One of the best videos I've seen to understand the importance of light!

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

thank you Leo!

I love that this channel has become you with an idea, and you filming your thought process. That is incredibly helpful instead of someone "telling" you what to do. Love this content and I will continue to support this channel! Keep up the great work!

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

thanks so much Scott! that means a lot. in this industry there is no one right way so I am attempting to be more observational, share some things I've learned, and experiment!

great video, no BS, straight to the point. No distracting music. Love this format.

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

thanks so much!

So so helpful 🤟🏻 Kinda refreshing too that you don’t waste time with the classic KZreadr sh*t 😅 straight to the good stuff. Keep it coming 🙏🏻

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😇😇

This is great. I love lighting walkthroughs like this. Especially the way you do it, by talking about your process as you think "out loud" for us to hear.

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! More to come :)

You're on fire with the uploads! absolutely loving your content man thank you

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m loving it… there’s so much more I want to upload.

new gen Patrick O'Sullivan

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

I’m honored

Stoked to have found your channel, love your no-nonsense approach genuinely valuable content

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Nick! More to come.

Love your videos, Blaine. I LOVE them.

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊😊

bro you have such cool vibes, luv the way u break things down

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😇 more to come.

I adore your content! This is my fav video so far! Very.very very relatable (especially since I needed to light a kitchen scene very recently :D)

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I think this is my favorite video so far too. Absolutely loving posting on KZread. Have a lot more in the works. I enjoy lighting kitchens too. Good skill to have.

This is a cool approach. Like seeing your implementation on the go. I'll try to incorporate these ideas into my stuff too

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

thank you! let me know how it goes

Blaine your exists are classic. Thanks for the awesome professional tips. You da man!

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😂😂 trying to keep it fun.

Very helpful. Love the quick setups

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

thanks Keith!

Your stuff is awesome man, appreciate it!

@BlaineWestropp1

9 ай бұрын

Hey thanks so much!

I just found u by pure luck! And oh my God ! This is gold! Love seeing yer thought process , it helps tons ! Defo subscribed THANK U 🤙🏿

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! More on the way

Love this format, more of this!

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

More on the way!

Good stuff, straight to the point!

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

really, really enjoying this channel

@BlaineWestropp1

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Awesome approach to shooting this video.

@BlaineWestropp1

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Can’t wait to do more of these.

Looks great 🔥

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😇

Good job bro

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

thank you :))

You don't even think about this part of cinematic work. We think, "Okay, we're going to have an actor talking with a friend, and then they'll leave." But where the light is hitting them, where can they move throughout the scene, and what changes as they change the lighting in their scene, i.e. turning off the lights to leave, etc. Great thoughts! Thanks for sharing!

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

the lighting is one thing.. but blocking I find is even more difficult at times.

Thanks for the video. What tube lights are you using?

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! The tubes are the trusty quasar science Q30 T8 4’ with dimmers!

The important lesson here is how much one can make with so minimal equipment. Instead of adding a lot of lights with a lot of power, you shape it and subtract some of it. Less is better.

@BlaineWestropp1

Ай бұрын

Yep. 100%

I learnt more in 9 minutes than 3 years of film school

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

happy to help 🫡

@redwoodsedits1611

10 ай бұрын

@@BlaineWestropp1 do you recommend any other resources to learn more about lighting?

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. What are you shooting these on?

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

thank you. this was shot on a mini LF

Great video thx. What kinda Tube lights did you use?

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. They are quasar science q30 t8 lights. Have had them for many years and they are great.

The hair and beard is looking good

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😂😂 going to have them both tamed tomorrow.

man this is helpful

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

More to come 🫡

Awesome. You don't happen to live in CT? I could use your help.

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

I’m in NYC. What do you need help with? Feel free to message me on Instagram @wstrpp

A fan of the vibe and the matter of factness of the approach and couldn’t agree more that lighting is super simple. That said this seemed a little overly complicated mainly because the purpose of the lighting wasnt really super clear. A clear idea of the scene location context and action would have been helpful. I know its a well worn method but a reference photo or scene would have helped too. Person about to leave apartment?? Was that correct? It might have been good to have the action include the reason for leaving and the leaving, cliche as it may be but turn a light off on leaving?? The lighting change may have maybe given more scope to show action motivation and how changing lighting can move the story forward very simply. Also having motivated light and frame imply something else is happening elsewhere would have may be helped the narrative. Lights all turned off usually implies Im not staying and im going somewhere so maybe to tell the story having so much light on initially didn’t set up the scene. Regardless always a pleasure.

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Ken. All good points here which I attempted to (and mostly successfully) called out in the video. My attempt was to make it clear that this is a live test, and that doing these types of tests help when you are in a scenario for real, where you do have context and purpose (which I did mention in this video). Turning off the lights makes sense as well, but I didn’t have light switches on the wall for the tubes 😂. Anyways, if I didn’t make it clear enough in the video, this is a live test of this specific kitchen, which could be similar to many other kitchens/apartments, and if nothing else we can see that if you put a tube up in a hallway it’s going to bounce everywhere.

@KenFlanagan

11 ай бұрын

@@BlaineWestropp1 hey thanks for that. Understood.

Dope!! What kind of monitor and transmitter are you using?

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. It’s a smallHD cine 7 with built in bolt 500 transmitter, and a smallhd focus 7 with a built in bolt 500 receiver.

@terrygray9589

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man

Maybe I should pick up the q30 t8 tube lights. I’ve seen alot of bad reviews so was kind of hesitant. They’re pretty cheap so why not

@BlaineWestropp1

7 ай бұрын

They are cheap, great, and I’ve literally thrown mine around for many years and they are still pumpin.

Do you have link to the Amazon light that you used in shot, in the background?

@BlaineWestropp1

8 ай бұрын

Here you go! amzn.to/47L1560

What is the remote monitor in your hand did you use in video?

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

It is a smallhd 7inch with built in bolt 500 receiver. I believe it is called a focus 7.

Very good instructional Video. What is the Wireless Video Transmission System?

@BlaineWestropp1

5 ай бұрын

Thank you :) the monitor I am holding is a smallHD focus7 with a build in teradek bolt 500 receiver. There is a smallhd cine7 with a built in teradek bolt 500 transmitter on the camera!

It's shadow or -dark- exposure that I always seem to struggle with. This moody scene looks really clean in the shadows, but if I shot v-log, I guarantee it would need a ridiculous amount of level from my key light to get acceptable exposure and then the shadows would be full of noise

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

I would experiment with over exposing and bringing down in post. Put a -1 or -2 stop LUT on your monitor. Just be careful not to clip highlights. For this video I exposed normally but for some I shoot super hot and bring it way down. I actually made a video about this but have not posted it yet. Maybe I should..

@adeloyearts205

11 ай бұрын

I have the panasonic s52x and what's driving me nuts is that panasonic hasn't released information on the latitude vs ISO information for V-log. To me, it makes sense, if you're gonna do ETTR, you're gonna probably use the higher base native ISO of 4000 cuz that has better highlight retention, but how much? I have no damned clue cuz Panasoic won't give me damned false colour or a damned EL Zone.

@flochfitness

11 ай бұрын

@blainewestropp1 is right on with the monitor lut. That being said, it's all about ratios. The easiest way to start training your eye for this is grab some stills from your favorite looking movies (Shotdeck is great for this). Then throw it into resolve (or whatever you like) and turn on false colors. From there, you can measure the IRE and get the ratios of key, fill, and background. Take these ratios and then go and practice (use a camera monitor) to dial everything in. Most moody movies you see that the shadows look "crushed" but still retain some detail, along with a smooth roll of and not completely clipped (unless that is the intention). This is because even if you are 2 stops overexposed, is your ratios are where you want them to be, you can bring everything down in post and now you have the image where you want while retaining the detail. Just remember to not clip the highlights (again, if that's not your intention). Lastly, if you are planning on getting everything really dark and moody, experiment with dropping your iso in camera (even below the native iso). The lower the iso, the cleaner your shadows will be. This is a helpful tool when you don't need tons of dynamic range, but need to retain detail in the shadows. Hope this helps!!!

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Great great ideas here!

@codylarosa

11 ай бұрын

@@BlaineWestropp1 Please post.

Blaine, i can notice some "black frequency banding" running on the walls. How do you remove that? Flicker free lamps?

@BlaineWestropp1

3 ай бұрын

Change shutter speed! I shoot all the time in here with those lights and I change the shutter and it’s gone :). I just didn’t change the shutter in the video.

@JoaoSilva22222

3 ай бұрын

@@BlaineWestropp1 thank you! I May be doing something wrong because i can reduce the effect but never eliminate it for good. Will keep digging.

@BlaineWestropp1

3 ай бұрын

Which camera are you using?

@JoaoSilva22222

3 ай бұрын

@@BlaineWestropp1 right now a black magic 2.5 and a GH5

@BlaineWestropp1

3 ай бұрын

And they have a slow rolling flicker under house lights? What country are you in?

The lamest question, but I'm not seeing the answer anywhere else. What lenses/camera did you use to shoot this? There's a really nice falloff happening in the corners of the image

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

This was shot on the Alexa mini LF. I can tell you about the lens at a later date 😊

@camerynduran3914

10 ай бұрын

@@BlaineWestropp1 haha can't wait to hear what it is. Thanks for getting back to me!

Might you have an Amazon link to that lamp?

@BlaineWestropp1

10 ай бұрын

Here you go! amzn.to/47L1560

Budget tube light recommendations?

@BlaineWestropp1

8 ай бұрын

The quasar tubes I used here are like $50 and amazing. Great color, I’ve had them for years. You need to get a dimmer and they are not battery operated. I just did a project with nanlite tubes and I thought those were great too bc they had a battery. But if you don’t need a battery (I don’t love shooting with battery operated lights) get the quasar q30!

Can we make a cinematic commercial for coors light

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

Please bro.

@wadelambert

11 ай бұрын

and shoot it in Cape Town 🤔

what monitor do you use

@BlaineWestropp1

4 ай бұрын

Hey! The monitor that I am holding is a smallHD focus7 with built in teradek receiver. There is a smallhd cine7 with built in teradek transmitter on the camera!

what camera do u use ??

@BlaineWestropp1

6 ай бұрын

This was Alexa mini LF

Define “irresponsible amounts”

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

You’ll simultaneously freak out and enjoy it.

But why do all this when u can just fix it in post???

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

baahahah. come to Williamsburg and prove it.

@RenderRow

11 ай бұрын

@@BlaineWestropp1 next Blaine Westropp video: Can you really”Fix It In Post?” We mess up as much stuff in production as humanly possible and then try to salvage a usable video in the editing room

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

I love this and I’m in

i stand corrected. the 20mm is not that rare

@codylarosa

11 ай бұрын

Dang

@BlaineWestropp1

11 ай бұрын

uh oh!