Master this 3 point lighting setup 💡

Cinematography basics: three point lighting.

Here's a quick breakdown of the lighting setup. We'd teach you about contrast ratios and it's relevance with the full light...but we don't have a light meter or a camera monitor that operates in stops. So just know that the fill is what will help you push the shot to high or low contrast.

And the key doesn't HAVE to be the one that is front and to the side. You could have the key be overhead with a fill to lighten and backlight for separation.

Lights used:
Key: Amaran 200S with a big Octa
Fill: Amaran 60D with reflector through some diffusion (too lazy to get another softbox out)
Backlight: Nanlite Pavotube 6C

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