You are the teacher I always wanted but I never got, after two film schools. Thank you!

Andrew you're a champ. You should consider doing a lighting lesson masterclass. You have a way of talking and teaching that I think most students would digest easily

You call this "back to basics", but this is the sort of detailed practical knowledge that's not really taught in school settings. The sort of stuff that usually has to be learned the hard way or over years of experience. This content is worth its weight in gold!

Without a shadow of a doubt, this is my favourite KZfaq channel.

More brilliant stuff, Andrew. Even a twenty year veteran like me enjoys "going back to basics". Never thought to put a 12x inside. Now I know better! Thanks!

Every video is filled with knowledge. Thank you.

Cinefoil is amazing. Thank you for highlighting it. It's not cheap, but it's one of the best tools in my kit. It can be used for cutting, blocking, shaping, etc. Besides the black matte finish, what makes it especially nice is that it's semi-rigid, so you can craft it into many shapes that would be difficult or impossible with flags/cutters/floppies, etc.

This is the type of video I really came here for. Yeah, I love gear reviews, but I also like learning new tips and tricks, and I definitely learned a couple from this video.

Hi there Andrew could you do a video on people wearing glasses and how to best avoid reflection, this is something I've really struggled with on set, thanks so much for your amazing videos and advice, kieran marklew

Fantastic! I appreciate these "basics" in addition to the new gear stuff. Great to know about this or that new light, but it helps to fill in knowledge about how to apply the gear well. Thanks!

Now THIS is the part of KZfaq I love! 👌 Thanks for taking the time to put this video together and explain light shaping techniques! 👍

Greater channel … great practical teaching methods all industry crew & up & coming DOPS should master. 👍🏻👍🏻🎥🖋

Favorite KZfaq channel this past month or so. Thank you!

Great tips, Andrew. I especially appreciate you pointing out that burning out bulbs (led or halogen) is a strong possibility with black-wrap (when used incorrectly). Best practice is to leave a set the way you found it (or better, if possible). Burning out their bulbs doesn't make for a happy maintenance crew...or client.

Consistently some of the best value content anywhere.

very simple and very valuable. Please just keep up the excelent work.

Brilliant Advice mate, thanks for sharing.

As always you're videos are great and very informative. You are a wonderful teacher. If I could make a suggestion, it would be very helpful if you could make playlist on your channel. For example one on grip equipment, one on reviews of lighting instruments, one on lighting, etc. Thanks.

Love this video. I actually covered the light on the floor at a wedding venue by with my bag. i picked my bag up it was burning hot at the end of the night . If i saw this video i would have known better. I could have caused a fire.

Best easy tutorial to follow along. Short and sweet. Would love to see more of this videos

Awesome information, thank you so much! You‘re helping so much with your knowledge 🙏😊

Thank you for the free lesson! Great tips.

Another video, another masterclass. Thanks again, Master!!! Saludos desde Chile!!

Thanks again Andrew. Great advice (: Happy end of Melbourne lockdown! Let the productions begin!

I was always scared of the fire hazard, so I never taped the spot lights. Great tip, keep 'em coming!

More back to basics, thank you so much, Andrew!

Love your work! Thank you for doing this, and please do keep it up!

Great content. Thanks for sharing.

Hi. You should also teach us difficult shots and how they were lit. Also maybe do a bite size series on beautiful shots in movies and how you'd light them or were most probably lit. Thanks

Thank you for sharing! You should do a "Back to basics" series with short tricks and tips like this one. They are really useful. Thanks again / Per

Thanks Andrew, this "back to basics" is very helpful!

Great explanation!

Great advice from a top pro….

Taking notes 👌🏾

This is great stuff. I kinda knew most of it but there were some new tips in there too. Looking forward to more of these types of video.

Awesome 👍 Thank you Andrew.

Fantastic safety advice. Love your content.

As always awesome content

Need more basics because damn I learned so much in that amount of time

Fantastic content, as always.

Awesome tips 👍

Would love more tutorials like this one instead of gear reviews all the time. You do great in both by the way,

instant sub.. thanks for sharing your knowledge

This was great!

Love Back to basics !!!

I think I might need way more back to basics episodes!

Great stuff. What method would you use to attach the cinefoil to the ceiling? Gaffer may be too destructive, removing paint or plaster, maybe drawing pins or thumb tacks?

very helpful

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Throwing fire!

Really good.

Great!

Hey Andrew, how might you work with clients who are reluctant to allow the covering of the fixtures with a flag or cinefoil? For a mix of reasons. Perhaps they might say they don’t want a big fussy setup and/or stand by that they don’t see a difference doing so. Have you encountered something like this?

Any video on how to remove unwanted reflections from reflective superficies?

I work as a freelance magazine photographer and I always look out for things in the film world that I can include to my workflow, although being on my own most of the time. This topic is a little tricky, because I don't have either much time nor a static set. Do you have an idea for this kind of situation? Maybe in general working alone and under time pressure is a nice topic for another video. What I've come up with so far for with blocking lights is that I could use something like a Manfrotto Nano stand with a small ball head on top on which I could jerry rig a telescopic pointer with some black wrap taped at the end. Definitely looks sketchy but could work in rooms with sort of regular height.

Thanks for the great content as always! Will you be getting in the new Pavotube 30x's to review?

Is there anywhere we can look at the results you got?

Thank you for another lesson! Question: In all setups that you have showcased in this video was the camera temperature balanced in accordance to your lights and did the house lights have any significant impact that could be a concern (green spill etc.) on the picture?

nice vid.. you are giving away too much stuff! 'turn off the lights' - often you cannot turn off office lighting as it is 'eco' and on a timer. this should not be a suprise or crisis. I its happened to me twice in the last 6 months. when hitting lights that are fixed on one should of course proceed as outlined in this vid with black wrap and 'cutters'. Further questions.. what tape will hold black wrap, but not ruin the paint? Have you any experience with the scissor clamps that slip into the tiled office ceiling?

I use the technique I've learned from this episode all the time: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h6t5mLJ_zt7HnHk.html

What about overpowering the unwanted lights to cancel out their effect? Or are you usually wanting to include the house lights in your setup? Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I especially love seeing the setups you use and BTS breakdowns (I know it's difficult to get permission to do those).

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