Lighting an interviewee
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1) Three-point lighting is the standard lighting setup for interviews, using a key light, fill light, and backlight to properly illuminate the subject and separate them from the background. 2) The key light should be the brightest light and illuminate one side of the subject's face to make them stand out from the background. A fill light is used to reduce shadows and high contrast. 3) A backlight separates the subject's shoulders and neck from the background by shining on the back of the subject. Proper three-point lighting is important to properly light interviews.
Lighting an interviewee
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- 3. What should be the most well lit part of our frame in an interview?
- 4. Why do we want the person to be more well lit than the background?
- 5. What’s wrong with the lighting setup of this interview?
- 6. What side of her face is the best lit?
- 7. We call this light the key light It is the brightest light, and should be on 1 side of their face. They should stand out from the BG KEY LIGH T
- 9. But we don’t want low key lighting for our interviews Why not?
- 10. We use a second light called a fill light This stops our lighting being too high contrast / low key (deep shadow versus light). It should be dimmer than the key light
- 12. We can also use a third light called a backlight or kicker This is shone on the back of the interviewee, so a bright band of light separates neck and shoulders from the background
- 14. We call this 3 point lighting It is the standard lighting setup for lighting an interviewee or character. Today you will be applying this knowledge to light and record an interview.
- 15. Lighting do’s • Treat the lamps carefully • Carry them carefully • Be mindful that they are dangerous • Only touch them when they’ve been off for at least five minutes • Leave them on unattended • Put the lamp head on carpet if they’ve been on
- 16. Lighting don’ts • Touch the head of the lamp if its been on • Move a light while its on • Drag a light • Drop a light • Leave them on unattended • Put the lamp head on carpet if they’ve been on
- 17. Lighting don’ts • Film facing a window (shoot away from it or put the blinds down)