You Need to Do THIS on Your Next Interview Setup! 

I'm a big fan of the butterfly setup but of course, it all depends of the scenario. I'm working as a solo operator, so I try to keep the setup to a minimum : one keylight with softbox, one backlight (hairlight) if necessary and one bounce or negative fill. Sometimes I also do a simple setup with only one c-stand. I attach a white foam core (4x4) on the grip head, angle it at 45 degrees (the foamcore sit on the arm of the c-stand), then I put a Matthellini on the c-stand main pole on which I put my light onto and just bounce the light onto the foamcore. Super simple, effective and doesn't require a lot of space to setup.

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I like the commercial light in this video. What degree did you put the light on her left before you added the bounce?

thanks a lot!

haha yeah. I would usually angle it higher but with the softbox, it just wasn't possible.

Thanks. I just put b-Roll on top. Looking to long at the interviewer will get boring anyways. With b roll no one will notice

thanks for the comment :)

depends on the space. I usually go for a 35mm on the wide and 85mm on tight or 50mm for the wide and 100mm for the close

@@damiencooper ok got it thks for the reply, that’s about my go to also. Thks Damien I love the lighting you did on how to light an interview shot video on your ex. Lighting was beautiful 👍

one of those is coming next sunday. A very raw behind the scenes of a commercial we shot recently. I wouldn't consider this a vlog but but defintely a totally different style than these technical tutorials

But u get a lot of spread and hard to control

@@emmanuelnkwocha1275 6 out of 10 times that spread lifts the ambient in the room in a manner that is realistic and softer and may reduce the need for further room or ambient fill lights. Also this box is maybe 3 foot across .. which is actually quite small as a source, bounced off a wall you might have a '12foot' source which is softer and smoother, If you bring the box closer to 'make the source larger' then arms/hands/shoulder getting near the source will get very hot (bright) as per the inverse square law. The subject may move.. it is not a still portrait. You dont have to set the box up or, more important, move it around the location The other 4 out of 10 times, you want a super moody look (no fill) or you cant bounce.. off orange walls.. and need a stand alone fixture then use those softboxes.. I own similat but would only get them out of the van if I have to. These boxes should be the last option. An option.. yes.. the first option, no.

..in the video he is in a small white room, perfect for bounce and the softbox in the way, and a softbox will make silly round catchlights in the eyes and a room bounce will project an image of the room in they eyes.. 100% realistic. Moving the softbox while behind it and the Model is in position, does not feel safe espeically as the fixture softbox is no doubt front heavy and wanting to spin/drop into her face.

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