{"id":116767,"date":"2019-07-09T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=116767"},"modified":"2019-07-02T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:34:27","slug":"production-tips-high-output-lights-on-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/production-tips-high-output-lights-on-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Tips: Getting Started with High-Output Lights on Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"today-well-look-at-the-three-main-reasons-filmmakers-use-high-output-lights-on-their-set-how-to-harness-this-light-and-what-its-good-for\">Today, we\u2019ll look at the three main reasons filmmakers use high-output lights on their set, how to harness this light, and what it&#8217;s good for.<\/h2>\n<p>When people go behind the scenes on film sets and see giant light fixtures (like 10K or 20K Fresnels), they often wonder &#8220;What could filmmakers possibly use all that light for?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Let me show you.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJkPGnkN34c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"interior-daytime-lighting\">Interior Daytime Lighting<\/h3>\n<p>The first main use is interior daytime lighting \u2014 to match the people being lit with the light coming from outside. Because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/understanding-inverse-square-law-lighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Inverse-Square Law<\/a>, every time you double the distance, the amount of light reduces by 3\/4, so you need to start with a lot of light so, in the end, you get the necessary amount for your shot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_116776\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116776\" class=\"wp-image-116776 size-full\" title=\"Production Tips: Getting Started with High-Output Lights on Set \u2014 Light Canon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg\" alt=\"Production Tips: Getting Started with High-Output Lights on Set \u2014 Light Canon\" width=\"755\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg?resize=277,193 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg?resize=359,250 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg?resize=543,378 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg?resize=560,389 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/light-canon.jpg?resize=150,104 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-116776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Intellytech.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this video, I have two large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellytechusa.com\/collections\/fresnel-led-lights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Intellytech LED Fresnels<\/a> bouncing off of a white card. We start with almost 200,000 lux; however, once we bounce it off the card and pass it through a diffusion frame, we&#8217;re only getting 1500 lux \u2014 or enough to fire an f\/5.6 exposure at ISO 400.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"harness-the-sun\">Harness the Sun<\/h3>\n<p>The next use is to replicate the sun. Often, when shooting outside, you can\u2019t control the position, color, or intensity of the sun (as much as you&#8217;d like to), and if you can, it doesn\u2019t stay there long enough for you to get the shots you need. As a result, many filmmakers chose to use high-output HMIs or daylight-balanced LEDs to replicate the sun. To cut down on the harshness of the bare light, it&#8217;s a good idea to use a very soft diffusion in front of the light \u2014 to make it more pleasing \u2014 as well as easier for actors to perform in.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"exterior-daytime-lighting\">Exterior Daytime Lighting<\/h3>\n<p>The last big use for bright lights is lighting daytime interiors from outside. Bouncing big lights off of a card or reflector in order to push the necessary amount of light through a window allows the window to be in the frame yet still be the primary source of illumination. Again, because light falls off the source so quickly, it&#8217;s a good idea to start with a lot of light. You can always turn off lights if it\u2019s too bright, but it\u2019s hard to use lights you don\u2019t have.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s our look at three common reasons for using big lights on set. As lights get cheaper and technology progresses, we&#8217;ll probably see these same kind of lights show up on more indie sets, as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Interested in the tracks we used to make this video?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/309vS8V\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Blurry<\/a>&#8221; by KA<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Jj9Slg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Moving Day<\/a>&#8221; by Make Music<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Xj52hE\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Miss You Too<\/a>&#8221; by Cruen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking for more video tutorials? Check these out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/how-to-format-a-screenplay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Learn How to Speak Filmmaking: Formatting the Screenplay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/shallow-vs-deep-depth-of-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Creative Motivation Behind Deep vs. Shallow Depth of Field<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/the-power-of-match-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"> The Power of the Match Cut Sequence in Your Video Edit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/stabilizing-gopro-footage-reelsteady-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Stabilizing GoPro Footage with the Unique ReelSteady GO App<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/what-to-record-while-traveling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Quality vs. Quantity: What Should You Record While Traveling?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we\u2019ll look at the three main reasons filmmakers use high-output lights on their set, how to harness this light, and what it&#8217;s good for. 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