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Lighting technique I saw in a superbowl ad this past Sunday
Hello all,
While watching the superbowl this past Sunday, there was an ad for the CBS show "Criminal Minds" that used a very impressive lighting technique that appeared to make the faces of the TV stars "glow". I am including the link in this message to the ad I am referring to: Does anyone have an idea how this type of effect was created? I am sure you could always adjust ISO sensitivity to get a natural look with the right lens, but this effect looks more like a glow..Any ideas? |
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Hello all,
While watching the superbowl this past Sunday, there was an ad for the CBS show "Criminal Minds" that used a very impressive lighting technique that appeared to make the faces of the TV stars "glow". I am including the link in this message to the ad I am referring to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANz_-7K7o9Q Does anyone have an idea how this type of effect was created? I am sure you could always adjust ISO sensitivity to get a natural look with the right lens, but this effect looks more like a glow..Any ideas? I personally don't like that technique though. It makes me feel uncomfortable. Worked well for the superbowl ad. But, I saw it on a commercial with children (I think for cereal) and their eyes were freaking me out. |
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When you watch movies, look for the catchlights in the actors eyes during the closeups to see where the lights were set up for the shot.
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movies and tv havent been the same since i started doing this and looking at the bokeh.
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Why would you have to modify the light (with a grid)? Wouldn't you get this effect without even having to do any PP as long as there was enough space behind the subject for the light to fall off?
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I think it's because you're getting falloff quickly on the head and on the body/shoulders. There's not a lot of spread from the light.
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You would not get the same effect without a grid. It would give the same catchlights but it would spread light everywhere.
Oh and a grid is a light shaping tool that constricts spread of light. |
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