How to Achieve Soft Top-Light | Budget vs. High-End

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As a cinematographer, you're going to have to know how to setup a large overhead soft light. Every production, from commercials to music videos to Marvel films, use them at varying degrees. We're going to teach you how to make it two different ways - the indie way and the Hollywood way. We're joined by Danny Boldroff from Honeycrates and Martin Torner from Matthews Studio Equipment to demonstrate how it's done.
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@ashay94 3 года назад

Ted saying - This is as indie as it gets Me thinking - You have no idea how indie I can get

@flight-films2986 3 года назад

Foam core inner, black matte outside, shower curtains, bolts +washers+nuts, 8 right angle hardware frames and some rope. Background stand + Get your lights high enough or Background stand + gaff the largest foamcore pieces possible to crossbar, point lights up at it from the ground + good luck controlling spill.

@vmarquez73 3 года назад

Each time I see indie in a title it's just a bluff tbh. These guys need a master class of indie productions.

@ArSaSixNine 3 года назад

This is still way out of the budget!

@danielschiffer 3 года назад

I remember Martin from another video! He convinced me to get the Matthews Mini-Max boom stand- one of the best investments I've made!!!

@indymogul 3 года назад

That's awesome!!

@justexist841 3 года назад

its always cool and unique to see other RU-vidrs that is super known comment in the comment sections of other people videos haha lol

@offcenterconcepthaus 3 года назад

Go to Home Depot, grab 4 lengths of 1/2" conduit pre-cut 5-foot segments and some elbows; go to JoAnns and grab a 2-yard square of some bleached muslin. BLAST some light down the top of it. Flag it off to kill spill on the background. hang it from the your garage ceiling. GREAT product shoot setup. (grab some "weed killer" 36" roll for the flag)

@Msegrip 3 года назад

It’s all about how you use the tools you have!

@thefutur 3 года назад

perfect timing and the exact thing we need for our studio.

@indymogul 3 года назад

Can't wait to see it!!

@christynunns7019 3 года назад

Woah the Futur and Indy Mogul in one place? This is like when those two awesome friends from different scenes finally meet each other and get along 😄

@christynunns7019 3 года назад

@@imiy yeah just found those! I'm quite annoyed I've been following IM for a decade and RU-vid has just randomly stopped showing me videos for the past couple of years 😢

@ExecutionerO 3 года назад

Will make those whiteboard sessions pop💥

@AbodidSahoo 3 года назад

this just makes me happy seeing the futur comment here!

@memathews 3 года назад

This is a master class in lighting, grip, and rigging, in a 20-minute wrapper. From soft light theory to griphead weight alignment to basic rigging knots and safety. I'll be playing this for every neophyte grip before letting them on set. P.S. I was practically screaming at the screen when y'all dropped the pin in place, gave it a crimp, and loosened the bolt to show the safety on that light. THEN you added the safety chain and I started breathing again--almost had a heartattack!

@LuisFernandoImperator 3 года назад

The besy surprise: the Grip dude that talks like Tarantino is BACK!

@indymogul 3 года назад

Martin is the man!

@learningcameras 3 года назад

Now I want to hang a 20ft softbox in my office lol. Awesome vid!

@indymogul 3 года назад

Thanks Dan! You totally should lol

@TimmyLodhi 3 года назад

Man grip/gaffer folks know their shit. So much knowledge to be learned from them.

@indymogul 3 года назад

Right?! They work on Hollywood films for a reason!

@TimmyLodhi 3 года назад

@@indymogul The unsung heroes of the film industry!

@Soonerblake007 3 года назад

I know I'm late to noticing this, but I just realized that this host is also the president of aputure 🤯. As a film student about to graduate and big fan of aputure lights, so cool to see a really humble and down to earth president of a company like that

@scottstevensonfilms 3 года назад

Apututre, Honey Crates, Matthews, this is like the Avengers collab. So awesome to see all you guys diving into this topic and showing these grip techniques. I work full time as Grip/Gaffer here in LA and we use giant overhead lighting like this for car and product commercials. I love that you guys are showing the proper way to rig. I would not consider this "Indy" because the gear cost thousands of dollars most filmmakers would not be able to afford or be able to transport these tools without a G&E Truck/Van.

@Bojac 3 года назад

That “make sure the heavy thing is gonna fall in the same direction that the C-stand tightens” is maybe the clearest explanation of that I’ve seen. Now which foot on the stand is the one that you always put the sandbags on?

@Msegrip 3 года назад

Place it on the high leg so the the bag hangs and isn’t resting on the ground. That high leg should also be pointing in the direction of the mounted weight.

@B-Moye 3 года назад

This was SUCH a golden nugget. Pocketing that one.

@TiempoFilmico 3 года назад

The student film version: Take 5 big polystyrene panels, join them at the sides and at the top with some wire, dont forget to make a hole in the top panel to put your light in there, cover the sides with black plastic bags. Now youll need something to attach the light to some kind of hook. Now just hang it in your location and thats it

@kams2935 3 года назад

dont forget to cover the fire alarms!! xD

@DeeSimilar 3 года назад

Danny seems like a cool dude to work with

@indymogul 3 года назад

Such a great guy!!

@tombuck 3 года назад

You guys really help me to get a grip on all these grip techniques 👍

@LalitRohidas 3 года назад

The amount of quality content you post is amazing.. I can watch your videos all day continuously ❤️

@alexanderafgan9594 3 года назад

I love what you guys do... You're revolutionary for us amatures!! Please keep posting such good stuff ❤️

@f.jacobalvarado534 3 года назад

Loved this episode, especially the soft box build sequences. Would love to see more grippage build videos!

@KSchawacker 3 года назад

Once a scout. Always a scout! Lol man this makes me miss my rigging gig for corporate events. We used half ton chain motors and aluminum lighting truss for eeeeeverything. Safety is ALWAYS first and you will never spend time with a rigger without learning something new that day. Guaranteed!

@snnvision3189 3 года назад

I've been looking for top light tutorial for a while , thanx guys

@billtotolo 3 года назад

Great job as usual guys! Loved it.

@pralex4477 5 месяцев назад

That hollywood thing is just an other level I woukd say just from another planet

@mekowilliamsskincare5327 3 года назад

OMG! Thank you all for doing this video. Great video and information.

@giorgiomarangolo 3 года назад

Sometimes I think you can read my mind. Thanks, exactly what I needed!

@florianropers 3 года назад

Same here - might have to go with one of the even "indier" alternatives like the McGyver way @Carlos Valle shared above

@alejandrotoscano969 3 года назад

This is one of the best things that i've learned on the last days, ill use it in our next indie film, tnx from Mexico

@guidetheride2103 3 года назад

Loved watching this, missed my vocation! Thanks to everyone involved, great team. 👏

@neoray10 3 года назад

Aah great video, love how you got Matthew grips to explain all this for us :) thank you Ted and Indy mogul team for bringing this top notch quality content from the professional world to youtube :)

@BallroomBackStage 3 года назад

Thank you! Very very educational!Loved it

@V1N_574 3 года назад

I like the energy projected on every video, really cool and nice people!!!

@DetroitTintStudio 3 года назад

woah perfect timing! I'm building a 20' x 20' for my window tint studio / channel. I'm in a big warehouse and hope I can create some nice even lighting

@jaywilliamwhittingtonbarre9601 3 года назад

Thanks for the awesome video Ted! This was really enlightening!

@brenthearn4161 3 года назад

Been scouring the internet for months on how to make this exact size softbox + light combo THANK YOU

@adapted.6267 3 года назад

Ya'll do an incredible job, showed our whole team this video!

@shadowshapers 3 года назад

4:55 anyone else notice Danny sneaking behind the frame to wave at the camera? That was funny, I'm sure he's a fun guy to have on set.

@Msegrip 3 года назад

Danny is a hoot!!

@JohnLuna 3 года назад

this is what we need more of. Thanks Ted!

@FrameCrafts 3 года назад

Thank you so much Ted. For all the information you provide us. Thank you very much for your help, specially for a beginner like me.

@JayCubPerk 3 года назад

great video the safety lesson on where to have your weighted item and where to turn the knob was really helpful. thank you

@VexedFilms 3 года назад

This is a great video and a brilliant direction to go. Vastly needed experience from the industry for the RU-vid filmmaking community! Keep it up

@designalpha5564 3 года назад

i liked this video before the 1st sec started playing !!! that's how much i love learning about light !!!! :D

@ChrisKSP 3 года назад

This was super dope. Thanks for making this.

@KSchawacker 3 года назад

I was a corporate event production rigger for about a year before the pandemic. 2 ton motors, lighting truss, dmx'd stage lighting. This makes me miss my gig.

@jayclark2585 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this! It's not easy to find this information on the net

@kwa42 Год назад

thank you soo much for bringing this pro industry stuff to youtube man! legend

@MoradiM5 3 года назад

Ive been waiting for thisssssss! Thanks !!!!

@chrisvalleqatsi 2 года назад

I can't say you make it look easy - but you definitely make it look fun!

@kenthe7210 3 года назад

This was sooo dope. Informative, and just fun to watch. Can't wait to experiment with these concepts...after I finish this pilot by a 30 September deadline.

@joelelhadj6993 3 года назад

Awesome content. Thank you guys

@SQUAWWW 3 года назад

This video was slammin! The grips are hilarious And I learned so much! I love the videos that lean more on the high-end side than the Indy.

@indymogul 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@samaBR_85 3 года назад

7:36 - great advice!

2 года назад

This content is awesome ! Best video I've seen about grip so far, do you have others about it ?

@ijyoyo 2 года назад

Phenomenal , also just noticed that there was only TWO lights. Great work!

@constantinospetrakis6227 3 года назад

Awesome video!!!! Extremely useful!!!!

@GunsOfAnthem 3 года назад

A tip for any wanting to fix "clipped" voice audio like the audio in the this video. RX9 plugins has a great plugin that removes the clipping from your voice. Kinda works like magic! And has saved a couple of audio productions where I work.

@nikolasgomesf 3 года назад

Rx8*

@matoflynn 3 года назад

Love this content

@wanderlust_whispers 3 года назад

Wow! Thanks for sharing!

@ThoughtSpirals 3 года назад

You guys may wanna consider recording all your audio on a 32 bit recorders if you really aren't going to lower the heat on your audio. Every video, SOMEONE is distorting like shit

@zakerylewis 3 года назад

this!!! great content, but the clipping it kills my sooooooooooul

@changleon7441 3 года назад

Yeahhhhhhh

@cmdcreativity 3 года назад

They’re using wireless lavs... the clipping happens on the lav transmitter/receiver probably not the audio recorder. It’s a hard balance when using lavs. Just my thought. 😁

@ThoughtSpirals 3 года назад

@@cmdcreativity if your lavs are consistently that hot then you're using lavs wrong but yes that's a good point

@musicelect 3 года назад

Also, having multiple lav mics live at the same time produces odd phasing and delayed effects. A single boom mic would produce a better sound.

@Lo0pDotCom 3 года назад

AWESOME... NEED THESE ADD-ONS...!

@theipsgill 3 года назад

Thankyou for teaching

@azlanarainkhan4549 3 года назад

Great knowledge I like it Your Lighting Work Style.

@doothewhat 3 года назад

More episodes like this!!

@imadbenomar1950 3 года назад

Wonderful energy

@MichaelB5522 3 года назад

Martin is awesome man

@charlyduque8521 3 года назад

Hey, gracias por mostrar todo eso, me haces soñar.

@JFBence Год назад

Absolutely indie, but we already have a telehandler. So it is a must try. I'll definitely do it in the spring.

@Shadikhaddam 3 года назад

Great Episode

@MichaelPari 3 года назад

very useful!!!

@BasicFilmmaker 3 года назад

Always great. Still trying to figure out how to do this in my studio and this helps. Only TWO 120 Ds overhead? Is that right? Impressive.

@CriticasDeCineEn2Minutos 9 месяцев назад

miss you guys!

@imiy 3 года назад

And that's the reason I subscribed

@AyStar 3 года назад

Can someone tell me what's going on around the 12:00 mark with the video compression derping out? I was trying to ignore the robotic sounding noise suppression earlier but this is getting super distracting.

@oddlytimbotwillison6296 3 года назад

Seeing that also. Have seen it elsewhere too, I wonder if it is a RU-vid compression issue.

@bensonq 3 года назад

Grips have the most fun!!

@lunaclipsemedia3760 3 года назад

My dream is to own a studio like this one day... Build it or buy it... Great content guys ♥

@tuckerkanderson 3 года назад

Indy Mogul always bringing the goods!

@indymogul 3 года назад

Thanks!

@grimlightwildoutdoors 3 года назад

Awesome !

@ScMediaKe 3 года назад

This is amazing. I dream to have this. The entire warehouse...

@gaffergear 3 года назад

Great episode

@indymogul 3 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@Q2Japan 3 года назад

Clove hitch... Did being a boy scout actually help my film career?!

@DAAT_FILMS 3 года назад

Amazing!

@rathuone3001 3 года назад

Excellent episode loved it. Can i know how you miked the episode did you use lav Or boom?

@priyanshjig 3 года назад

that's cool rigging 💯

@JimBlind 3 года назад

Cool episode. Q: why you didn't use honey crates in big 12x12 soft box?

@yenra 3 года назад

Epic!

@licey15 3 года назад

keep working guys

@MrBowmanMakes 3 года назад

Dan THE Man!

@DEADIKATED 3 года назад

Just bought a C Stand Boom for my Kino's about to buy another one to cover from above.

@themorgangold 3 года назад

Heya. Might want to let your post-mixer know that you have some phasing in the mics. Muting one of the lavs would help when you're close together. :)

@AndrewCarey3 2 года назад

What percentage were you running the p300c's at for daylight balance? Wondering if 4 p300c would be punchy enough for a 12x12 12ft off the ground with a china silk to light a choir and band.

@herzogseth3506 3 года назад

Bless Honeycrates

@wildwoodweddingfilms 3 года назад

This might seem like a stupid question, but could you do a tutorial on how to build a 4x4 frame? What clamps, clips, etc?

@zaccaldwell 3 года назад

I need to learn some knots.

@SQUAWWW 3 года назад

It would be sick if they made a knot video.

@hemrajrai8187 3 года назад

beatiful

@o0getfighted0o 3 года назад

You think this would be a good lighting setup for a small 4 person podcast studio?

@santimassei6170 3 года назад

4:57 SPOTTED

@FelixGA9 Год назад

Lol…well the third option is to fly a 20x frame and boom in your lights above it with some mega booms….for those that don’t own an overhead hoist system. Four high-highs and four large crankovators with mega booms makes it an equipment heavy rig though… using a frame does give you quite a few options on the diffusion quality since you can choose grid cloth silk, China silk etc.