Mastering f-Stops for Cinematic Lighting

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[nelsonhayes]

This was one of the single most useful videos I have ever seen. The square root part made everything click in a way it never has before. Thank you!

[tomn.]

You are one of the best on YouTube at explaining these complex concepts. Thanks for the great video

[poeticfigher]

I feel like i need to watch this a few times for it to fully set in but thanks for the detailed explaination.

[marxmorrisus]

I have always been confused until I found this video... thank you for explicating this topic

[haroldmorganTulsa]

I very much needed to understand this. Now I do. A million thanks.

[albertscheichstein]

really good and profound lesson according to the fundamental understanding of one of the most important technical concepts behind the art of photography and cinema. Ty!

[ratt]

Wow, thanks for an awesome video! It would be great if you could do a video about using f-stops and ISO settings together!

[vineeshmatthew]

this is a very good video... explained in a very simple way... thank you

[kevinbillington]

Was on a film shoot at night with lights and the 1st camera using a GH5 was shooting on a wide lens, I was on an 85mm on S1H, he was insistent on the exact same ISO and F stop. I was complaining the shot was too dark. Then the lighting guy and first camera guy stated if I didn't match with iso and f stop it would cause problems in post. So I notched down F stop by 1 stop and I spoke to the editor and that nights shoot was far too dark to use. I knew with the full frame and longer lens I couldnt be using identical settings. But you have just confirmed it thank you.

[pramod]

Wow...
I wish i would join your course...but..
Great explanation

[AndreiVaida]

Excellent explained, incredible useful!

[linuskentr]

Why do you open up a stop and a half from 5.6? Would you not want to have the light be reading the same as the aperture setting?

[DanielTuriman]

Thanks, very detail, can you give tutorial how to use light meter

[joharinichols]

Enjoyed the video. What is the light meter you're using in this vid? Another question: what is the cheapest light meter on the market that you would recommend for filming? Thank you.

[SpyrosPerdiou]

Great tutorials! Thank you!!!
I have a question: when you said that her skin will appear as middle grey, so you had to open up your aperture 1, 5 stops, the (graphic) meter on the screen didn't move. So, what was the actual value of the aperture on the lens/camera? 5, 6 or, let's say, 3, 5?
In general, don't we just dial in our camera, the f value that we read on our light meter (since it is incident light...)?
Thanks in advance! :)

[firasalouini]

what the name of the gear u use it for checking light

[clurkroberts]

So how did you set the light meter to match the sensitivity of the sensor? What ASA or Shutter. Or else, why don’t you just look at your waveform?

[FourLoopMedia]

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