Start Learning Cinematography | Cinematic Lighting 101 - Cinematic Lighting: Faking Temperature

Stay tuned to the end for a chance to win a prize! Lighting can completely change the way you perceive a scene. Part of the magic of filmmaking is making the audience think that what they’re looking at is real when it’s completely fabricated. By lighting the scene a certain way, we can make viewers think it’s a different time of day, in a different location, or warmer or colder than it actually is. Today on 4 Minute Film School, we’re going to be showing you how to change the temperature of a scene using only lighting. In this video, Matt from the A-Team shows us two different lighting setups in the same scene, one that makes the scene look warm, and one that makes it look cold. First, he thinks about the actual temperature of the shooting location. If it’s on location, and not in a studio, there might be ways to use the actual environment to help light the scene. Second, he determines what color of lighting he needs to create the look he’s going for. Does he need orange light, to create a warm look? Or, blue light to create a cold look? Lastly, he thinks about the quality of the light and whether it makes sense for the scene. For instance, hard light doesn’t make as much sense in a cold setting as it does in a warm setting. The main aspects addressed in this video are light color and light quality. Light color refers to the color you're using to light the scene. In this case we’re working with the kelvin scale, with orange light being lower on the scale, and blue light being higher on the scale. Light quality refers to how soft or hard a light is. The quality of light can help create an environment for the actors that makes sense based on where the scene is taking place. Overall, there are many ways we can use light to enhance the experience for our viewers. Using color and light shaping to influence the perceived temperature of a shot is just one way you can use cinematography to help tell a story. These tricks will help you expand the range of your storytelling ability as a filmmaker. There’s no limit to the worlds you can create with the right light. Connect with Matt: https://www.instagram.com/mozaicstudios/ Connect with Chetco: https://www.instagram.com/thechetco/ Want more free lighting and cinematography tutorials? Subscribe to us so you never miss an episode: https://goo.gl/QwazdM 🎥How to Light the Cinematic Film Look! https://youtu.be/oy2wGhuVqoY 🎥Free Cinematography Lessons From Experts! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... 🎥Subscribe to Aputure: https://www.youtube.com/aputurephoto https://www.facebook.com/aputure https://www.instagram.com/aputuretech https://www.twitter.com/aputuretech 🎥Connect with the A-Team! Ted - https://instagram.com/aputure_ted Benny - https://instagram.com/aputure_benny 🎥GET APUTURE GEAR: https://aputure.com 🎥MERCH: https://represent.com/store/aputure 🎥MUSIC: http://bit.ly/pb_aputure 🎥GRAPHICS: http://bit.ly/Aputure_RS Summary: Aputure's YouTube channel provides free high-quality cinematography, lighting, and filmmaking educational content to help you take your film projects to the next level.