The Power of Back Light for Cinematic Storytelling

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Back light isn't always as simple as just placing a light behind your subject; the parts of the body the light falls on to can actually be broken down into 4 general terms: Rim Light, Edge Light, Hair Light and Kicker - and each of these can be utilized in cinema, to create, emphasise and carry the feelings of the story being told.
In Part 1, we take a look at Rim Light, the most recognisable form of back light and how it can be used in tandem with a scene's narrative.
Lenses:
Samyang 14mm t/3.1 VDSLR MK2
Samyang 24mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2
Samyang 35mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2
Samyang 50mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2
Cameras:
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro
Panasonic Lumix S5
Lights used in the video:
Nanlite Forza 60C
Nanlite Pavotube 15C II
Nanlux Evoke 1200B
Video Contents:
0:00 Lighting for Cinema A - Z: #05
0:43 The Rim Light
1:14 Altering the Mood
3:18 The Versatility of Rim Light in Storytelling
5:58 Recreating Daylight/Next Episode Preview

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@drewvans9442 7 ай бұрын

This is one of those times where I truly find myself saying “I can’t believe this is free”. Incredible work, Rob. Thank you!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Very happy you found it so useful and I appreciate your kind words - thank you!!

@DjCaldwelI 7 ай бұрын

I find myself saying that every single video that Rob releases!

@olaia3433 2 ай бұрын

Rob finding you on KZfaq tonight has been a miracle. I hope that someday I have a budget to make you a LIGHTING guy to create stories..

@muhtada_agad 7 ай бұрын

My journey in filmmaking has changed for the better because of you

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I am beyond happy to hear that - thank you for your kind words!

@muhtada_agad 7 ай бұрын

@@RobEllisCinematographer ❤️🩶

@ImNotAFilmmaker 7 ай бұрын

Another excellent video. I really appreciate how you break down the "why" in addition to the "how". I've been really learning how to "see" light from these videos.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! I feel like the "whys" in this category can often be glossed over - and as someone who always needs to know the whys to be able to do, well, a lot of things (I'm very likely on the spectrum!) I'm making what I'd want to see, so it's always a blessing to know how these videos are helping others. I appreciate it! :)

@filmbyakiljoefield 7 ай бұрын

I love your approach and execution Rob, very direct and straightforward, keep up the amazing work.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Akil, happy to hear you're enjoying the videos!

@DanielKouba 7 ай бұрын

We’re so lucky to have these videos

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate it Daniel - I’m lucky to be able to do this for others whilst learning things myself! I hope you can continue to find my videos helpful in some way! :)

@brainmove 6 ай бұрын

Man your vids always inspire me to shoot. I often look forward to colour grading and editing etc. but somehow always (initially) dread shooting. After watching one of your vids though, it never fails to get me stoked to set up some lights and get into the shooting process. Thanks for the great content.

@riskybiscutz 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing Rob! I can’t thank you enough for all the incredible tools you have provided us over the years!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Just happy I can continue to help out in some way - and I’ve massively appreciated your kind words over time, so thank you!! :)

@ForlornCreature 7 ай бұрын

man idk how you're gonna get through the whole alphabet, seems like an insane amount of work

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

It’s not so bad - 36 videos (some of which I’m splitting into parts for KZfaq) - which actually gives me a direction and set goal for what I’m making for KZfaq, which I’ve never had!

@ForlornCreature 7 ай бұрын

@@RobEllisCinematographer I’ll be here for all of it, love your work

@ruizchen181 7 ай бұрын

Sincerely thank you for having Rob teach me about Cinematic lighting every week. Can’t believe I’m watching such an excellent instructional video right now . You really make me continue to grow in this area . Infinitely useful in life and career .

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate the kind words, it’s always amazing to hear my videos are helping so much - thank you so much!! 😊

@ministerioabrazamejesus 7 ай бұрын

Amazing!!! Love your work, it would be awesome if u could do a video on camera settings to achieve this cinematic look specialy iso for this kind of dark scenes.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7x3q5B9qNy3dnk.htmlsi=NM3C6oK7Seo2QRhc

@AllThingsFilm1 7 ай бұрын

Another fantastic lighting video. I went ahead and picked up your "Recreating Daylight" course. Can't wait to start it. Thanks for your hard work in these videos as well.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it and thank you for your support! I hope you find the course just as useful - I appreciate it massively!! :)

@user-dl4wz8nz8t 7 ай бұрын

people love my work today just because I learned it from you Rob. and iam still learning and will be there to learn. Than You!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

That is a huge compliment - thank you so much!! I hope you can continue to find my videos useful! :)

@ErnestoSosa 7 ай бұрын

Another Rob Ellis video to get me bricked up

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I didn’t realise I’d mistakenly uploaded to a different kind of tube site! 🤣

@kristos5548 6 ай бұрын

Your videos are so good for learning and understanding light , they help me a lot. Thanks for your work !

@RobEllisCinematographer 6 ай бұрын

Always happy to hear this - I appreciate it! Hope you can continue to enjoy my videos, thank you! :)

@MarioRojo. 7 ай бұрын

Watching your videos makes me feel like when men discovered how to make fire! Thank you!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Haha thank you so much Mario!

@yourelegantwaifu 7 ай бұрын

Im learning film major as of now and in my 4th semester, however I'm learning more from Rob instead of my university. Can't believe this information is shared for free in youtube, thank you so much.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Very happy to help and I hope your 4th semester goes well! Thank you! ☺️

@FenzirL 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Rob! Your content makes me fall in love with filmmaking even more! 🙌🏻

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Amazing to hear it! Thank you so much! 😊

@HalloFilmz 7 ай бұрын

With every your video you giving me a hope.. Thank you

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Super happy to hear that - I hope you can continue to find my videos and this series helpful!! :)

@m.d.johnsoncreative1371 7 ай бұрын

Amazing video as per usual! Thanks for all the incredible content. Keep it coming 😃

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I will do! :)

@thedxrrkside 6 ай бұрын

This is gold, thanks a lot Rob

@RobEllisCinematographer 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I hope you found it useful in some way! :)

@brown2840 7 ай бұрын

Your content just get's better and better. You are a master at your craft!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I massively appreciate it! And I’m very happy you’re enjoying my videos!

@geirmolden 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Rob for your videos. They are very inspirational and educational. :)

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Geir, I appreciate it - glad you're enjoying them! :)

@WhySteve 7 ай бұрын

Watching this I was thinking about how clearly I can see the differences of light now but when I started, I tried so hard, but really couldn't "see" light. If that makes sense. And it makes me realize, your examples isolating the edges of the lights (0:44), is not only a great informative example, but it's also a direct and CLEAR demonstration of EXACTLY what those types of lighting do. Great job like always!!!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Steve! Absolutely, makes perfect sense! I’m glad you’ve mentioned that section, as I shot and laid it out in that fashion for that very reason, in the hope that it makes it a bit easier to reference and visualise! Hope you continue to enjoy the series! :)

@WhySteve 7 ай бұрын

Well it worked perfectly, job well done!

@khalilzrd 7 ай бұрын

thank you for this amazing video again I can’t believe you are still doing this totally for free

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Not totally free - this series is sponsored by Nanlite, which means it will also be over on their channels at some point too! I’m very happy you’re enjoying the series!!

@MsQwerasdf1234 7 ай бұрын

Thx for doing all these!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching them! :)

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Great video! , this is art

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Your videos are always filled with extreme values and quality. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Super happy you're finding them useful - thank you for watching! :)

@johnstewart3391 6 ай бұрын

As Always an awesome video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@RobEllisCinematographer 6 ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it - thank you so much!

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I learned a lot on this channel for free. Thank you for sharing this!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Happy to hear you're learning a lot - thank you so much!

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I thoroughly enjoy every one of these🔥

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Happy to hear it! Hope you continue to enjoy the series :)

@alonsoguttierrez4455 7 ай бұрын

Love this episode ❤ lighting is everything in a scene

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

@slurp3194 7 ай бұрын

Your videos are legendary. More people need to see this. Your videos are more helpful then any college degree

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I’m very happy to hear it!

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All your videos are excelent

@ComptonHarry 7 ай бұрын

wow amazing how you simplified that and create some so brilliant. thanks rob

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I hope you found it useful in some way! Thank you so much! :)

@ComptonHarry 7 ай бұрын

@@RobEllisCinematographer o definitely did and it has inspired me to try it out for photography

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

@@ComptonHarry super happy to hear that!

@mrwesleyhsk 7 ай бұрын

rob u rob our hearts with sharing lighting Technic always❤

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Haha thank you so much, I appreciate it! Hope you can continue to enjoy these videos ❤️

@Jadesfishing 7 ай бұрын

This was dope thanks dude!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - thank you! :)

@SteveBrookfieldmusic 7 ай бұрын

Fabulous video!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Steve! :)

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Love this 😮❤

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! ❤️ thank you!

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Thank you for sharing these here, I really appreciate, God know I can’t afford the course but we’ll make do with what we get 💪🏾

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, happy you’re enjoying my work - the KZfaq videos will keep on going and they will always be free! :)

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Another solid video!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Always appreciate it - thank you so much!

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Awesome video as usual.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it - I hope it was helpful in some way! :)

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Wow thank you for this Wonderfull Video 😮

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoyed it! :)

@kahanisaaz 6 ай бұрын

Waiting (impatently) for part 2.

@RobEllisCinematographer 6 ай бұрын

Not long now! :) there is a new release in this series every 2 weeks! (Unless I get behind!)

@The_Daliban 7 ай бұрын

Whohoooooo they’re back!🙏🏻

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Wooo! I hope you enjoyed this one! :)

@The_Daliban 7 ай бұрын

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@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

@@The_Daliban I hugely appreciate it!! :)

@vividmotion66 7 ай бұрын

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Thanks for watching! :)

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Another dope ❤

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️ Hope you found it helpful in some way!

@Bo_Hazem 7 ай бұрын

Wow, man, just wow! What a wonderful video! You are a natural actor as well.😜Keep them coming!

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Bo, glad you’re enjoying the series!! I’m just doing my usual frowning haha!

@Bo_Hazem 7 ай бұрын

@@RobEllisCinematographer That's why "You are a natural actor." So happy to have followed you through this well "lit" journey.😆

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

@@Bo_Hazem haha I massively appreciate it! :) I hope you can continue to find my videos enlightening going forward!!

@aleksivahapassiweddings 7 ай бұрын

11/10 video🙌🙌

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it/found it useful! :)

@ManojSarlaGupta 7 ай бұрын

It's very helpful Sir Thank You Dear Sir 🙏

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Happy you found it helpful, thank you so much!!

@artisticbehaviormn 7 ай бұрын

I see your stuff all the time. It just dawned on me that I never subscribed smh! I fixed that! Shame on me! Good video!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Haha it’s all good, I do this all the time! 🤣 thank you so much!! :)

@TheBrechbuehler 6 ай бұрын

2:10 nice, it looks like the hawaiian statue is holding the light 😀!

@RobEllisCinematographer 6 ай бұрын

Haha didn’t notice this when I shot it but now I can’t unsee it! I love it 🤣

@VasariFilms 7 ай бұрын

What Iso and /T stop did you use Rob? Love the video! Big fan

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

ISO 100 for the first setup to expose for cleaner shadows - and I can't remember for the second shot! I'd imagine T stop was around f/2.8 - 4 in both :)

@VasariFilms 6 ай бұрын

thanks for the reply!@@RobEllisCinematographer

@sebazanm 7 ай бұрын

uhhh this tempo way better than lastweek`s wel done rob

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Sebastian, happy to hear it! I think it always comes down to the topic and what needs to be explained - I found this one was a little easier to write a bit snappier!

@GalZiv 6 ай бұрын

the adding rim light to the sun gives the charcter to be a little more friendly - still scary charcter but friendly maybe vs without he looks only scarey.

@zimon9413 7 ай бұрын

Do you use filter in your videos? like black mist filter or other filters.

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I do not, but I sometimes add a bit of bloom in post with Dehancer :)

@panzeparod4551 7 ай бұрын

Hey Rob Would you answer this question for me please … Do you always expose the face properly, i mean 60-70 IRE ? Sometimes, when I’m shooting, it feels like it is too bright and not respect the luminosity of the scene. (Exemple dark restaurant) Im bit confused with this information. Thx for ur work.

@panzeparod4551 7 ай бұрын

It could be very interesting to see the false color in your next videos

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

It depends on the shot - in this video for example, I exposed much darker on the face in both scenarios. Most of the time I do things by eye initially, then use false color to check if I’m losing any detail anywhere!

@panzeparod4551 7 ай бұрын

@@RobEllisCinematographer thank u very much !

@foksfinest6541 7 ай бұрын

hello sensei :D what do you think in generally about the zhiyun molus x100?

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

Hello!! I have no idea - I’ve not used it!

@foksfinest6541 7 ай бұрын

@@RobEllisCinematographer thanks anyway 😬

@Andrii4312 7 ай бұрын

Played a bit with backlight, wanted to create a contrast, shadow image, but one damn thing is difficult, exposure in Slog3, 20 videos about exposing it but still image look shitty and too noisy😢

@RobEllisCinematographer 7 ай бұрын

I've never shot with a Sony camera, but I believe the Cine EI mode should help you there - which (I think) can "underexpose" the image on camera whilst still shooting at base ISO - forcing you to use more light (or exposing to the right) - which means cleaner shadows. There's a few videos on KZfaq describing the process!