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@GWStudiosGB

4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see an episode not so much about lighting techniques, but just running through electrical rules on set. So how many lights can you use of one wall outlet, who is in charge of electrical distribution etc. I think that would be really great as I have really struggled to find any information on stuff like that :)

@sykiastudios3958

4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a video on how to create different moods using lightening or how to achieve different creative lighting set ups. Thanks :)

@DanHelton

4 жыл бұрын

You talked about complementing the skin tone of the model but have you gone into more detail on that? Skin tones can be really challenging

@GhettoProductionsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

The channel is perfect. Lear so much. Thank you

@ivpt

4 жыл бұрын

Dramatic lighting on a budget would be great!

I think it would be interesting if you did a 'style of' series where you take films, TV shows, music videos, adverts etc. that have an iconic 'look' in terms of their lighting and you show us how we could achieve a similar style on different budgets. I don't know if that makes any sense but I think it would be really cool...

@Unassimilatedborg

4 жыл бұрын

Every independent music video: Grab 8 Astra tubes, set one half to purple, the other half to blue and stand them near a dancing girl in a dress or underwear and you have an entire genre!

@valentinavee

4 жыл бұрын

Alfred Beales lol

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestions!

@josephsvennson5694

4 жыл бұрын

@@Unassimilatedborg isn't that the lighting scheme for Moonlight?

This entire series on different lighting setups, both on a budget and with gear is simply revolutionary. This has helped me understand light so much better. And the budget tips aren't just helpful for low budget scenarios but also run and gun situations where setting up gear can take a while.

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We appreciate the love :)

Would love to see how to light darker skin tones in a ext. night scenes.

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

That's a really good suggestion!

@vishalvyas2006

4 жыл бұрын

Yes i love that...but without having red camera...or any cinema camera...its so easy to have to look woth red camera...but with love to see some basic camera gear for lighting darker skins

Amazing job! Such a clear and helpful video!

I would love to see some more videos on lighting wide frames of different genres. I think seeing the comparison with on-a-budget gear would be enlightening.

Wow I was surprised by the budget set up it really looked great! Valentina is the best teacher!! It’s simplified but not boring and super practical!!!

Love that the 4 min film school is getting longer videos! I would like to see more lighting of wide-angle shots.

Love the hair Valentina! Thanks for this amazing guide

Thank you the team at Aputure. Valentina you’re fantastic. We own a little production studio in Atlanta, whenever you guys come around, please let us know

This one is REALLY valuable. The detailed showcase of both low budget and high budget makes the video helpful for such a wide range of people, and the lighting setups themselves are really well thought out. You can definitely see here why high budget is worth doing if said budget exists, but the low budget setups are very smart, and they really exemplify how far you can go if you're starting out with minimal equipment. It's not hard to get a DSLR, a 5-in-1 reflector, and some some LED panels, but poor usage makes for poor results. I've been there. This video also ends up being educational about higher budget production for those who can't dabble in it yet. Understanding what you're chasing is crucial for those attempting to creatively achieve great results with minimal equipment.

Lighting for Cars would be a great episode, so many reflections on such a big item.

Thank you very much Valentina and Aperture. This was very helpful and I will definitely try to shoot a professional looking Beauty Portrait.

I enjoyed having the comparisons between high and low budget! I would love to see more of that for various cinematic looks! Thank you!!

I was expecting to see also a black pro-mist filter (high budget) vs stockings over lens (low budget) in this comparison, but the results were great even without those! I especially liked the low budget outdoor result and its simplicity. Shows how great of a result you can get with just the sun and a cheap bounce!

Thanks as always for the helpful vid :) I feel like Valentina had more fun with this video than usual?? For a future video it'd be nice to see tips and tricks on setting up light stands, c-stands, etc., as well as budget or dyi options. Cheers!

Would love to see more of these high and low budget options since I handle different clients with different budgets. Also gives me options what gear I can invest in the future as an aspiring DOP. Give also setup tips for films, documentaries, and other commercials.

valentina!!! i´m glad you´re back! I was missing you : )

Wow! Great tutorial! It came at the perfect time for me too because I'm shooting a hair and makeup studio branding video this weekend and this solidified my pack list for gear. Also, love the T3i getting involved. That was my first camera and it will always have a special spot in my heart :)

Nice tutorial as always, and useful not just for commercial beauty but for narrative etc. However - you forgot to point out (or lost in the edit) the black foil sunshade on the camera during the low-budget outdoor section. It appears briefly in one shot "my trusty t3i", then is labeled in the recap when it kills the massive glare across the lens, but is never actually discussed.

@valentinavee

4 жыл бұрын

Lorenzo Gonzalez cut for time, but good catch!

@gc3video

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was looking for that too

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Yeah the black foil was just used to block the sun hitting the lens. Very important thing to have outside or when shooting directly at a light source. And foil is a lot cheaper than a matte box!

@gc3video

4 жыл бұрын

@@aputurelighting Y'all legit! Thanks for the response

i like that green hair girl... gorgeous !!

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

We love her too!

Definitely want to see more outdoor lighting tips and tricks. It's harder to figure out outdoor lighting setups by just looking at an image or video but outdoor shoots are getting more common among indies. It'll be good to see how you identify the problems and come up with solutions too like you did in this episode. Perhaps an episode all on outdoor lighting, moving shots, dealing with clouds, use lighting to enhance golden hour look, outdoor night scenes etc

Love all your content, and I mainly enjoy the low budget tips. Keep those low budget tips coming for us new comers.

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Will do!

Finally Valentina Vee is back!!

It’s crazy how resourceful you guys are at making an image look beautiful no matter what the tools are at your disposal. I would be interested in seeing a video on lighting a balcony seen perhaps at dusk or night. Also, I would love see movie seen re-creations in terms of lighting. Examples: Blade Runner, Joker, The Dark Night, Sin City, 300, etc.

Please make longer videos. I personally want to see how you set up the lights and equipments . I also want to now how to light documentaries in different situation. I would appreciate it if you could make a series of videos on that subject.

I think it's great that you showed that if you're on a tight budget you can still maximize your result if you know what you're doing. A lot of people need to know that low budget doesn't necessarily mean bad production. P.s. I know I win!

Great info! Thanks! I love how you show the upper-end lighting setup as well as the budget-light setup. Would LOVE to maybe see a middle-end setup. Some of us have access to a little more gear than the budget setup, but not as much as the high-end setup. I'd love to see maybe on one episode where you take the higher-end scenario and do a sort of "...if you don't have another 300D and soft box, you could probably get by with throwing a smaller MC-like light off to the side--and here's what that would look like..." Thanks again for your episodes! Love the 4-Minute Film School!

Hey! Great episode! For the next I’d like to know how to shape light in hazy environment. Which lights are gonna give you best results with fog machines. And different cases of usage. Thanks!

Hello and ty, this series is super helpful. I shoot crossfit and I'm constantly struggling with a dark spot on a corner or people not near doors or window. I will still get the shot, but norna)my I'm cranking the iso and ofcourse loosing detail. I would love to see a video on event/sports events. I see other photographers using big flashes in separate corners but I just dont have a grasp on how everything works.

Indy Mogul already did a similar piece on this, but lighting rigs are always fascinating. Since you work with a lot of DPs and bring them on to the show, it'd be great to have some insights into crazy or inventive lighting rigs, how they were accomplished, and the final look they achieved. I'm a big fan of creative grip work and it'd be cool to see some more of that in the universe.

yo I LOVE the new concept! Definitely feels less rushed, more informative. Using a BMPCC vs T3i is also more realistic than RED vs iPhone. Thank you!

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks we really appreciate the feedback!

I think a video on set design and lighting a background for interviews would be very helpful! I also would love some outdoor interview tips for battling the ever so tricky sun:) Glad you're back Vee!

Low and High Budget comparison's = 👌🏾

I would like to see an episode on lighting food because I often film food commercials :)

@valentinavee

4 жыл бұрын

Galaxyrobo Oooooh this is a great idea!

Love to see more low budget tips and side by side comparisons. Thanks!

Fantastic! Very clear and helpful video. Please I look forward more educational content like this.

A suggested high and low budget set up for a comedy sketch.

I'm so far to be a professional at this but all of your tips are always so useful to keep on learning. Thank you so much to consider both, high and low budgets. You're a great teacher! :)

Yes...the main difference in the high budget & the liw budget lighting is the subject’s skintone. its looking more natural & rich. Thank u for the great tips. One more thing u can show us is how ti light a subject in a horror movie set up. Techniques to film the ghost and which lighting techniques can be used.

Thanks for the tutorial! Hope there are more lighting tutorial especially budget kind to helps out small creator to start up!

Thank you for this video. It was so helpful. I would love a tutorial on how to make your corporate videos stand out. Thanks!

liked the pace of this one a lot. great stuff!

Another great video! Also cool that you show all the lighting set ups as budget versions, cause a lot of people (including me) don't have the money yet to buy all of the great lighting fixtures from Aputure or other companies. Keep it up 💪

Great stuff! I still have a T3i, and still grab it for certain shots. Slap a good lens on it and it works great as you've shown in this video. 👍

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah the T3i still has some fight left in it!

Nice work!

As a frequent outdoor traveller, outdoor shooting has always been my 'cliche' reason of not venturing on lighting much and depends on natural light. But as time goes by, this makes me even lazier to shoot outdoor with big set ups. Since Aputure came out with portable lighting series, I've been seeing my production friends shooting with 'em, and therefore got myself a pair of the Aputure MC itself. It would be best if your team came out with a simple episode of using the portable lighting such as the MX, M9 and MC series being the latest ones in different time of the days. I mean, rather than seeing other KZreadrs doing it, would be best to see it from the brand channel itself eyh? 😊 Anyway, I learned quite much from y'all and another one of the Aputure MC in my set up would be nice 🤭

I really want to know how to light music videos. I mean guitar videos which includes wide, medium and close shots. I bought one aputure MC and don't know how to use it properly. So it really would be awesome to know such thing.

This was my favorite one so far. Would love to learn about lighting different skin tones

I would love to see more videos about shooting at night in scenes where there aren’t any diegetic artificial lights, like when your characters are lost in the woods or stranded in the desert. There aren’t any artificial lights in the middle of nowhere, and I would love to learn how to make nighttime look visible but natural!

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

That's a very hard thing to do! My quick tip would be to use a single source as your artificial moon, and move it around to light your scenes!

awesome video like always! i think alot of us started with the t3i lol

Love it! Please feature something for wedding receptions!

Frankly I liked the natural light with the low budget option better. Great diffusion , more natural and great on the wallet 😀

@valentinavee

4 жыл бұрын

Murali Balaraman yes but what was cut out is that it could only be achieved before 10am because of the light quality. And we were lucky with the weather. We did that shot first thing in the morning.

@muralibalaraman

4 жыл бұрын

Valentina Vee I agree. If you are on a commercial shoot you don’t have control over the elements, since dates, times and models are pre booked. I am using the KZread knowledge to create my own videos. At work my agency does the work with a larger budget. But the concepts are relevant none the less.

Hi Valentina, I love what you guys do on here. I truly learn a lot from all this. I would like to see if there is any particular set up for horror/thriller genres, may it be short films, TV series or features. How can you capture and enhance the suspense using lighting?

This is great! Thank you for sharing Vee!! Beauty was the one I was waiting for. I’m always looking for new techniques in this field. For another topic, (I think you may have done something similar) but utilizing practical and motivating your light from it?

Valentina, awesome video, as always! 😍

The first indoor pro setup had very specular highlights in the hair, but in the outdoor pro shot, the diffusion cut the hair highlights down quite a bit. The budget outdoor shot had way more hair highlight. So, is there a pro way to bring the specular hairlight back outdoors? Or just lose the diffusion?

I would love to see an episode on lighting closeup cutaway shots for narrative filmmaking

:o so many fits in 4 minutes.

Great video keep going

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We appreciate the feedback

Thanks. Very useful review. Would like to see more of those kind of videos

I'd love to see a video on "How to quickly set up lights" or maybe a high-quality solution for run and gun filmmaking.

Honestly im not sure what I would want to see next until you guys put up the next video. Then my brain is like OH I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. So ill keep a look out for the next video

Great tips Vee! Actually in the first two examples I wondered if I preferred better the budget light. Except the last one, which I actually wouldn’t have used the only light as a fill since the color temperature is so different and shadows a little harsh. Or at least would have tried to diffuse it more. For the question: I would like you to replicate famous movie shots on a tight budget. I know it must be really challenging, but what is filmmaking without challenges?

Hey great video, very helpful. Can you tell me how bright you have your lights set to: Is it maximum, 30% etc? Also, do you have any advice on how to light older subjects with wrinkles and sun damaged skin?

I'd love to see lighting tutorials for working with green screen. I've really been enjoying these tutorials, thank you!

I really like this episode when you set up 2 different lighting from on a budget to low-budget, i would love to see some more videos like this. Can you make another video with this style for food commercials or food scene ?

I LOVED this video!! you need to keep doing that low budget/high budget comparisson!! specially with a t3i!

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for feedback! I don't think those comparisons are going anywhere ;)

@enriqueuret

4 жыл бұрын

@@aputurelighting Yaaaassss!!

I would love to see a breakdown of how to pick the right focal length and how it affects the mood!

Wellcome back :-)

I'd love to see more videos on outside lighting techniques, especially nighttime ones in natural environments where lights are hard to motivate.

Great tutorial! 👍🏼

V really killed it with this one. Nothing new or groundbreaking, but well put and to the point. You can gell she has a passion for these types of beauty shoots. #butterflylighting

Aputure lights or tutorials never disappoints...

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

very useful tips

This video is so informative. Can you tell me if I can use aputure hr672c as key lights for beauty videos ?

This was amazing...

I would like to see some setups using one 300D ii and supporting reflectors and smaller lights. When 2 or more 300D's are used it puts the budget at a much higher level. These videos are great for giving ideas on using what is available.

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

You should check out this episode! kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6SV08SAmMfgpsY.html

appreciate these vids - cheers

Honestly the "low budget" version seems a little more natural. It makes it look like the environment itself is full of soft even light vs the subject being smacked with tons of light. Dope video🤩

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good point! Sometimes a lot of ambient bounce can add a nice realism to a shot

Can the Aputure MC(s) be used as beauty lights for indoor studio / outdoor vlogging? can they emulated warm skin tones despite being RGB? Looking for a set of small, quality RGB lights that can meet all requirements.

I'd like to see an episode not so much about lighting techniques, but just running through electrical rules on set. So how many lights can you use of one wall outlet, who is in charge of electrical distribution etc. I think that would be really great as I have really struggled to find any information on stuff like that :)

What lens did you use throughout the video examples? Love the channel and your tutorials, thanks!

Nice tutorial... Would like to see a interior film look using budget vs expensive lighting... Example: creating a scene or shot from joker(kind of)movie using budget and expensive lighting..

This episode was amazing. You're really listening to public. Could You make an episode, about lighting a multi people scenes?

hey so , am planning on making music covers, but I dont wanna invest so much money for the lightings. so am planning to get few of the M-series?? what do you think of it? do you think I can just use M-series ( am doing it in my bed room and its small)would be great if you can make a video regarding it !

It would be cool to see a video on how to get a catchlight in any situation.

Hello Valentina!! Well...I have trouble making a sci-fi lighting with colored lights. For both the subject and background!! Keep the good work!💪🏼

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

Sci-fi would be really cool to light! Thanks for the suggestions

Will we be able to get some lighting set ups with the Aputure ls 600d soon?

Very educational content

I'd like to see a video on how to create different moods using lightening or how to achieve different creative lighting set ups. Thanks :)

I'm curious on several good use cases for gobos with the spotlight mount. Simulation of Light through a venetian blind or open window of course, but what else could it do?

@aputurelighting

4 жыл бұрын

That's something we've been thinking of exploring as well!

wow! get tones of tips oflighting setup

If you only have one light in front, right over the camera is a pretty standard and good light for beauty. No need for 2 if you don’t have 2 but full board is a good idea.

Canon T3i! Wow!

Great Tutorial! Can you do one about avoiding glare coming from the person skin? some people have very reflective skin and shooting this kind of video, especially with the close up, will look weird.

Cool!✌️

Using colour from the mc lights and how to do different to portray different genres

This is great information. I am curious as to why you opted to use a 35mm outside why not continue using the 85mm?

@valentinavee

4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to get a wide frame and I was already as far back as possible for that driveway we were shooting in.

I'd love to see a case study where the model walks or run on set. In other words, when we have to move the camera to follow the model and watch out for lights to not be seen in the frame while they constantly light the model properly.