Meet The Gaffer #349. While they light, we listen to a few gaffers talk about different approaches to lighting a typical stand up interview outside with the sun. I'm joined by Alan Steinheimer and Shane Louis.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:29 Sun as backlight
3:04 Sun as sidelight
5:35 Keenan becomes stand-in
6:05 Half Soft Frost
7:38 Alternative to Half Soft Frost
8:16 Adding a front bounce
10:06 Front silver bounce
10:43 Silver bounce diffused
11:31 Adding Negative
12:33 Considering size of diffusion, and other needs like sandbags
14:31 Sun as sidelight (in more detail)
15:46 Key side fill
16:56 Low bounce feel (when appropriate)
17:53 Diffusing the background
18:42 Do you need more or fewer crew for exteriors?
19:49 Sun as front light
22:00 Considering how framing affects lighting
23:17 Shiny Boards?
24:41 Trying heavier diffusion to take down front light
26:05 Edge light?
27:09 To have real control of an exterior, a fair amount of gear and crew is needed.