From the course: Creating a Short Film: 07 Cinematography
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Blocking and bouncing light
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 07 Cinematography
Blocking and bouncing light
- In this movie we're going to look at how to work more with light. There's a lot more to controlling light than just diffusing it. Blocking light is also an important skill in cinematography. Part of lighting is deciding what gets lit and what doesn't get lit. To block light we often use something called a flag. This is kind of like the silks we looked at earlier except that flags are meant to block light completely. This is helpful if your light is light in the background or spilling onto something else. Here's a good example. In this test with Bitsy, while we were setting up the backlight, the light was spilling onto the background. Now because it was spilling onto the background, it reduced the contrast between the background and her backlight. So my trusty assistant Elijah Tiegs set up a flag on a C-stand to block the light so that it doesn't shine on the background behind her. Now this keeps the light on her but darkens the background. This makes it so that the backlight really…
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Mastering cinematic lighting3m 47s
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Diffusing light4m 51s
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Blocking and bouncing light4m 51s
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Using scrims2m 3s
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Working with natural light4m 20s
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Shooting night scenes5m 20s
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Making magic with fog2m 56s
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Coloring light with gels4m 13s
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Using common grip equipment4m 7s
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Creating lens flares2m 19s
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Preventing lens flares1m 40s
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Practicing lighting etiquette2m 39s
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