'Cinematic Lighting' is easy...

lot of people talking about and thinking about cinematic lighting. in my years of doing this I have found that having some go to approaches can help tremendously when designing a lighting plan for a commercial, movie, short film, or whatever you want to make. movie lighting at a large scale is very precise, involves a lot of planning and people, and can be complex, or extremely simple. having a variety of starting points for different scenarios is important. tweak as needed, and be able to communicate what you want when working with a larger team at a higher level. or.. if you are just trying to get the best lighting for a YouTube video, zoom call, or anything else.. consider living by a few fundamentals. practicing helps. what I show in this video is very basic and not finished and pretty much would not hold up at a professional level, but it is a fundamental idea of how to begin thinking about dealing with lighting a scene for real. when I light myself talking for my YouTube videos, I keep it extremely simple and as fast as possible, but it does stick in my mind and inform me and give me more insight to what I would do for similar scenes at a higher level. a randomly placed tube light for a YouTube video may help you consider how to precisely place and modify it for a big movie.

[scottrgarland]

I love that this channel has become you with an idea, and you filming your thought process. That is incredibly helpful instead of someone "telling" you what to do. Love this content and I will continue to support this channel! Keep up the great work!

[creative_cody]

great video, no BS, straight to the point. No distracting music. Love this format.

[LeoDuff]

One of the best videos I've seen to understand the importance of light!

[bandwagonbull]

So so helpful 🤟🏻 Kinda refreshing too that you don’t waste time with the classic YouTuber sh*t 😅 straight to the good stuff. Keep it coming 🙏🏻

[TMedia.ireland]

You're on fire with the uploads! absolutely loving your content man thank you

[matzorama]

Love your videos, Blaine. I LOVE them.

[AllThingsFilm]

This is great. I love lighting walkthroughs like this. Especially the way you do it, by talking about your process as you think "out loud" for us to hear.

[nicksterkenburg]

Stoked to have found your channel, love your no-nonsense approach genuinely valuable content

[LarsGoldbachDP]

I adore your content!
This is my fav video so far! Very.very very relatable (especially since I needed to light a kitchen scene very recently :D)

[FreshSqueezedLightning]

This is a cool approach. Like seeing your implementation on the go. I'll try to incorporate these ideas into my stuff too

[bymoe]

bro you have such cool vibes, luv the way u break things down

[pglazzari]

Blaine your exists are classic. Thanks for the awesome professional tips. You da man!

[mcgarciastudios]

I just found u by pure luck! And oh my God ! This is gold! Love seeing yer thought process, it helps tons !
Defo subscribed

THANK U 🤙🏿

[MelanieOlive]

Thank you so much… no too much-complicated explanation... Will try it out

[innatemusic]

Awesome approach to shooting this video.

[TJIzzy]

Your stuff is awesome man, appreciate it!

[richisheregaming]

You don't even think about this part of cinematic work. We think, "Okay, we're going to have an actor talking with a friend, and then they'll leave." But where the light is hitting them, where can they move throughout the scene, and what changes as they change the lighting in their scene, i.e. turning off the lights to leave, etc. Great thoughts! Thanks for sharing!

[Bobsmithabc]

Thanks for the video. What tube lights are you using?

[parkercreative_au]

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. What are you shooting these on?

[redwoodsedits]

I learnt more in 9 minutes than 3 years of film school