cinematic and contrast lighting.
@TheDude-vx6wn3 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thanks for posting! I will apply what I learned here to my next short.
@BastianWorrmann3 жыл бұрын
It's nice to see how the different setups come together to one sequence. Very helpful, thank you!
@ChuDrex3 жыл бұрын
It's a great lighting tutorial video... I don't have that gears but thanks for teach us about get the best shoots. Thanks very much guys 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@curtisjudd3 жыл бұрын
Great walk-through, Valentina! Thanks for this!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Curtis :)
@uzoihe53743 жыл бұрын
One of the most underated film tutorialist Valentina thank you
@xTavs3 жыл бұрын
Paramount for any video or content creator -- I love the simplicity of how Aputure's lights integrate from one angle to another. Clearly, a must-have in today's content space. Thank you!
@DoctorMthepodcast3 жыл бұрын
This is simply brilliant. It’s like “live art” .Rennaisance art has a lot such light and shadows that’s recreated using their pastels and brush work. To recreate them with lights and camera is similar to that. I can imagine the amount of story boarding and planning that went behind such a scene creation. In a movie such a scene would be heightened with a very tense background score. Learnt so much here. My current set is a similair study space turned narration booth . Cheers guys
@zeea79822 жыл бұрын
I seriously can't decided shud i focus on her or what she is teaching. Man she is absolutely gorgeous, oh yea and what she is saying is very informative and helpful.
@gustavogranados26173 жыл бұрын
So cool and obssesibeley detailed, good teaching. The orientation of thinking the "real" light source to light the scene, is key. Following youe since now forever
@alonihill77083 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Thanks for the walkthrough!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@lukeogden87833 жыл бұрын
Where appropriate I’ve always liked the sickly orange of sodium vapour street lamps in night work. Something like the Nova is perfect for this. Looks great on its own or (as you’ve said) it’s a great complementary colour for blue/cyan moonlight.
@johnnyweissmuller58383 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing! These are always instant watch for me!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear :)
@PatrickBoberg3 жыл бұрын
Loved the MC and B7c usage. Under the table felt odd, but hey I don't know the space. Might've been cool to borrow a shot from Jurassic Park (93) when Lex is leaning up against that kitchen cabinet and the Raptors are prowling in the background. Have the Hacker model Lex, dolly across as the room Boss leaves his office, camera move reveals the hacker kneeling in wait. This shot could also lend itself to a fun chance to mock some colorful street lights pin pointing across his torso, face, and ceiling (?). The street bokeh could've implied there were some colorful lights bouncing in... maybe (e.g. skyscraper window fight in Skyfall). Valentina, I love your work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and creativity.
@patrickmontgomery60763 жыл бұрын
Love how you started with the importance of set design. And all the little ticks that add to the overall production. For the close-up of the hacker, at first I thought it was hand-held as he was climbing from under the desk, but quickly realized that wasn't the case as the shot then dollies across. Nice job!
@KevinJacobsen3 жыл бұрын
Less is always more! I liked the lighting setup displayed here. I would think in an office at least one or two additional monitors were left on. So I would set up a few more lights to reflect screens being left on. Great tutorial.
@felipefuego94363 жыл бұрын
DP, Set Dresser, Propsmaster, Production Designer,,, much much more. she does it all
@pierrezapata903 жыл бұрын
Really cool and well explained video.light placement.temperature and motivation for each light. Fantastic
@kevin_segura2 жыл бұрын
Whoa that was amazing. Thank you for this 👏🙌
@Andyax Жыл бұрын
Valentina, this is great! You are both a good teacher and a great cinematographer.
@aebonstudio71933 жыл бұрын
Loving the more in depth breakdowns and the lighting plots included.
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that they're helpful!
@feltonyoung25512 жыл бұрын
NBF Film Production up coming feature film has about 60% of it's scenes at night. This tutorial was spot on, and gives us so much needed guidelines for filming at night. Thanks
@lespartagesdebarbu68623 жыл бұрын
Lots of thanks for these advices. it give envy to make films and... to pay attention about lightning.
@amermusmar9173 жыл бұрын
really hard job !
@scottslotterbeck37963 жыл бұрын
They know what they are doing. Drawing a lighting set up before hand is a real time saver. Loved the bokeh of the city lights! Also important not to use recognizable logos like the one on the hotel.
@jake2eproductions3 жыл бұрын
Take the sticker off the small rig matte box hahaaha. Great video!
@ZekeFaust3 жыл бұрын
If I was lighting a nighttime computer scene, I would use a real monitor as a practical. It might be harder to control, but you know that the spread and color will be completely authentic. Plus, if your character has glasses or another reflective surface is visible, you'll get a real monitor reflection. As far as the moonlight goes, color, saturation, softness, and intensity are all stylistic things which will be determined by the needs of the story. For example the night scenes in The VVitch aren't exaggerated at all, using mostly natural light. Great video, thank you!
@cwTheDrummist3 жыл бұрын
As what I consider a beginner, I so appreciate these breakdowns! Thanks for making these!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@RafaelKarosuo7 ай бұрын
Hey, I always knew making a scene took a bunch of work, but man, there's a whole world of stuff us regular folks don't get. Big thanks for giving us a front-row seat to the learning show! There's a ton of details, but wow, do they all come together in the end.
@Wakeupproductions3 жыл бұрын
I am going to light a bedroom in the night (for a horror short movie) using a fake moonlight coming from outside the real window. That blue you have used is perfect. Another dim ambient blue light is going to be reflected on a white wall, not far from the window but invisible to the camera.
@mrkumaran2 жыл бұрын
i love it, learnt alot, and great presentation of how you work. I have subscribed, looking forward to more
@aputurelighting2 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@tallcorbs3 жыл бұрын
If you want a nice big, soft source moonlight with a great silvery tone to it, wrap an HMI in CTB, with a 1/2 or 1/4 diff and bounce it into a hard or soft silver board (depending on the intensity of moonlight that you're looking for) it looks fucking great and really gives a better tone to a standard 6500/7000K direct light. If you have a 4 or 5k HMI, you can light a gigantic amount of space with this set-up, but I would recommend getting a 8x4 silver poly and plenty of stands.
@alexfont3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing piece of GOOD work! Congrats for this videos 🔝
@WeddingfilmsinfraserValley3 жыл бұрын
This was the best one yet. The amount of depth you brought to the design choices was so beneficial. I like how you also took the time to explain the artistic motivation behind your choices as well. Keep up the good work.
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@noamhalaby-senerman67493 жыл бұрын
Looks amazing! I learned a lot, thanks for the lesson.
@timwithoutthenumbers84473 жыл бұрын
I'D never thought of casting light on the fixtures. That's super smart. Other than that I would have shot the close up under the table, while the boss was still there so you could use the motivation of his office lights to cast some more light under the table.
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@mvictorydp3 жыл бұрын
I thought the use of the MCs, the B7Cs, and even the 300DIIs were well done. I thought the light gags were nice especially the remote! My biggest change would have been to get rid of the moonlight in its entirety. A lot of the times, it felt frontal, and I think when you're in an office and have a background of a cityscape like in this video, there are so many sources you could draw from. Most offices never have all their lights off. There are machines whirring, emergency lights, computers still on, printer lights, etc. You have lights from the city that can act as motivation. I personally would have put more practicals in the scene and let that play over the moonlight. I probably would have kept the hacker in a silhouette/shadow until he turned the console on, or have most of the consoles on lower output while his was higher, but I enjoy watching other DPs work. Keep them coming!
@ASwankyLemon3 жыл бұрын
This is great! Love all the practicals what with the computer monitor and various desk lamps
@totallycheckthisout11 ай бұрын
Thank you, interesting, I like cinematographers showing their work
@MarkArnett3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so helpful. I love seeing real world narrative film lighting explained. Love your work. Please keep it up.
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Will do!!
@BenettGraezer3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Got a lot of value from it!
@ripsphoto3 жыл бұрын
Chock full of great tips and ideas, and not so full of gear that it feels out of reach for people on small budgets with small crews, like us. Seems doable, and that's inspiring. Thanks.
@rodprod85223 жыл бұрын
Opening the scene with a shot of the exterior city plus a moon added would set the tone. I would light his face with a MC in a china ball above so it casts some shadows and adds more mystery and suspense. This is a great video, bouncing the light off the ceiling lights is a great idea - many thanks!
@newnowproject87303 жыл бұрын
That Mass Effect cap made the tutorial 20% better for me
@Cinemike073 жыл бұрын
Awesome breakdown of how to light a set!
@peturthor51403 жыл бұрын
Very nicely broken down - stellar stuff!
@BrentHagyVideography3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I've used M-9's in a lamp to help replace bulbs as well in the past...not as versatile as an MC or a B7c but works in a pinch! Love the spotlight into the ceiling idea! 👍
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
That's a great work-around! And thank you
@GaretOMusic3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! I've been using the light of the monitor to light similar things. Must get one of those!
@ljs72993 жыл бұрын
It's always amazing to see how much effort it takes for a professional cinematic lightning setup. Every time I see these videos I'm surprised and I learn much more for my next lighting setup. Thanks a lot!
@peterhall42163 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, to the point without being dry. Looking good Valentina!
@JustinOpinionChannel3 жыл бұрын
Just go my Nova P300c, and while I'm in the infancy of learning to use it - it is super intuitive and an incredible tool. Excellent video, not only to show the 'how-to' of certain techniques but to stimulate the thoughts on other alternative approaches.
@darwintrinidad52943 жыл бұрын
This is really informative, I am learning a lot. Thank you so much for dropping this.
@Vampyreheathen3 жыл бұрын
Love watching these! I like Bradford Young's method of lighting scenes like this, which is mostly using practicals and underexposing. So I would do that but just add key and fills light to extended the practicals!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Bradford Young is amazing!
@abdulmalekal-eiwi71203 жыл бұрын
Great work .. I really get a lot of information about lighting.
@samuell.hodgesjr.15773 жыл бұрын
Very well done! I want to learn more about lighting scenes. I understand what you were doing. My knowledge on the different lights, light bulbs and equipment you were using is not my strong suit, so I need to study more about that.
@PaulFoley3 жыл бұрын
Very informative and really well explained. Thanks.
@besherry83413 жыл бұрын
Love this set up! Goes to show how minimal lighting can really sell a scene. I’d love to see a video where ye just use MC lights (that’s if you haven’t done one already) . Steller work as always! To sell the scene of moon light, I would use 1/2 CTB gel and 1/2 CTG gel. It makes moon light look more of a steel colour. I think the cinematographer Seamus McGarvey uses this technique.
@BboyGraphicx3 жыл бұрын
This was great, lots to plan but what an end result
@cudenverfilmcage71813 жыл бұрын
Thank you Aputure for bringing clarity to lighting scenes of all different skill levels. I am trying to teach my students these techniques, and now you've made it even easier!
@aputurelighting3 жыл бұрын
Glad we're able to help!
@LearningandTechnology3 жыл бұрын
This video is great! My wife is a Home Stager - so I get access to a lot of free advice on set design materials, but never really considered it - now I will! That said, I'm a rank beginner - but learning - this video helped!
@makestuffmike3 жыл бұрын
Just bought an MC! Glad to see this tutorial pop up! Can't wait to use my little light and add to my kit!
@TerriPotoczna3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful tutorial. Thank you!
@dorotheaschulz3 жыл бұрын
I love the spotlight idea to replicate the overhead light! You really got me thinking about how best to create moonlight. Love this! Thanks for sharing Valentina!
@TheTMax2 жыл бұрын
That was a great practical hands on way to learn! Thanks 😊
@BuddyBearCreator3 жыл бұрын
#1 Tip don't put nail holes in the walls to hang your pictures / set dressing or you may get a nice refurbishing bill at the end of the shoot day / night happens a lot
@valentinavee3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah for sure! We used removable wall-safe Velcro.
@tanayparanjpe90763 жыл бұрын
Introducing practical lightis are always helpful as part of the production design, as we can always use them to motivate our key, fill, back light or general ambiance. Therefore whenever I am lighting a dramatic scene I always consider using some practicals as part of my production design. It's always helpful and makes the entire shot more dimensional and has more depth to it.
@darkflamesquirrel3 жыл бұрын
Love how much the stuff these videos teach can apply to 3D animation.