How To Light A Car At Night | Filmmaking Lighting Tutorial

In filmmaking lighting tutorial, Garrett dives into how to create a stylized night scene lighting a car. It isn't about recreating reality, but creating a new reality for our audience to live in. Utilizing bright, complimentary colors, we can create dynamic lighting that helps serve the stories we tell.

// GEAR IN THIS EPISODE //
Gemini 1x1 Soft https://bhpho.to/35cWHgy
Gemini 2x1 Soft https://bhpho.to/35aEAaU
Snapbag 1x1 https://bhpho.to/3BOc7qe
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2x3 Solid Flag https://bhpho.to/3BRXHFs
C-Stand https://bhpho.to/2WZYipo
Combo Stand https://bhpho.to/3jOsWeC
RED Komodo https://bhpho.to/3f4RgHe
WC Komodo Accessory Kit (Pro) https://bhpho.to/2OUwgYM
SmallHD Monitor (current gen) https://bhpho.to/3n6xzCO
Teradek Wireless (current gen) https://bhpho.to/3n8DyXK
WC Mattebox https://bhpho.to/3zVUnZr
Anton Bauer V-Mount https://bhpho.to/3jT6Uav

// GEAR I USE TO MAKE YT VIDEOS //
Panasonic GH5S https://bhpho.to/2NGupTI
Panasonic G85 https://bhpho.to/3dJJsal
Canon EF 16-24mm f/2.8 L II https://bhpho.to/2UfCXU0
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II https://bhpho.to/37scgB3
Metabones Speed Booster XL https://bhpho.to/2GqiWU8
PolarPro 82mm Vari ND Filter https://bhpho.to/38qltdd

//TABLE OF CONTENTS //
0:00 Car Scene
1:05 Creating Night
1:33 Obscuring The Windows
3:38 The Reverse Key Light
5:02 Wrap Around Fill
7:08 Emergency Vehicle Lights
7:51 Selling The Effects

// THINGS TO KNOW //
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My name is Garrett. I am a full-time commercial producer, part-time film professor, and avid whiskey enthusiast living in Metro Detroit. I began on YouTube to help bridge the technical and financial gap filmmakers face by giving away the same content I talk about in my classrooms. Learn tricks of the trade, discover new gear, stay up with filmmaking trends, dive into how I pull off cinematic looks, and so much more.