Lighting 101: Quality of Light
This is our first installment of our Lighting 101 series, where Lauren walks us through an important concept in film lighting: the quality of your light-- i.e. how hard or soft your light is.
In this video we cover the differences between hard and soft light, how the size and distance of your source affect the quality of your light, how to create hard and soft light using those concepts, and what diffusion actually does! Not only that, we'll tell you how to apply these concepts to your own lighting at home.
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For those interested, the lights used were:
HARD LIGHT:
800 Joleko with 50 degree barrel
SOFT LIGHT:
Two 4' 4Bank Kinos stacked on top of each other
DIFFUSION SECTION:
250 Diffusion Gel hand-held in front of the Joleko
Astra 1x1 Bicolor Litepanel, softbox added
Sola 6 Litepanel Daylight Fresnel, bounced into large styrofoam bounce card
Inca 12 Litepanel Tungsten Fresnel, shot throught 8x8' silk on frame
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As someone that has taught themselves videography, and have watched 36700 videos on lighting alone, your explanation, set up, tone, models, advice, and pretty much everything was spot on. Sidenote, currently 2020. (Editor note: actual #'s were adjusted as to keep the real #'s privacy)
Seriously, thank you, a lot! I may never work with movies and such, but not only I love learning about it, but I can imagine how much your work helps the people who can use this information. This channel is so good that a lot of times I find myself thinking how it is possible for all of you to dedicate your valuable time to teach us all these amazing things. It's mind blowing.
I like the way you can make a very detailed explanation very simple to understand
Please never stop making these
I can't miss class with such a beautiful teacher. That was helpful. Can't wait to see another video.
That little forum at the end is a perfect touch to these videos! It really makes this feel like a proper college class. I love what you guys are doing
jam packed with info - thanks!
The best comprehensive video I've seen about lighting basics. Incredible job.
This video is rich in information and fun to watch. This is how to make an instructive video!
One off the best videos on KZread thanks
Great help! Informative and concise! Compared to to the videos out there this is the most elaborate one and easy to understand. I would never know the difference between a soft light and diffused light if it wasn't for this video.
This should be a great resource for people, well done.
This is the best video about light that I have seen in youtube. Well explained 😊 great job!!! Looking forward for more 👋👋👋
@DanielKovacs
5 жыл бұрын
Agree
Thank you for explaining the difference between soft and diffused! They seem to have become interchangeable these days, but understanding the fundamentals help!
This was a fantastic tutorial, it's hard to find good film tutorials nowadays. This one is on point.
Why is this so amazing? Why am i willing to make a video studying light right now? Sthap it.
thank you very much guys. your tutorials are very helpful to people who keen to learn technical knowledge on different film making departments. all we have to do is watch RJFS tutorials, apply them practically, and learn more techniques.
U r the best one who explains this in depth and easy way. Thank u so much
Tutorial was as beautiful as the presenter. Thank you! Subscribed!
Love the little bit of the Powaqqatsi score used during the sun segment of this.
This is the best explanation of hard vs. soft light I've ever seen. I love the examples and the narration as well as the how-to aspect. I will definitely share this with my students. Thank you!
Covers a lot of information but it's so straightforward and easy to follow. Very helpful video, going to try some of this out next time I make a video.
BEST 101 LIGHTNING in all youtube. Good work.
Super great. Keep the good work going.
Lauren, this is awesome... best free video about this subject out there.
Fantastic lesson. Looking forward to future L101 tutorials.
The US with their antiquated measurement system, but the overall video is brilliant. I learnt a lot, thank you.
I know this is an old video but I just came across it and it is amazing. I took light for theater and film and I think I learned more from this video then I did both those classes.
I'm in love with this channel.. thank you
Explained in a way that even my pea-sized brain can understand. Thank you!
Professional and simple way shows light effects. I have already studio and understanding to light effects but this video give me more ideas, great video. Thumbs up.
Awesome video one thing i have always struggled with in my videos was lighting. This video is really great in helping me understand lighting a lot more and i will be using this knowledge in my own videos so thank you!
Very nice video. Keep up the good work. It sure, would have been useful to many. Explaining the characteristics of lighting quality was very good, because they say, that, in film media Cinematography is called as Camera Choreography.
Best video on quality of light I've ever seen! Thanks!
Great video on the difference of hard (small source) and soft (big source) in the mood the shadows create
Years later, this is still great.
I love the music you guys use for these. Classic thus quirky.
i lowkey love watching Lauren................... in short "i love you Lauren"
@reversemain9853
7 жыл бұрын
This comment isn't very "lowkey"
@frederickkasanda9544
7 жыл бұрын
Me too i love Lauren, now lets fight. (Old Kung fu movie plots)
@clickchatt
7 жыл бұрын
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME BROoOoO ?
@frederickkasanda9544
7 жыл бұрын
Lol...Yes Carter. I like Lauren too that's why i was making a fighting joke about it.
@clickchatt
7 жыл бұрын
ACT RIGHT OR GO NIGHT NIGHT BRO CUZ SHIT GOT REAL !
I wish I could give this 10 thumbs up.... so helpful !!! A high quality LIGHT in a sea of dark videos.
Only 4 years late I find this video... nice!
This was very well presented, in a way that I could easily understand, and it was exactly what I needed for what I am working on today. Thank you!
Very excellent explanation thank you very much , Kindly May you replicate the same look in 6 41 minute ( black and white ) as film noir lighting tutorial. Also May you kindly explain how to light night interiors scenes in a separate tutorial
@videocasetteTV
7 жыл бұрын
thank you
@DonovanPresents
7 жыл бұрын
Another lighting technique that I want to know which is similar is how to create low light scenes without creating camera grain.
@aceofclubskid
7 жыл бұрын
They covered this concept a little bit in their "direction of light" video. An important element is lighting just the bare essentials of what you want to be seen, but keeping the majority of the scene dark. Using Silhouettes or edge lighting tends to be very effective! It also usually helps to keep your ISO low, and if possible open up your lens to a lower aperture. Take a look at where the lights are coming from, and what they illuminate in some popular movies, that will help a lot!
@cesarandrade1987
7 жыл бұрын
@Donovan Simmons Expose correctly, process the darkening in grading.
very valuable and insightful, concerning the differences of shadows and how to produce them. thanks
This is helpful. Thanks!
Great video, so clear and simple to understand, well exemplified; keep making more like this 👍
LOVE this! So nicely informative! I think lighting is probably my favorite aspect of film/photography but I'm very ignorant of how to utilize it effectively. This helps heaps! :)
Hey, can you compare diferent lights quality, in terms of colour rendering. I wander what is real difference between eg: cheep work lights, regular bulb, sunlight, fluorescent, kinoflo and Arri. Can you achieve the same results wit diferent light sources, using Gels, white balance and color grading etc. or the light source and color rendering quality realy makes the difference.
@llauoylliklliwi970
6 жыл бұрын
Randall Martin the difference between them is the amount of photons witz different wavelength aka. Red green blue (rgb). A normal bulb is very calm and warm, so it is more yellow/redish an not strong. In light red and green is yellow. In general a light bulb has more green and red and is lower, the sunlight in the summer is more blueish and a flurouscent light has equal amounts of rgb. I think a color chart/spectograph (idk the actual name of them) of these things would help you a lot.
@JamesPyle
5 жыл бұрын
The only type of light capable of reproducing a hundred percent of the color spectrum is incandescent or halogen lighting. even the most expensive modern LEDs or fluorescence are typically only in the 90% range of color rendering ability. Case closed.....
Damn, short and concise! And your examples (when you're talking about different moods) helps with the visualisations as well. Oh, and the part about using different lights at home is good too, never thought of it that way.
These vids are awesome! They are SO thorough!
Very good. Thanks for simplifying the subject.
Great video. Look forward to the rest of the series.
Ellarie is so pretty!
Incredibly helpful, looking forward to more content in this series!
Amazingly informative and helpful video, thanks a bunch! :)
Succinct, informative, useful - appropriate. Excellent!
Thank you guys for making lighting videos! This video realy helped me understand how i should light my videos and the difference between different types of lights! Thank you! Keep up the good work! :)
Superb teaching! Namaste!
OMG YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!
Great tutorial....full of details and relevant examples....good work...
This is an excellent piece, super informative and to the point, cheers
Nice! Thanks guys I am new to video and photo but always wanted to start in this field your videos are very informative and great!
I would love if you do an episode about matteboxes, their purpose and the many different types there are. Pretty please!!! :)
Great video!! You should show the film's names so we can go futher on the subject... Thanks for the class! :D
Where the hell I've been from last 4 years, coz I dint came to know such a NICEEEE lighting tutorial even existed on Youtibe.
Great, informative video. Thank you for sharing and making lighting seem a little less complicated!
Very good video for beginners!
Very Great Explanation.. Thank you very much for the video.. Please do make more videos like this..
Awesome tutorial, this really helped!
Very nicely explained!
Ellary is absolutely stunning. So pretty 😊
Fantastic! Wonderfully thorough and entertaining. Thank you!
Awesome video guys!
Really great and helpful video!
this helps me somuch on my assignment
Really well explained piece.....
Great video, very educational, thanks for sharing
I love it you have shined a light on a new perspective for my creativity:p thank you!!!
What a wonderful tutorial, consider me subscribed.
you guys are amazeballs
This is so well done. Great job!
Illuminating!!
Learned somethings for the first time !
Great video, thank you! Waiting for Lighting Lesson 102 :)
You guys are good at what u are gud at.
These are great helpful tips on the lighting. Thanks a lot.
GOD TIER VIDEO
Excellent video.
Absolutely brilliant tutorial
Excellent tutorial, thank you. X
Amazing video.Thank you!
Great video and great channel you guys...
excellent explaining
Excelente! La gente tiene que entender que la iluminación es demasiado importante.
This was incredibly useful. Thank you!
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Now that was a good tutorial. Thank you, that taught me alot!
Outstanding information. Thank you!
This has been very informative. thanks so much!
I have purchased this light but problem is how to set it with umbrella or without it for video shooting plz guide me
thanks guys for this video !