What is Low-key Lighting?

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What is Contrast Ratio? • Video
What is low-key lighting and how do we use it in film lighting? Here's a detailed look.
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  • @wolfcrow
    @wolfcrow4 жыл бұрын

    3 Steps to Create Cinematic Videos in Low Light - on a Low Budget kzread.info/dash/bejne/gnd_08aRkpuZfLw.html

  • @mattdyce
    @mattdyce5 жыл бұрын

    A great example of this is the movie Thor, there's a lot of Loki scenes in that...

  • @VamsidharMuggulla

    @VamsidharMuggulla

    5 жыл бұрын

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    @goofyfoot2001

    4 жыл бұрын

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    @Batman-mg3dy

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @turar_davilbekov

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ahahahah!

  • @radicalempire6599
    @radicalempire65995 жыл бұрын

    You channel is turning into a goldmine for independent filmmakers like myself. Thanks!

  • @tonyris4621

    @tonyris4621

    5 жыл бұрын

    im diggin too

  • @mrheng562
    @mrheng5625 жыл бұрын

    My students would hear “low key” and automatically say that it’s secretive light. Like, the expression, “I low key learned something new from Wolfcrow.” Keep it up my dude. Stay creative.

  • @lamecasuelas2
    @lamecasuelas25 жыл бұрын

    This Is hands down one of the most under appreciated KZread channels out there

  • @vinkarume6205
    @vinkarume62055 жыл бұрын

    This channel is a total treasure trove!! Keep up the good work sir.

  • @solidghoststudio789
    @solidghoststudio7895 жыл бұрын

    I learn a lot with your videos, I hope someday I can show you my own film. Thankyou.

  • @crackersforjosh
    @crackersforjosh5 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!! Very efficiently and effective tutorial! I love your teaching style, to the point with every word holding weight. Thanks yet again 💯

  • @user-ew3rr9yf6q
    @user-ew3rr9yf6q5 жыл бұрын

    You are giving a complete information about the topic which you choose. Thank you sir...

  • @corbie8
    @corbie85 жыл бұрын

    Another beautiful video!!!! Great info presented perfectly!!!!

  • @MyronDavismd
    @MyronDavismd4 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos. I’ve learned so much from your content!

  • @hilmethan
    @hilmethan5 жыл бұрын

    Loved that you used In Bruges as an example

  • @arkagupta7502
    @arkagupta75024 жыл бұрын

    I learned a lot things from watching your videos. Thank you mate!

  • @humbertoteski
    @humbertoteski5 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. Thanks for all

  • @harishkannan2054
    @harishkannan20545 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir, simple and easy to understand explanation.

  • @ACoderThatMakesFilms
    @ACoderThatMakesFilms5 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thank you so much for the explanation. I always assumed high key meant bright foreground and dark background, with low key being the opposite. It all makes sense now! 👊🏽🙏🏼

  • @mithravinda6051
    @mithravinda60513 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. It was very effective !

  • @luisgonzalez9043
    @luisgonzalez90435 жыл бұрын

    love this video bro. Thanks

  • @bryanalcantarfilms
    @bryanalcantarfilms3 жыл бұрын

    This was so well done.

  • @thokeJackass
    @thokeJackass5 жыл бұрын

    Very cool way of explaining it!

  • @benthatchervideo
    @benthatchervideo5 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thank you!

  • @drumslapper
    @drumslapper5 жыл бұрын

    Yes, thank you, well explained.

  • @Manleyworld
    @Manleyworld5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro 👍🏿 much appreciated!

  • @SpectrumpicturesLK
    @SpectrumpicturesLK5 жыл бұрын

    Ur videos really Useful for film making students

  • @MH95verse
    @MH95verse4 жыл бұрын

    Great Video. Well explained

  • @vegardpedersen
    @vegardpedersen5 жыл бұрын

    great video! I learned a lot new things :-)

  • @balaramanand6639
    @balaramanand66395 жыл бұрын

    ........thank u very much ....great work

  • @dominickmorales130
    @dominickmorales1303 жыл бұрын

    Thank You...Great Post

  • @yutaishibashi9507
    @yutaishibashi95075 жыл бұрын

    I misunderstood about a concept of high key and low key lighting before I watched the video. Thanks!

  • @michaelhead3255

    @michaelhead3255

    5 жыл бұрын

    You probably didn't misunderstand it - this video is wrong.

  • @Mahmoud.Younes
    @Mahmoud.Younes4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Very important and useful !

  • @wolfcrow

    @wolfcrow

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @FxmediagroupRu
    @FxmediagroupRu4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Thanx.

  • @077Mannyt
    @077Mannyt3 жыл бұрын

    Think I found my favorite channel.

  • @pravinhotkar2769
    @pravinhotkar27695 жыл бұрын

    very nice video sareesh......

  • @HBarnill
    @HBarnill5 жыл бұрын

    You used Seinfeld in its original aspect ratio!?! I love this channel!

  • @tahaaamir3648
    @tahaaamir36485 жыл бұрын

    Loved the loki pun😂

  • @Pk_patra
    @Pk_patra5 жыл бұрын

    Love you sir.....

  • @abbyreyofficial
    @abbyreyofficial3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome stuff! Speaking of Loki, have you all seen the new trailer? 😆

  • @Weird_Quests
    @Weird_Quests4 жыл бұрын

    Loving your channel - I’ve currently got th Fuji X-T3, but was thinking about getting the BMPCC4K or gh5 instead. Do you think this is a mistake? I am thinking of investing more into EF glass for general filmmaking as that would be smarter than X mount, right?

  • @youtubereact_v1
    @youtubereact_v14 жыл бұрын

    Best video ever

  • @mrmovieguy1000
    @mrmovieguy10005 жыл бұрын

    Hi I'm just wondering what college did you go to or did you get your info online? You are really helpful and clear thanks

  • @recipiend5711
    @recipiend57115 жыл бұрын

    solid

  • @aneeshkumar3964
    @aneeshkumar39645 жыл бұрын

    Sorry Sareesh, but this is wrong info. Contrast ratio is the ratio between your Key light (Main source) and Fill light(Shadows) High Key = LOW Key to fill ratio. e.g 1:1, 2:1 and Low key = HIGH Key to fill ratio. e.g 8:1. The meter reading of the background is not taken into consideration while measuring your contrast ratio.

  • @sagardigitallab
    @sagardigitallab5 жыл бұрын

    Great. Very good clarification on Key-lightings.

  • @Tomhardy8969
    @Tomhardy89695 жыл бұрын

    Hello sareesh sir, I am big fan now.. do you conduct any cinematography classes around Pune? Can you help me suggest anyone.. Regards.

  • @Ukat09
    @Ukat093 жыл бұрын

    Plz - where is the link for cheap diy lighting gears that deliver???

  • @sleepingbanshee_
    @sleepingbanshee_5 жыл бұрын

    a good example of high key going into low key scenes is the Inglorious Bastards intro.

  • @nikolakorb3430
    @nikolakorb34304 жыл бұрын

    Which is the movie shown by Tarkowski?

  • @PresentTrendProduction
    @PresentTrendProduction4 жыл бұрын

    what light be used behind your head.

  • @Valeriy0Zhukov
    @Valeriy0Zhukov5 жыл бұрын

    Hi from Russia!

  • @BPDHANA
    @BPDHANA5 жыл бұрын

    How about low life lighthing?

  • @handmadefilmfactory1297
    @handmadefilmfactory12975 жыл бұрын

    hi, I just want to get course , but the main problem is I'm not very much good in English, u used to explain everything in English only & I can't understand your explanation so plz tell me the simple way, I have GH5 & facing non cinematic video looks issue, I have researched a lot here & there since 2018 but still I really don't know the real reasons behind a non cinematic look. plz help me, I hope you ll receive this msg. thanks

  • @devdhiman77
    @devdhiman775 жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video about Zack Snyder?

  • @J_HNP
    @J_HNP3 жыл бұрын

    Love your content but please consider evaluating how you approach recording your voice. You have distortion and clipping all over your track, and this makes it difficult to fully appreciate your work.

  • @balaji_subramanyam
    @balaji_subramanyam5 жыл бұрын

    complete misinterpretation of the terms. High key and Low Key has nothing to do with relating background to the subject. How Low or High you maintain the lighting "contrast ratio" in relation to your "Key light" is all about High-Key or Low-Key. It can either be background or your subject or both . Its the ratio between Key and Fill, i.e Light and Shadow. Not Subject and Background. And there's nothing separate as high-key for photography and high-key for cinematography mentioned as disclaimer at the beginning.

  • @GeoffreyGonzales
    @GeoffreyGonzales5 жыл бұрын

    grading bro

  • @michaelhead3255
    @michaelhead32555 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry, but your descriptions are completely wrong. High Key and Low Key lighting are not at all limited to film lighting, and they have nothing to do with the difference in exposure between the subject and background. High Key lighting describes lighting that reduces or eliminates shadows, no matter where they are - on the set or on the subject. Low Key lighting describes a scene with hard or harsh shadows - you see a lot of low key lighting in film noir films; but it is not limited to that, either. When a subject has a split light effect on their face (half of the face lit, half in shadow), you have a low key lighting scenario (ie, high contrast ratio, which you touch on but then ignore). It's not about comparing the subject to the background - you can have a daylight scene that is low key if you know what you're doing.

  • @saltdogmedia4204

    @saltdogmedia4204

    5 жыл бұрын

    dude.. thank you.. this was misinformation from the begining. you said it perfectly,. nothing AT ALL to do with backround to subject exposure ratio

  • @jnru3ns4N3
    @jnru3ns4N34 жыл бұрын

    where's kyra does this really well

  • @kirind.dragon1901
    @kirind.dragon19014 жыл бұрын

    Origin Kerala or Karnataka?

  • @takeonparis
    @takeonparis5 жыл бұрын

    Where the hell's my Joker clip?

  • @reedeema
    @reedeema5 жыл бұрын

    DEF got your lighting down bro .. Now get your Audio down to .. your clipping alot ;)

  • @yuanzheyi3082
    @yuanzheyi30824 жыл бұрын

    I think the things u taught was wrong. High key refers to there is nearly no any shadows in subject’s face or surface. Low key means that there are some shadows on the face and it is not light evenly. Low contrast means there is no big difference between the subject and background. High contrast means there is huge difference between the subject and background. Please make some correction about contents in this video.

  • @Lutkov
    @Lutkov4 жыл бұрын

    Sound clipping

  • @boorisp
    @boorisp4 жыл бұрын

    This video is misleading. Key is not about background, but about the image as a whole. In low key major part of the image is (very) dark. There is just a few bright areas. In high key, it is the opostite: majority of the image is very bright, overexposed even, with just some dark areas. In movies, high key is very rare. Low key is very common.

  • @samsaint11
    @samsaint115 жыл бұрын

    What happened to your usual setup. This doesnt look as good

  • @Apocalyptoo1
    @Apocalyptoo14 жыл бұрын

    is your mic inside a pillow?

  • @yalpishivaprasad9539
    @yalpishivaprasad95393 жыл бұрын

    Really well put content. But what's with the fake accent.

  • @sergebenassutti2975
    @sergebenassutti29755 жыл бұрын

    Again, another mediocre video, aimed at amateurs in need of help, but providing not the right information.

  • @150877z

    @150877z

    5 жыл бұрын

    can you give the right info about this subject

  • @sergebenassutti2975

    @sergebenassutti2975

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@150877z yes

  • @150877z

    @150877z

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@sergebenassutti2975 than give me some name, tutorial or something iam really interested

  • @Hussein-cf1rf
    @Hussein-cf1rf5 жыл бұрын

    Clicked for Joker. No Joker..... thumbs down.