Jon Cibella

Thanks Bruce! Those were all great examples. I remember seeing a DP use soft sources above windows some time ago and I love the look it gives. Sheer curtains and blinds are great for increasing the believability of a blown out window. If you were to put a harder source through a window at night to create direct sunlight, what fixture would you use?

Thanks guys! I have noticed that most scenes involve sheer curtains or blinds on the windows, so I will definitely remember that trick. Yon - Since you're gelling and mixing these color temps, what do you usually set the color temp at in the camera? From the setup you've mentioned, I would only gel the M90's with 1/4 CTO and set the camera color temp at 5600.

Hey everyone! Long time reader, first-time poster. Recently, in a number of films I've been watching, I've seen a vast amount of ways to light through windows. I brought this subject up to a lighting professor of mine and we've been having discussions on it since. I know that to create realistic and natural window lighting, you need to use a mixture of hard and soft light to represent the sunlight and the soft skylight. Of course, the mixture and positioning of these depend on the time of day you're going for. I haven't had the time to do any tests of my own, but I will attempt some soon. I have a few questions when it comes to this topic: 1. Have any of you done this in the past and how have you accomplished it? 2. What type of fixtures and diffusion have you used? 3. Do any of you have any experience using tracing paper on the window itself? And if so, is there a fixture that would still be able to push hard enough light through it to represent the sunlight? I'm completely okay with windows blowing out, especially when working on low-budget projects where you don't have the resources to light whats outside the window. Thanks!