Cinematography Breakdown - Vol. 2
Here’s how I lit the following shot using basic LED lights from Amazon and shooting on the Sony FX3:
The small lights I had were essential since we were shooting on location in a tiny crafting room owned by a textile designer and seamstress. We could only move one table out of the room and had to leave the rest of the owner’s setup as is.
I had one light bulb (135W), neutral temp, on a c-stand that hung overhead with a soft box, and essentially lit the center of the room.
The other 135W bulb I had was screwed into a lamp the owner had on the right side of the frame, with the color temp adjusted to be warmer.
On the left side of the frame, I added a tiny light wand with a blue hue in a corner on top of a shelf. Honestly, there was no real intention with this light. I just thought it looked artsy and the director liked it. Sometimes it’s that simple.
Behind the actor, off in the hallway, I added a 60W light, no soft box, and shined it directly on the door for some depth.
Here’s a crude diagram of the setup…
Here’s the shot, converted to Rec709, before color correction and grading.
And finally, a list of all the lights used, click on each one to be redirected to the product page on Amazon: