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Three-Point Lighting for Video and Podcast Interviews

Three-Point Lighting for Video and Podcast Interviews

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AdoramaTV Presents DSLR Video Tips with Richard Harrington. Join Rich as he discusses three-point lighting when shooting an interview on DSLR.


When shooting TV, YouTube, or Podcast interviews, Three-Point lighting helps shape, define and flatter your interview subject's face, and separates your subject from the background. Join Richard Harrington as he and his Grip demonstrate how to light a subject and background specifically for a video interview. Three-point Lighting is a combination of a Key light, back light, and a fill light. Three-point light gives you full control over the light and shadows casting over your subject. Understanding the three-point lighting technique gives you the building blocks to advance with your photography and video skills.

 

Three-Point Lighting for Video and Podcast Interviews

 

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About The Author

Richard Harrington has had a long relationship with media. When he was seven, he was grounded for using magnets to rearrange the picture tube on the family’s 13-inch color TV (it works but don’t try it). He has since gone on to many more interesting adventures.

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Great Tutorial Video

Richard, Thanks for a great tutorial on three-point lighting. What would be very helpful is a discussion on IRE levels for each of the lights. Let's say the key highlights are at 65 IRE. What should the other lights be at? I assume the hair light would be higher at around 90 IRE? But how about the fill light? Should that be 20 or 30 IRE lower? Also, I've noticed with my Canon dslr that if I'm using 5500k lights and I set the white balance at 5500k in camera, the image comes out quite warm. Do you experience this issue? When I use Magic Lantern and set the white balance that way, the setting is usually at about 4200k to 4500k with the 5500k fluorescent lights. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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Great Tutorial

Very helpful. I like the example shown which makes it really clear.

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Please stop saying "go ahead and"

It's a phrase without meaning 99% of the time used and gets in the way of listening to this otherwise interesting presentation.

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