Have I converted anyone to booklights yet?

@evanthecameraman

4 ай бұрын

No but you converted me to a subscriber awhile ago 🫣

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

@@evanthecameraman I will convert you! just wait and see.

@Cinegavo

4 ай бұрын

If I have the output, haha look at my username

@ChrisMarxen

4 ай бұрын

I'll try it for sure mate! Thanks for the video!

@kalebdavis8303

4 ай бұрын

You have more than converted me! As a aspiring gaffer, originally from Dallas myself, I love your book light tutorials because it allows me to learn new ways to create a soft diffused light on the face!

I hope you know the thrill we feel when we see a new lighting video up on youtube. Thanks for the education!

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

More to come! Thanks for stopping by, hope to earn your sub!

very thorough BTS! I appreciate your taking the time to include the False Color images in each lighting step. Thanks!

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I wanted to carry of what I use on set to see my light and the false color helps so much. Glad you enjoyed it and hope you stick around for more!

Looks nice. I've shot in that space many times over the years. Whenever I shoot into the large sliding door, I like to put a furniture blanket behind it to cut the light from coming under the opening on the bottom. It's definitely a good space to film in and you can get a good variety of shots with it.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

It was my first time at this location, it is such a great location. Great idea on the light spill from under the door! Maybe we can land on a project together in the future. Thanks for watching!

This is absolutely fantastic! Great job. Shooting for a client, while shooting for KZread takes such skill. You really know your stuff!

I really enjoyed the accent lights used on the wall. Really gave an extra layer of depth in the image. Great work!

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I need to keep adding them on my shoots, love how it makes the image pop. Thanks for watching!

Fantastic walk-through and demonstrations, thanks for sharing this! Looking forward to the book light setup video.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Glade you enjoyed it! Everybody that watches helps me grown and improve the channel, thanks for stopping by!

Definitely liked the last one best, great use of accent lights. Cool video!

Wow, amazing detail, one of the best lighting I've seen yet!

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks! This is awesome to hear! More to come, hope to hear from you again!

Suggestion. A bottomer piece of duvatyne skirted and grip clipped to the rolling book light that can help take some light off subject legs and spill onto floor and therefore concentrate focus of light to subject. Also, my favorite light in these setups was the use of the accent light! A very overlooked light in quick interview set ups.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I was waiting for somebody to say this exact thing! I feel the reflections from the windows matched the booklight. So we rolled with it. But great point and idea. Adding a skirt of duve or flagging the bottom would help reduce the spread over the lower part of the frame. Yes my legs are white, but everybody else had dark pants! lol

Love these vids

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I will keep them coming! thanks for watching and being a sub!

Nice use of the spotlight!

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I am trying to use them more and more when possible.

Dude you are so good and I love watching your bts videos!

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I learned a lot from KZread and other great folks on set. I appreciate the kinds words, but I'm just a regular guy trying to get better each day. Thank you for the support!

Another great vid. Subscribed! I'm going to try and make a poor man's version of this booklight with a huge 5-in-1 reflector (150x200 cm)

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! There are so many ways to skin a booklight! Even a white wall and diff in front of it. I might try to build a super budget option with stuff from WalMart and then a little step up with Amazon stuff. Thanks for coming back!

Next step: Cove lighting. 😎

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Thet is the truth!

I really appreciate that some find the Booklight an attractive method of lighting but I find them an unnecessary amount of effort for a result that can be easily achieved with a 7foot Westcott umbrella and diffuser. I’ve worked in the industry for 30 years and seen it all, but given the amount of gear required and excessive set up time I really don’t see much advantage of using a book light on most interview scenarios, especially if one alone. Fair enough, bigger productions, with big crews may justify the time and effort involved but in most smaller projects a big umbrella, coupled with a diffuser, are more than adequate. The only real advantage of a booklight is if you are using hot lights, as more heat can be expelled with a book light but with modern cob lights the limited heat generated is much less of a factor.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I can see the many scenarios where the 7' umbrella would play well. I even use the Aputure 150 dome if I can get away with it. The times where the big booklight setups play well is when you want more control. If you see the image at 4:08 , the light is favoring one side and then has a gradient as it goes outward from the hot spot. If the umbrella is fixed to the light, the hot spot would be in the center and the output would be reduced on the edges. So it could reduce wrap if you can'r get it close enough to camera. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave feedback. I helps me and others get new ideas and better each other. Here is me using the umbrella: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6FozJafpcerm9o.html

dope work brother

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by, I know you get real busy over on your channel. Surprised you had time to come over this way! 😁

@924PHOTOGRAPHY

4 ай бұрын

Support bro. Take time for those that matter

Nice location! Thanks for the breakdowns and False Color info. Q: Would brining the book light in closer give you a bit softer light source, or did you need it to balance exposure for the wide shot?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

It was as far as we could go to wrap and stay out of frame. The head to toe wide makes it tough to light soft.

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@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Howdy! 🤠

Please explain why you use a booklight in this scenario? The bigger the light source in relativ to the subject is what makes it soft. If you move your 1200 further back and fill out your 8x8, you get the same soft result.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

The amount and type of diffusion also plays a factor. The ultra bounce helps to scatter the light which then hits the front diffusion.

@madsdam4472

4 ай бұрын

I agree with the type of diffusion, and that the ultra bounce scatters the light to fill out your 8x8. Which again makes the source bigger, and thereby softer. But i disagree on the amount of diff. The amount can remove light intensity, but it does not soften it. Filling up youre 8x8 to the edges with light does soften it. But in this scenario, it looks like you could move youre 1200 back and get the same result. Dont get me wrong. i use a book light often myself, especially in a small space where it makes sense. You should make a comparison :-) @@PDMokry

Nice

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Love your videoa man! Super helpful! Question. How would you light a two person interview sitting next to each other? Ill be facing realtively tight place and I dont think I can pull of something like a book light. Would a lantern work? Flag the unnecessary spill? Curious about your thoughts? Chris

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support! The go to for two people or more always seems to be to light from above when possible. Booming a lantern could play great if you can get it close.

I'm surprised 1200d is necessary for such setup, but I guess because this is really big space. I'm usually having my 300C at 2-8% :D.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

So the big factor is the windows. If we did not have to fight the windows, it would not require such output. Also the booklight was setup in a way that allowed a lot of spill. So we lost output there. Then bouncing and diffusing all cut output. If it was just a light dome 150, we could get away with a 600D at times.

@JoATTech

4 ай бұрын

@@PDMokry How many stops of ND has been used to expose windows correclty? ISO 800?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I think we were at 1/5-1/7 on the FX6 internal ND.

For lighting gear, can you add the floppys and large grids/muslins you use?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

I like run mostly Canvis Grip or Mastthews.

@DirectedbyZ

4 ай бұрын

@PDMokry Matthew's guy too, Newer for budget friendly

Nice, what you using to mount the 8x8?

I'd love to see how you custom white balance with the FX6. Still my #1 issue with it. Are you using a light meter, or doing the obnoxious "in camera" white balance?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

So if you manually change the Kelvin, there is no green or magenta adjustment. You want to fill the frame and do a custom white balance before you start the interview. You can see me bring in the floppy just to use it as a white card.

@rossthomas4738

4 ай бұрын

@@PDMokry That is what I always have an issue with. How much are you filling the frame with the card?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

@@rossthomas4738 So make the frame smaller. Get some black foam core. Cut a square in the middle, smaller thank your lens. The camera will only read the white part.

Great stuff. I appreciate you showing how you work. Also, did you drive up to Nashville for the shoot or did they come to you? I made the drive the other way for a job in Dallas a few weeks ago when it had snowed in Nashville and it was a long day of driving to make it down on time!

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

The shoot was local here in Dallas. I have done that drive a few times. Next time you are in town, let's connect! Thank you for watching and subscribing!

Do you transport the spotlight in its original case?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm worried about damaging the glass.

Thanks for the video, Piotr. Which picture profile were they using on the FX6 bodies? I noticed that the levels would be low if shooting in S-LOG, so I am guessing they weren't shooting in LOG. (Normally, for S-LOG, it seems that exposing around 65IRE on the bright side of the face helps to reduce noise in shadows.) Second Question: How important is it to own Sony bodies (specifically the FX6) to get work? It seems that lower-budget and middle-budget projects want Sony, and specificially the FX6. Am I right that there is a big demand for the FX6 in particular and Sony in General?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

So there is a lot of back and forth when it comes to exposing SLog3 on the new Sony cameras. I follow Allister Chapmans recommendations, which is zebras at 52 +/-1 on the bright side of the face. This seems to give me the best results. The LUTs I use have two versions and one has a higher exposure than the other. I am not a colorist or expert at editing. The FX6 has helped me land many gigs over the last year. Everybody is team Sony these days. Thanks for the comment!

@BillStreeter

4 ай бұрын

65IRE is way too hot for skin in Slog. And you can see from the camera monitors in the shots that they were shooting log. Log isn't difficult to expose, and the FX series are low-light beasts. The native ISO is 650, so you don't need a ton of light to get good exposure.

would a 600x suffice for shooting against windows?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

At night, yes. But otherwise, it is not enough power. Even more so when double diffusing the light.

What book arm are you using for your hairlight?

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

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Thank you for the BTS. I had a question. What type of diffusion are you using for the front part of the book light? Is it full silk? or 1/2 grid?

@BillStreeter

4 ай бұрын

He said quarter grid in the video.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

If you jump to 1:09 you can see the details of the setup. Full build video coming soon!

@johnstewart3391

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! love your videos!

Do you ever bring fake plants, generic artwork, floor lamps or other such props to these shoots? I'm also a one-man-band trying to do the best under tight budgets and deadlines, but I feel like some of the rooms we get are lackluster and even a single well-placed prop would make a big difference.

@PDMokry

4 ай бұрын

Most of my shoot are smaller scale, so adding another task would slow me down or throw off my flow. A lot of the times, clients will help dress things up. But art dept does take things to the next level!