Video Lighting

Video Lighting

Finding the right video lighting for your project can be very difficult. What can be even more difficult, however, is how to set up and use your lighting equipment once you get it. The kind of lighting you need depends on what you’re doing. If you’re looking for a look to spread things out, you would need a soft lighting. You’ll normally need light streaming in onto all sides of the subject you’re filming. Sometimes it’s best to put your subject in the middle of the room and set out-of-view lights into the corners. The more lights you use, the softer they should be, so you don’t get a glare on your camera lens, or so there’s simply not too much light streaming in. Some filmers even prefer to put lights onto their cameras. This light should be fairly bright, but you don’t want to blind your subject. Also, if you’re in a brightly colored room, you do not need so much light, because the light will sort of ‘bounce’ themselves off the colors. It all depends on the filming environment. You’ve got to decide what’s best for you. Some people, normally more professional filmmakers, put soft coloring gels on the lights to give a more distinct color or effect. This also depends on the filming environment and what you’re filming.

Video Lighting Kits

There are special kits available solely used for video lighting. Before you buy, however, you should figure out exactly what kind of lighting you need for every environment you plan on filming in. Some of these kits come with backgrounds for the subject, instructional videos, even fluorescent lights for special effects. Here are some fairly inexpensive lighting kits to think about:

ALZO HMI video lights, for example, are preferred because they generate very little heat, are very dependable, and are workable with almost any situation. These kinds of lights also save energy. These lights adjust to bright lighting, dark or no lighting, and pretty much any other situation, if used correctly.

Lowell carries got lighting kits for DVD lighting, photo lighting, video lighting, and other types of lighting for any other situation.

Video Lighting Tips

Here are some good tips for those starting out and are unsure about how to begin. It’s not very hard to judge how much light is enough; however clear you need or want the subject to be. It’s your call, but too much light can be as bad as not enough. Try to avoid shooting in heavy sunlight. This can mess with your video’s lighting, create bad shadows, and also may create glares. Too much light can actually mess up your camera.