Jae Solina Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Good morning! Hope everyone is well. I am curious to see what people think about the key to fill ratio in this shot. I'm trying to learn more about back lighting and i really like the mood of this music video. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giray Izcan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I would just leave it like that and let the subject get silhouetted against the bright background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 25, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted May 25, 2020 Looks like the only fill is the backlight bouncing off of the smoke back into the shadows. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Solina Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Giray Izcan said: I would just leave it like that and let the subject get silhouetted against the bright background. Figured as much. They probably just used a nice monitor and lit it by eyes. I like the fact that his face still has detail and the shadows are dark but not noisy. Even for youtube it looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giray Izcan Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 You could catch the backlight with a beadboard for a slight light in the face without getting obtrusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Young Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I wouldn't be surprised if they used negative fill, actually. I did it on this short with a similar looking shot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Solina Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 3 hours ago, AJ Young said: I wouldn't be surprised if they used negative fill, actually. I did it on this short with a similar looking shot: Did you shoot yours by eyes or meter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Young Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Jae Solina said: Did you shoot yours by eyes or meter? Eyes, meter, and waveform! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 27, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted May 27, 2020 If I were shooting this on film, there are two ways I would have metered this -- one, I would have imagined this as a 360 degree move around the person and metered the backlight as if it were a front light, second, I would have metered the shaft of light with a spot meter (trick there is that the smoke levels keep changing) -- I would have compared the two readings and then taken a guess! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now