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The Godfather lighting setup is a low key lighting technique that was popularised as the technique used to film Marlon Brando's character, Don Vito Corleone, by Godfather cinematographer Gordon Willis. More recently, it's also used a LOT by Josh Yeo from ‪@MAKEARTNOWCHANNEL‬ (if you haven't already, check out his work - seriously!)
Godfather lighting is a specific type of top lighting that uses a soft light source, with very controlled spill. This particular cinematic low key lighting example is particularly well suited to villainous or mysterious characters, because it obscures the eyes, making the characters intentions difficult to read by the audience.
In this tutorial we will also show you how you can also use eye light to further enhance this technique and make the character appear even more sinister.
And don't forget to checkout our Film Lighting Techniques playlist for more cinematic and dramatic lighting techniques that you can apply to your own projects.
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CONTENTS:
00:00 - Introduction to Godfather Lighting
00:10 - Godfather lighting and top lighting
00:23 - Top lighting in film
00:40 - Godfather lighting breakdown pdf
00:50 - Godfather lighting and low key lighting
01:14 - The psychology of Godfather lighting
01:35 - Godfather lighting and split lighting (AKA Hatchet lighting)
01:46 - Top lighting using a c-stand
03:25 - Top lighting using a boom arm
03:43 - Top lighting using a goalpost rig
04:50 - Key Light positioning for Godfather lighting
05:00 - If the light is too far back
05:10 - If the light is too far forward
05:24 - The quality of the light
05:40 - Accessories to soften a hard top light
05:50 - Aputure Light Dome Mini II with vs without a Grid
06:08 - Aputure Lantern with a skirt
06:30 - Godfather lighting and back light
06:47 - Godfather lighting and eye light
07:23 - Godfather lighting summary and outro
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