Start Learning Cinematography | Cinematic Lighting 101 - Lighting for Film: Faking Fire

Stay tuned to the end for a chance to win a prize! Fire has always been an exciting light source. From the orange color, to the way it flickers randomly on a subject’s face. There are so many great scenes in cinema with characters lit by fires, but a lot of the time, the fires aren’t actually real. In most fire scenes these days, the fire itself is added in post production, and the crew has to fake the look of fire on set to match the lighting. But how do they do that? How can you create lighting that not only has the same color and brightness as fire, but also the same quality and direction? Today on 4 Minute Film School, we’re going to be showing you how to fake the look of fire with your lighting. In this video, Matt from the A-Team shows us three narrative examples of using lighting to fake the look of fire in your scene. First, he looks at the scene to determine what the source of fire is. Is it a small candle, or a huge house fire? Second, he places lights in such a way that the direction of the light matches where the fire is coming from. This helps make the shadows and highlights look more realistic. Lastly, he uses light shaping tools to match the light quality that the fire is giving off. Is it soft light, or hard light? Getting this right will go a long way towards recreating fire. The main aspects addressed in this video are light quality and light position. Light quality refers to how soft or hard a light source is. In your scene, you’ll have to determine if your fire is big, making a soft light, or small, making a hard light. Light position refers to where the light is placed in the scene. The direction of shadows your light is casting on the subject needs to match the way the real fire would react. Overall, there is a lot you can do with lighting effects in your scenes. Knowing how to accurately recreate fire lighting can help add a lot of energy to your shots and your story. Combined with a little bit of sound design and you can sell a very expensive setup with little cost. The more lighting effects you know how to pull off the more storytelling possibilities you’ll have at your disposal. 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.