Cinematography with Natural Light
High Key (Daytime) Lighting Closeups
A course by Albin Sjödin , Cinematographer
About the video: High Key (Daytime) Lighting Closeups
Overview
“In this lesson, we will be shooting the closeups for the brighter version of our scene. The lighting for the closeups is easier to control since we can move light shaping equipment closer to our subject without it appearing in the frame. Therefore we’ve planned to shoot these shots at a time of day where the available light may not be the best, and we’re saving the wider shots for a point during the day when the light looks the way we want without us having to shape it.”
In this video lesson Albin Sjödin addresses the topic: High Key (Daytime) Lighting Closeups, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cinematography with Natural Light. Craft beautiful images using available light to enhance your story and awaken a sense of curiosity within the viewer.
Partial transcription of the video
“High Key (Daytime) Lighting Closeups In this lesson, we'll start to set up the close-ups for the high key lighting setup that we're making. The first thing I would always do when setting up a scene is to block out all the light that I don't want in the scene. Now we're blocking out all the light that we don't want. I'm pulling all the curtains that we don't see in the frame. That means no light will be hitting our subject from behind the camera. We'll just use the light that comes from the light that our character is standing by. To be really sure we're blocking all the light we're gonna us...”
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Course summary for: Cinematography with Natural Light
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Video, Video Editing
Albin Sjödin
A course by Albin Sjödin
Albin Sjödin is a cinematographer based in Stockholm, Sweden, who works mainly for commercials, music videos, and short films. He began filmmaking at nineteen, after studying cinematography for three years in high school. What began as a passionate hobby gradually became a full-time career, shooting music videos and commercials in Stockholm and New York.
Albin’s distinct tone and style as a director of photography can be found in music videos for Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music, as well as in commercials for adidas, The Absolut Company, Paypal, and more.
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