lighting How should I light this scene, what gear and where should I position the lights

[wleon12]

I am producting this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrTjQM0RvZM

But I need to do it with proper lighting, so it would look profesionally done. Could you please help with with some advice as to what lights would you use, and how should I light this scene?.

I have budget to rent lights and eventually we will buy our own, I think the company will be willing to spend some $700.00 to buy lights. So if you have suggestions on lights I should rent/buy please let me know

This particular test was shoot using a homedepot light, and it was situated some 6 feet tall and right behind the camera.

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/400/be/be94fe1a-1c2f-4310-8439-656c2e41f954_400.jpg

I am using this camera:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yiJNqmck-...U_camcorder-angle-1158674206776-440_330-1.jpg

thank you so much

 

[Dreadylocks]

I guess I'm not sure what you're going for. Apart from a (very) slight shadow (which you can eliminate by diffusing your light source) and some glare in the right side (which is just a framing issue), you're lighting is good.

It could maybe look more 'professional' with a hair light on your talent, but in that space I'm not sure where you'd put it

 

[wheatgrinder]

yeah, I think your light is good, for what your shooting, but the frame is dull and kinda empty.

Maybe he needs to see himself, but DO WE NEED TO SEE HIM SEEING HIM SELF..

Can you put the camera between him and the mirror and maybe get a nice background that will let you have have more drama.

Can you move to a cool stage location for the shoot

Can you have more angles, maybe cutting between closeups of the feet , hands etc?

Can you move the camera around?

Hope this is helpful.

 

[directorik]

You should start with at least six lights.

One "key" light will expose the image, but it's not lit.

You should use a "hair light" as Dreadylocks mentions to seperate
the actors from the background. You should use some fill. Very few
filmmakers light the background. Using light, or more precicely,
shadows on the walls really makes a difference to the overall look.

 

[knightly]

I'm with the others, the lighting is good, but the image is a bit flat. You can focus more on the subject by zooming in slightly so he fills more of the frame. Dim the lights on the background somehow and light them a bit more dramatically to make the background a bit darker than your subject. As he's wearing black, you'll either need to add the rim light on the non-key side to separate him from the background, or make the background oppose the lighting of the subject so the bright bits are against the darker parts of the background and the darker bits are against the lighter part.

It looks as though you are using the overhead lights in the studio as the main light source and supplementing with the work light... the work light will add very little to the image in that bright of a space. It's overwhelmed by the already bright lighting of the environment. For the most control of the environment, turn off the studio lights - then offset your main home depot light to the right of the camera (watch the reflections in the mirror, I could see the light at the edge of the frame)... add one more light hitting the background at a shallow angle against the wall (perhaps move the piano to block the view of this light from the camera). The falloff of this light should get dimmer as it approaches the mirror allowing you tou place the keyed side of the actor against the darker bit and the darker side against the brighter bit. The bounce from the wall will provide some fill (ratio adjusted by the proximity of the key (closer = brighter) and the bounce from the mirror can provide your rimlight.