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In a previous episode, we broke down the lighting behind the Joker, one of the best examples of cinematography from 2019. In this video, we will break down the lighting behind another one of the year’s best films: The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse has a very unique look for a modern film. Because of the visual techniques they used, it looks like it was made 50 years ago. So how can you achieve the same look with the equipment you have? Today on 4 Minute Film School, we are going to try to recreate the lighting from The Lighthouse, and show how you can achieve the film’s look in your own projects.
In this video, Matt from the A-Team walks us through how to light a scene that looks like the movie The Lighthouse. First, he identifies the lighting sources used in the movie. For this scene, he uses a practical lamp and windows as the sources of light. Second, he creates contrast with the lighting by using highlights and shadows in the frame. This will help match the high contrast visuals of the movie. Lastly, he matches as many technical aspects as he can. This means setting the scene to black and white, matching the aspect ratio, and any other visual adjustments.
The main aspects addressed in this video are technical details, light sources, and contrast. Technical details refers to the equipment and settings used on the original movie. Matching things like camera, ISO, and lenses will get you closer to the movie’s look. Light sources refers to the way the original movie was lit. Looking at where the light is coming from and matching that will help you achieve a similar look. Contrast refers to the difference between highlights and shadows in your image. Take note of whether the movie you’re recreating has high or low contrast.
Trying to capture the look of a movie for your own projects can be a good way to find inspiration and reference your favorite films. Oftentimes the look of a movie is inspired by the looks of different movies combined. Even this movie, The Lighthouse, is a combination of references to even more movies. As filmmakers, we don’t want to directly steal from other artists, but by taking elements from different films and combining them, we can create our own unique visual styles. Having your own style will ultimately make your work stand out and could even make you a better storyteller.
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In terms of truly mimicking the look of the film, I actually felt that the 70D looked better for the most part than the RED Gemini, due to the lack of dynamic range that allows those shadows to fall more rapidly to black. Additionally, especially in examples 2 and 3, I felt that the fill was both too intense and too frontal. In fact, the intermediate shots with just the bulb and no fill on examples 2 and 3 looked pretty nice! Fill id definitely needed, but I maybe would have recommended splitting the difference and moving that fill off to the lit side a bit more. Of course, I definitely don't mean this to sound like a prick! Just a few constructive ideas. I love you guys' channel, as well as your gear.
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Love how you guys are subtly demonstrating the small role the camera plays in the final image compared to all the work put into lighting. Sure, the Red Gemini is the kind of camera you need for real films, but a simple DSLR or mirrorless camera can get you 90% of the image quality, which looks just fine on sites like YouTube. I remember thinking "Sure, it's what's in front of the cameras that matters yadda yadda, but I still need real cinema cameras to get the look I REALLY want". I was completely wrong.
I really just needed good lighting, good set design, good costumes/makeup, and an understanding of how to come up with the right type of shot for the story. There's a reason real movies still look like real movies even if you watch them in 240p. Huge dynamic range and sharpness and lens flares and "bokeh" are all fun, but you can get a convincing cinematic shot with a Canon t2i and people will not know. /They'll just ask what kind of great camera you use and how you color grade the footage/.
If you're looking for that one key thing your footage is missing, it's not a better camera, and that thing doesn't exist at all. You will only ever find small things that make your image a TINY bit better. Do those things. Keep finding those things. Learn to do a million insignificant things at once, and you will create a beautiful picture. Everything matters in cinematography, so keep chasing more information, and keep making films. Keep making those silly test shots, too. Your camera is fine, I promise.
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I would have to say the 60's, love films from that era and it'd be a fun challenge to recreate the look of that time! I'm so glad you guys did a video on The Lighthouse by the way, it's one of my top 3 from 2019.
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COOL VERY COOL 😎
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Wow, how to light like light house is lit!
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Best video I’ve seen you guys put out so far ! And I’d set my piece in the 1960s
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the 7d footage is so great
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Planning to do a 1960s short with my students. An M9 would help soooo much!!
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I’m love with anything in the past for some reason, but I guess my two most favorite periods for recreating are medieval and industrial revolution, because of the architecture, set design and dress style, they have a very unique texture when it comes to lighting them. Just look at Lighthouse their interiors texture is amazing.
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Great video thanks for making it.
I'd set the next period piece in the 1930s. Go for the classic noir look
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Thanks a lot for these videos. They are just so helpfull. I would set the film in the 17th century in netherland and shoot a film about Rembrandt. I just love how he uses light and i think a whole movie about him and hisblighting would just look beautiful in BW😍
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Easy answer The Wild West. I have an awesome opportunity to shoot a Western feature film (as DP) this year and I'm so excited!
I'm prepping for Lanterns, Candles, and Moonlight... oh and fire. The main location burns down at the end. This video was a great help because I've been working on candle and lantern looks. I was wondering if the M9 would be an additional light to use?
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I would love to explore lighting setups for the 15th or 16th century. I think a period drama centered around either the height of the Ottoman empire in Europe or the time of Ivan the Terrible would be incredible. Like, how to take Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible further into the world of color cinema, but still have that amazing light and shadow play. I think that would be cool to explore.
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I would make a film in the period of 1990 to have a lighting as in "seven" of David Fincher.
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Awesome! ✌️
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One of the actors would play the perfect Rotwang from Metropolis
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love it. my next will be on 2020 :)
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Paleolithic Era. Nothing but Natural Lighting :D
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What's interesting is that the black levels are strikingly different between the 7D and Gemini. Both work really well, it made most of the 7D shots (especially Setup II) feel more like a 1920's German Expressionist film (a la Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
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