An old Kinoflo trick I like to use is aim the light slightly downward, and waterfall half soft frost/shower curtain/whatever rag down in front of it. Clip the material directly to the light. It makes the light extremely soft, similar to a large lantern. Works great with tube lights, and it’s a great way to soften up panel lights if you’re in a hurry, as well.
Thanks for the tips, but BRO, you either have the weirdest sun burn on earth or you use a bit to much the Face Refinement on Davinci ahah. The (from 5:26) ;)
Great tip! The second half of the video I was like WTF is going on with his neck... that line... but it's gotta be the shadow of the tube that's still on below you.
Great tip! Looking at your test footage the pool noodle really brings down the specular highlights on the face making the overall effect much softer! I use cove lighting all the time, particularly for interviews, although I call it filling from the key side! I think it can really make the shape of a face pop! Keep up the great content!
this is also cool, recently I used a muslin cloth and folded it round the tube in a way that the light from the tube falls into the fold of the cloath and it becomes a large softbox. the spill is crazy.. but it give much softer look in compact areas.
Hey! thats a damn good tip, thank you for that. I'm just getting started with filmmaking and roughly 450 bucks for a nanlite isn't in my budget yet :D Could you do a Budget Video for the whole Light thing? I wish my Videos would look nearly as good as yours man. huge props, love your videos. Cheers Lukas.
If you're looking for cheap tube lights, but if you have a harbor freight tools near you they sell them for about 40 bucks for a 4 ft light! It only has two brightness levels, but that combined with the pool noodle is a great way to raise the exposure in a room with the soft light! They also sell Apache long cases that can fit about four of them in a pelican style hardcase for $170! GREAT tube lighting set up for cheap!!
That's a sweet trick! Def will try it out. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, as always, (your work in incredible) and congrats on the engagement brother! I've been shooting weddings the last couple of years and it's been fun. Not sure if you've shot weddings, but soak up the day and be present with each other as much as you can. Truly is the fastest day of your life and likely the only day all your family and loved ones will be partying together in one place. Cheers!
Your comedy, I can relate. We are responsible for our own joy. I think as long as someone can make themselves smile. That's still brings joy to the space. And joy can be contagious.
Gave this a try the other day. I love the softness it adds to the lights, however, our Nanlites got incredibly hot after about 30 minutes of runtime with the pool noodle on them. Wondering if anyone has ran into that same issue?
I love this! Feel like I could confidently use my tubes as a key light with this. Might seem like a dumb question but what camera white balance would you have if the tubes are at 4000K + house lights. Been testing out shooting tungsten more but everything seems a bit too orange
