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How to Light Bar & Pub Scenes | 3 Narrative Setups

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Lighting a bar scene can be tricky because the setting is usually dark but needs a lot of color and it just has a lot of moving pieces to it. In today’s episode of Four Minute Film School, Ted from the A-Team and narrative director of photography Andy Rydzewski walk us through three famous bar scenes and their lighting setups, and how you can implement them in your next setup!

Scenes recreated:
John Wick
Don Jon
Casablanca

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