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Lighting Green screen/White/Black Backgrounds
The key to lighting each of these backgrounds is of course even lighting. This is a short section and one that could have been expanded upon. Josh only mentions in passing why shooting green over blue screen in the DV space is better, but could have gone into a more in-depth explanation. For those working in the DV realm and who are planning on doing their own green screen masterpiece, then this will give you a good start at how to proceed.
Bright Ideas
The final section of the DVD contains tips and tricks for lighting in a variety of situations, including how to light to make it look like the scene is bathed in moonlight, special effects lighting, and accent lighting.
What is really great about this DVD is all the video was shot with the Canon XL1s and GL2 camera using the out of the box lens and with only a few of shots using a soft diffuser. This gives the viewer excellent examples of the kinds of results they can expect if they learn from the instructor and then go out and apply it to their shoots.
In addition to being shot with the prosumer camera, the host clearly demonstrates that these shots can be done with a simple Lowel light kit (pro-light, omni, tota, and rifa), and a few inexpensive materials (foam core, your own diffuser, etc.).
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| Safety and set up tips are also covered in this training DVD. |
What would I have liked to have seen? More! This disc is an introduction to lighting, but there are so many more examples that could have been demonstrated and much more information that could have been presented. I would very much like to have seen a lighting setup for each of the scenes presented. While many of the wide shots do show where the lights are in relation to the subject, no where is it stated what the wattage of each of the lights are nor an exact angle. This is not a dual format DVD, but it would have been great to include PDFs of all of the lighting setups for the viewer to go back and look at later or even duplicate for better comprehension.
While the examples that were presented were wonderful, I would have liked to have seen more of them. I wanted to see variations of how one would adjust the lighting for various camera angles, and would have loved it if Josh would have done a breakdown of a narrative scene and lit for each set up. The idea behind this training DVD is a good one ? an introduction, but I have a feeling that after watching, you will be wanting more. This isn?t a bad thing, it is a great thing!
Since this is the first in an ongoing series, I expect much more information to be presented and would hope that there is a ?putting it all together? DVD at the end.
Overall I am very impressed with this offering from DVcreators.net and even thought the price is a bit steep ($75 NAB Special until 05/15/04, then $99.95), it is well worth it. I give DV Enlightenment a Strong Buy Recommendation.
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