lighting How to light a Night- Bathroom scene?

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simona

Hello!

I am soon going to shoot my first short project for my CV. I don't have any experience in lighting, this will be my first attempt. It's a 30-60 second lactose intolerant commercial.
The story takes place inside a bathroom. A woman lays inside an old tub filled with milk. There will be a wide angle and few close-ups.
Shooting on Canon 5D.

Im having a bit of hard time deciding on how to light this scene.
The bathroom does not have windows. It's night time. Plan on lighting it soft with subdued muted tones.

How can I light to create that mood? What could be the motivating source?
China ball hanging out of the frame? Boost practicals with photofloods?

What would be the advantage and disadvantage of using a tungsten Kinoflo, fresnels or chimera...?


Any advice and help would be very much appreciated :)

Thank you!
 
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I'm not an expert but I would do some test shots with a china ball for the wide shot, which will also show that there are some candles around the subject. Then for the tight shots you can get a lot closer with your light source, just make sure it flickers a little like candle-light would.
 
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Soft light by itself will probably feel very flat. Personally I would use some thing like a china all or softbox and gently light the room, then add a bit more directional, though still soft on you talent it well help. Throwing some cool shadows on the wall behind the tub will help separate it too.

And flickering like candlelight is a great idea. Candles in shot would look nice, and depending how bright your other lights are and how high you're running your ISO and Apereture, enough of it could even act as a close-source backlight.

Have you seen the candle holders that cast shadows on the wall? They're pretty nifty for stuff like this.
 
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