You can practice it alone!Video writing course

Author: Ryota Sakakibara Ryota Sakakibaratv, CM, movies, corporate VP, events, and the establishment of museums are lighting in a wide range of genres.His masterpiece is ・ TV: Tamori Club, Pusuma and others ・ CM: Yucan, Chloretz etc. ・ Movies: Karabe, Sky Borders ・ Events: YouTube Musumen.LIVE, MINMI LIVE etc. / Museum: Ehime Prefectural History Culture Museum [Kukai Exhibition] Lighting installation, etc.

This time, I asked Mr. Sakakibara, a lighting technician, taught me a writing technique that can be easily practiced assuming a situation when shooting an interview with a company PR video alone.

You can fight even a small equipment

What kind of lighting equipment do you have around you?I think many people think of "lighting equipment" LEDs and HMI lights used on TV.Is that really the only?From the viewpoint of lighting equipment, it may come out a little.For example, indoors include "ceiling lights in the living room", "flashlight", "light of TV", "mobile phone light", "Z light on a study desk", "cliplight illuminating signboards", "Orange in the bedroom"."Reading light" is just this.

So what about outdoors?There are "Sun", "Street Lights", "Shops Lights", "Lights of Cars, Motorbikes and Bicycle", and "Fluorescent Lights in Condominium corridors".The bright places are bright and natural.The dark place is dark and natural.You may have made that decision, but if you look around again, there are many lighting equipment.

This time, I made an interview shooting lighting.The first thing I care about is the lighting environment in this room.I don't think there is a room with no lighting environment (dark).Costs can be reduced by setting the lighting environment in the room.

Please decide freely because the location of the subject is also a balance with the background.Next, check how indoor lighting affects the subject.Erase all the electricity in the room and make it the first state on the right page.Then, record it with a camera once, repeat this process as the state 2, the third state, and the second and third are simultaneously.It may be more efficient to start working after grasping the current situation.

In the first example, I wanted to make it flat without a shadow on the face, but there was a reflection of a white table with a light state with 1 + 2 + 3 turned on, so when I looked at the subject through the camera, my face was bright.It is flat.If you think that the amount of light is not enough, touch the ISO on the camera side and make it brighter.With this alone, the left shoulder of the subject and the color of the picture in the background are similar, and the suits and the backrest of the chair.That's where the LED light comes in.If you set it on the left ear of the subject from the right rear, the color of the part you are now clearly separates, and the three -dimensional effect of the subject will enhance.In this way, lighting equipment prepared for shooting is useful not only as the main, but also as an auxiliary light.

◉元々の明かりが被写体にどう作用しているのか見極める

[Room lighting arrangement] There is one window in the room.Two fluorescent lamps on the ceiling.An incandescent light is placed on the background of the subject.It was cloudy on the day of the shooting, so it was a little darker in the daytime.When all the lights are turned on, the table may be white, and the ceiling light is reflected and the subject is turning around, which is established.

(Left) 1: Window only (right) 1 + 2: Light on the ceiling

(Left) 1 + 3: Window brings + light outside the ceiling (right) 1 + 2 + 3: Lights outside the ceiling + ceiling

◆◆ もうひと工夫！◆◆小型のLEDライトを被写体右側に追加

I added another way to the indoor electricity.A small LED light is placed on the right side of the subject.The subject hair is shiny.The left shoulder left shoulder, chairs and background colors were clear, and a three -dimensional effect came out.

◉仮にテーブルが黒かったとしたら？

[Less reflection of the ceiling light] the same lighting as before.If the table is black, there is no reflection of the ceiling light, and the shadow falls between the chin and the eyebrows.

[Place the LED on the window side and produce the light that comes in] The light entered the eyes and it was alive.Because it is a light from the window side, it can be brighter without discomfort.It becomes a side light, the shadows around the eyes, nose, and chin are clear, and men can produce astringency.

The LED light used this time is Lightdow PC-K128C.We purchased for 3,253 yen on Amazon.

How to assemble lighting

Although it is self -talked, there is no right answer or incorrect answer to lighting technology.I think this is not limited to lighting, but also the camera, voice, editing.I think that there are many non -specialized things that everyone knows, but if you shoot and edit it with a look, you may be able to do it.However, the "somehow" is a singer.Even if you are convinced of the completed one, it is important to be aware of how it will be conveyed to viewers.

There are more opportunities to see what kind of image you want to convey to the audience through the video, what kind of writing to do to do so, and on a daily basis on television and the web.If you look at the images that have already been evaluated in the world and the programs that viewers are paying attention, and focus on what kind of lighting you are doing at that time, there are some helpful parts.I think there are many.

◉証言ビデオ的なイメージに振ったライティング

[LED light from the window side and the window side] All the electricity in the room is removed, and the window is light and one LED light.In the situation of "serious testimony videos", these writing can be one of the expressions.

◆◆ もうひと工夫！◆◆被写体右後にLEDライトを追加

Compared to the previous example, the outline of the subject emerges, and the boundary with the background is clear.The hair is somewhat glossy.However, if you leave it as it is, the LED light will be reflected in the window, so the light is hanging.

The light of the LED light in the window was turned off with a black thick ball paper.If the photographer is not enough alone, you may want to attach the following items to the light stand.

(Right) "Connecting Clamp" NCLG-30CL (2,940 yen): Professional equipment dotcom handling (left) "lens shade" Hoganflex SL01 (4,298 yen): Etumi handling

Explain the meaning and effect of diffusing or causing light with reflex

The shadow of the sunny sky with no clouds, the shadow formed by the sunlight in such a case, comes out very sharp.This is called "hard" light.So how about the cloudy sky when it is about to rain?It's not dark, but I think it's darker than when it is fine.In addition, the shadow that can be done at this time is blurred with the outline of the shadow, unlike the sunny weather.This is called "soft".

Theoretically, the closer the cloud (diffuse) to the subject, the softer the shadow of the subject.Let's reflect this in interview shooting.First of all, do not use the lighting, but set it directly to hit the light of LED light.When the subject is interviewing, if you put out a doll in front of your body as shown in this photo, the shadow will fall to the subject.

If you think that you don't like this shadow, if you approach the subject often used in the diffuse, if you approach the subject like a cloud, the shadow will blur and blur, so it will be difficult to understand even if the shadow comes out.increase.In addition, because it is milky white, the same effect also appears for "plastic umbrellas", "trash bags", "lace curtains", and "cooking sheets".You don't have to worry about LED lights, but don't have any risk of fire due to heating lighting.

Even if there is no lighting equipment, the reflex is one that can demonstrate almost the same light depending on the light received.The advantage is that the reflex can supplement the place that was supplemented with a lighting fixture.In this way, the lights that have been over one increase have various possibilities, such as the background, the outline of the subject, and the catchlight.In addition, bringing a white leff closer to the cloud, so it has the effect of softening the darkness and brightening the dark part.

If you use it outside, you can use the reflex like an umbrella and block sunlight.In the case of a woman, the face is often flat and it is often okay, but men make the face a little darker and make a gradation tightened and look cool.

◉製品紹介を手前にかざすと被写体の顔に影が落ちてしまう

[No LED Light diffuser (diffusion) in front of the subject] LED light is on the front, and the product is held in front of the face to explain the product.The LED light this time was originally equipped with a milky diffuser and the light is spread, but still has a shadow on the face.

[Put a tracing paper in front of the light and diffuse] I put the tracing paper in front of the light.Whether the distance from the light is still close, the shadow of the face is not much change as before.

[Including as much as possible so that it does not appear in the angle of view] The tracing paper was crushed, and then pasted it with tape so that it swelled greatly.The shadow was almost no concern when approached to the subject as much as possible so that it would not be reflected in the angle of view of the camera.

[A milky white vinyl umbrella can also be used as a diffuser] A milky white vinyl umbrella that can be obtained at a convenience store can also be used as a diffuser.In addition, cooking sheets and garbage bags can have the same effect.

[Look at the effects of the diffuser in another situation] Write a doll with only windows and LED lights to make the effect of the diffuses easier to understand.With no diffus from the left, or when the tracing paper is held near the light, the shadow is slightly softened, but there is no big difference.The tracing paper is approached to the subject so that it does not appear into the angle of view.Although the amount of light drops as a whole, the shadow looks relaxed and familiar.

◉レフで起こすパターン

One LED light near the window.A white leff was placed on the other side and a shadow was caused.The incandescent lamp behind was turned on to make the background a warm color.Since the ISO400 settings were dark overall, I shot with ISO raised to 1600.

You can fight with small lighting equipment

There is a word "three -point lighting", which is often found in professional sites, called "Mainlight", "Light to supplement the shadow of the main light (suppression)", and "light for out contours (reverse)".First of all, I think there are many people who want to study three -point lighting that is based.It is very important to understand that "if you use lighting from this direction", it is very important, but this method does not always play an active part.

When I thought about how to shoot if there were no lighting equipment, I was able to make various patterns of lighting when I was able to control the room lights (land light) well.In addition, starting settings may not be understood by the departure departure, and the setting may not end forever.If you prepare a reference material "I want to do this in this shooting" in advance, and set it to get closer, I think you will definitely not be lost.

◉外でインタビューをする場合のライティング

[Put on your eyes with eye catch]

The shooting date was cloudy, and the sunlight was diffuse by clouds.When the LED light (the amount of light is effective even in small amounts), the light (catchlight) enters the eyes and makes the eyes look alive.If you add more white leff here, the catchlights that can be seen will increase.The light turns and the whole light is flat, and the unevenness of the skin becomes noticeable, so it is suitable for situations where you want to make your skin look beautiful, such as when shooting women.

By the way, it was the model of the model that applied the LED light from the left.If you hit the light from the right, the shadow of the hair will appear.It is important to look at these parts.

[How to add shadows]

If you hold it diagonally and hold it, the face will be moderately shaded, and a three -dimensional effect will come out.When you hold the reflex right above, the shadow will fall over the whole, which will make you a more and more impressive image.Rather than good or bad, observe "how light changes by doing this" is carefully observed, and these effects are used properly according to the intention of directing the image.