{"id":123535,"date":"2019-11-22T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=123535"},"modified":"2020-06-18T09:01:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T14:01:23","slug":"light-like-robert-richardson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/light-like-robert-richardson\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Lessons in Lighting from Cinematographer Robert Richardson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"robert-richardsons-eye-for-the-unusual-showcases-extreme-framings-and-non-realistic-lighting-lets-take-a-look-at-his-signature-style\">Robert Richardson&#8217;s eye for the unusual showcases extreme framings and non-realistic lighting. Let&#8217;s take a look at his signature style.<\/h2>\n<p>With his long collaboration with some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest directors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0724744\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Robert Richardson<\/a> has won three Oscars and lit several of the classic films in Hollywood. His long relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000233\/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Quentin Tarantino<\/a> includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/find?ref_=nv_sr_fn&amp;q=Kill+Bill&amp;s=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Kill Bill<\/em><\/a> movies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3460252\/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Hateful Eight<\/em><\/a>, as well as the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7131622\/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood<\/em><\/a>. He won an Oscar for his captivating portrait of childhood wonder in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000217\/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Martin Scorsese<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0970179\/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Hugo<\/em><\/a>.<\/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\/26_M4WYWpNI?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=\"1-backlight\">1. Backlight<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_123589\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123589\" class=\"wp-image-123589 size-full\" title=\"Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg\" alt=\"Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1\" width=\"755\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg?resize=277,183 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg?resize=359,238 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg?resize=543,360 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg?resize=560,371 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MV5BNDQ1OTM5NzQtY2IwMS00NGUzLWI3ZTctNjkyMzk4MjViMzc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjMxMTY4NDQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0015111000_AL_.jpg?resize=150,99 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The backlight in this frame illustrates the &#8220;halo&#8221; effect in this shot. (Image via Miramax.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of his signature styles is to use a blinding, sun-like backlight as a single-source lighting setup, bounced back into the subject&#8217;s face with a white card or a prop (like a table). This technique chisels the subject out from the background, giving an impressive &#8220;halo&#8221; effect.<\/p>\n<p>This iconic lighting is most famously seen in iconic shots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000235\/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Uma Thurman<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0266697\/?ref_=nm_knf_t1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Kill Bill: Vol. 1<\/em><\/a>. Uma\u2019s character &#8220;The Bride&#8221; stands atop a table, her blonde hair so bright it&#8217;s clipping her face, lit by the reflection of the blinding backlight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg?resize=300,125 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg?resize=277,116 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg?resize=359,150 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg?resize=543,227 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg?resize=560,234 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Django-Backlight.jpg?resize=150,63 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image via The Weinstein Company.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"2-bounce\">2. Bounce<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_123591\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123591\" class=\"wp-image-123591 size-full\" title=\"Robert Richardson Shooting Hugo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Richardson Shooting Hugo\" width=\"755\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg?resize=277,185 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg?resize=359,239 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg?resize=543,362 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg?resize=560,373 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hugo-1.jpg?resize=150,100 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richardson uses a spotlight in order to create the illusion of moonlight. (Image via Paramount Pictures.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Richardson stated in his <em>American Cinematographer<\/em> interview that he combines powerful Pars and Maxi Brutes with Tiffen lens filters to get the bloomed highlights. He uses bounce cards in wider shots, as well as props like tables (and even other characters&#8217; wardrobes) to bounce the spill from the backlight back onto the talent. With a room that you can pre-rig with a dozen such lights \u2014 like the set in <em>Hateful Eight <\/em>\u2014 lighting each shot is just a matter of choosing which lights to dim and where to place the appropriate bounce objects.<\/p>\n<p>He used the same technique in a much different way in <em>Hugo<\/em>. With a wide-angle lens placed low on the floor, there were fewer ways to motivate the light, so Richardson didn\u2019t worry about it. He pointed a spotlight through a skylight and let it play as moonlight. Because he works with directors whose films are heavily stylized, he doesn\u2019t limit himself by what looks &#8220;natural&#8221; or &#8220;practically lit.&#8221; He does what he needs to get a beautiful frame and asks for the audience to suspend its disbelief.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"3-lighting-flexibility\">3. Lighting Flexibility<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg?resize=300,109 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg?resize=277,101 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg?resize=359,131 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg?resize=543,198 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg?resize=560,204 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Richardson-Hateful-Eight.jpg?resize=150,55 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image via The Weinstein Company.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hateful Eight<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1853728\/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Django Unchained<\/em><\/a> are great examples of the flexibility of Richardson\u2019s lighting. The powerful backlight mixed with bounced fill gets under the wide-brimmed cowboy hats of the main characters, while the uplighting adds an element of uncanniness.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson often uses a tungsten-balanced Kodak film stock, using color contrast to add further dimension to his frames. Cold, daylight-balanced exterior light works as a rim light for a character, while a warm, tungsten-balanced light will bounce from the floor or tables to illuminate the characters. Because the subject&#8217;s face isn\u2019t overly bright, the color and rim light serve to isolate the subject, allowing the actor more freedom to move around without worrying about moving out of their key light.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg?resize=300,126 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg?resize=277,116 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg?resize=359,150 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg?resize=543,227 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg?resize=560,234 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Inglorious-Richardson-Lighting.jpg?resize=150,63 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image via The Weinstein Company<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Always in demand, Robert Richardson is set to bring his signature style to the new <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7097896\/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Venom<\/a><\/em> film, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0785227\/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Andy Serkis<\/a>, in 2020.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Cover image via <\/em>Kill Bill: Vol. 1<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Looking for more industry advice?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/interview-art-director-adam-rowe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Art Director Adam Rowe on Creating the Production Designer&#8217;s Vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/what-is-video-editing-supervisor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Breaking Down the Role of the Video Editing Supervisor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/why-filmmakers-use-tungsten-lighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Why Tungsten Lighting in Filmmaking Is Still Alive and Thriving <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/interview-film-editors-ad-astra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Ad Astra Editing Team On Creating &#8220;Quiet Intensity&#8221; in The Edit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/editing-terminator-dark-fate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Adobe Offers Look into the Editing of &#8220;Terminator: Dark Fate&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Richardson&#8217;s eye for the unusual showcases extreme framings and non-realistic lighting. 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