Start Learning Cinematography | Cinematic Lighting 101 - Spotlight Tips and Tricks | Cinematography 101

Stay tuned to the end for a chance to win a prize! Spotlights are one of the most common lighting tools. But most people think of them only as lights for stages or live performances. While historically tungsten lights, LED spotlights have started to become more popular. And, if you know how to use one, a spotlight can be a very useful tool to have on set. Today on 4 Minute Film School, we’re going to show you three different ways you can use a spotlight on your set to create amazing lighting. In this video, Matt from the A-Team shows us three narrative examples of using spotlights for various lighting effects. First, he determines whether he wants hard or soft light. While spotlights are one of the hardest light sources out there, they can be used to get soft light too. Second, he thinks about where he needs to place the spotlight. Because of the powerful throw, you can have spotlights farther from the subject than other light sources. Third, he thinks about how he can shape the light from the spotlight. With the unique light shaping tools that spotlights give you, you can create visually interesting shapes and patterns to enhance your scene. The main aspects addressed in this video are bouncing light, volumetric lighting, and gobos. Bouncing light refers to when you shine light against a reflective material which redirects the light and makes it softer. When you do this with a spotlight, you can take the hard light and turn it into a much softer light quality. Volumetric lighting is when you can see the light as a three-dimensional shape. Hard light from a spotlight mixed with particles in the air can allow you to see those light beams very clearly though the air. Gobos are metal shapes you can put in front of a light to project designs on your scene. Using gobos in spotlights can introduce unique shapes and textures to your lighting. Overall, the best lighting package is the one that allows you to create any sort of light that you might need for a scene. Spotlights are almost like a swiss army light, because of the various uses you can get out of one lighting fixture. When approaching any project, it can be helpful to plan out your lighting setups in advance. That way you’ll know exactly what kind of lighting equipment you’ll need before getting to set. It will also save you time during production. 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.