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How Lighting Makes a Huge Difference in Tone | Cinematography 101

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On this episode of 4MFS, Valentina shows us how to light for two different genres – a 50’s-style sitcom and a modern slasher/thriller. These two visual styles couldn’t be more different from each other because we wanted to demonstrate how a cinematographer achieves the right mood through lighting. We’re looking at the difference between high-key and low-key lighting, soft frontal light and hard far-side key, diffused light and hard gobo patterns, etc. How do framing and frame rates also play into effect? Watch us craft each scene’s visual styles using a wide range of tools from Honeycrates grids to Astera tube lights to Lightbridge reflectors.

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0:00 – Intro
1:03 – Story/Concept
1:37 – Production Design
3:10 – Camera
4:16 – Lighting Setup #1
8:30 – Lighting Setup #2
11:58 – Final Result
12:40 – Outro

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