Cinematography with Natural Light
Low Key (Nighttime) Lighting Wide Shots
A course by Albin Sjödin , Cinematographer
About the video: Low Key (Nighttime) Lighting Wide Shots
Overview
“In this lesson, we will shoot the wide shots of the nighttime setting for our scene. We will talk more about how and why we planned our shots, and play around with adding practical lights to our shots.”
In this video lesson Albin Sjödin addresses the topic: Low Key (Nighttime) Lighting Wide Shots, 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
“Low Key (Nighttime) Wide Shots In this lesson, we'll shoot the wide shots for the low key light setup. We'll start off with the opening shot of the scene where we're in the hallway with the camera, and our actor is entering the room. We've already shot this one before, but in a high key setting, so what's gonna change for this one is that we're gonna be introducing a lot less light, but we'll also bring in a few practical lights that will act as a new element to our scene. This way we'll have a movable light source that we can use to accentuate our character and make him stand out from the ...”
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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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