Today’s tutorial is about how to film interviews, especially focusing on the use of light-weight, portable equipment. Also, at some locations we did not have access to the electricity. Fortunately, these days you can get good-performing lights that run off batteries.
The project we filmed is a documentary about Canadians soldiers in the World War I. It’s produced by Spinning Rabbit Productions.
If you’d like to see the finished documentary, please follow their Facebook page.
Here’s today’s tutorial
So, as you can see, it’s not difficult (or expensive) to create professional lighting set-ups for video and documentary film productions.
I used one basic set-up with three lights: key light (with a softbox), edge light, and a back light. You can adjust this set-up based on the situation you encounter at your location.
Here’s all the gear I mention in the video.
Key-light: CAME-TV Boltzen on B&H, Adorama, eBay, Amazon, Amazon.ca
Softbox on B&H, Adorama, eBay, Amazon
Edge-light: Luxi Cello on B&H, Amazon
Back-light: Luxi Viola on B&H, eBay, Amazon
Here is the great tool that – among other things – makes it simple to match footage from different cameras.
X-Rite Color Checker on B&H, Adorama, Henry’s, eBay, Amazon, Amazon.ca, Amazon UK, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it
Here is the finished documentary!
Here is the tutorial I mention about how to match various cameras
Here are the stills for each of the six set-ups I show in the video.
cameras what you used?
This was the A camera: https://bhpho.to/2i3A9uc
This was the B camera: https://bhpho.to/2N1JQV3
Which lenses did you use?
Mostly this https://bhpho.to/2HjWc7J
Sigma 30mm F1.4
and also this https://bhpho.to/2JjbChw
Sony 50mm f1.8 for the Sony a6500
and for the GH4 I used this https://bhpho.to/2FR64sH
the Lumix Vario G 35-100mm
Thank you, BTW, interesting video you made while recreating the “Minority Report” shoot.
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
s-log2 or s-log3 for the A6500? Thanks
Hey Tom, once again great information. Sorry it took so long to view this but I have been busy. Also, I have stolen your saying “there are no problems, just a lack of solutions.” I find that so true…hope you don’t mind…best…tchau.
Haha… nope that saying is not something I own so go ahead and use it as much as you like. Its definitely the way I think when I have a problem in my filming. Great to hear that you found this post useful.