Practical lighting cinematography

Central framing, practicals, light through window , we move through a door to get to this shot, its just everything I want.

parents on couch watching tv, low light, practical lamp, love the yellow and blue, more tv light on face

Night interior lighting

Minari (2020)

Visual approach - low key lighting, practical light sources, motivated light sources

How can you capture a character's psychedelic experience in an indie film without a CGI budget? My favorite approach is to use bold, colorful lighting to create the right atmosphere, combined with the perfect music. For this shot, I used vibrant lighting based on a triangular color harmony, featuring the new, ultra-compact CINEPEER CM15 lights. I chose orange as the primary color to blend with skin tones and mimic the practical light in the scene, while green and purple added that…

Learn how to light your shot without overexposing your incandescent practical light. Let’s have a look at a basic setup to better understand the technique.

Aputure MT Pro is Aputure’s first-ever full-color mini LED tube light. Condensed into its compact 1-foot frame, the MT Pro shines brightly with professional features that stand above the rest – including industry-leading pixel density and wireless CRMX connectivity. The MT Pro is the perfect fit for all levels of filmmakers, photographers, and content creators – as an in-camera practical, on-camera fill light, hidden accent, or for on-the-go content creation and product cinematography.