How Can an Old Hollywood Lighting Technique Help You Today?

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https://beta.flim.ai/?via=rob - Get 15% off your monthly or yearly Flim subscription here! Color Grading - https://www.dehancer.com - get 10% off Dehancer using ROBELLIS at checkout GRAB MY LIGHTING COURSE "RECREATING DAYLIGHT" ON SHOP MOMENT - https://www.shopmoment.com/products/recreating-daylight https://www.patreon.com/robelliscinematography - support me on Patreon for early, extended, ad-free YouTube videos + message board - including the entire Lighting with Colour mini course available to stream now! https://www.robelliscinematography.com/downloads - download the full 46 minute Lighting with Colour mini course ad-free, with all 5 individual parts for just £15 - including an exclusive Part 3! https://offers.audiosocket.com/rob-ellis/ - click the link and use my code "ROBELLIS" for a free month of fantastic unlimited music when you sign up for Audiosocket! https://zyro.com/special/robellis - get up to 78% off yearly plans when you build your website with Zyro using my deal, including an extra 4 months for free and a free domain for a year! Butterfly, or Paramount Lighting, refers to the position of a light source placed in front and above of a character or subject, in such a position to cast a butterfly-shaped shadow under the nose. Used in the Golden Age of Hollywood for studio portraits and even favoured by certain actresses in movies themselves, the butterfly light slims the face and accentuates the jaw. Move the light a little higher and the face might appear too shadowy, with facial features obscured - move the light a little lower and the face might appear too flat. The butterfly light satisfies that middle ground between mood and visibility - and as a bonus, it's a top light - which means it can be used in many situations where we subconsciously expect there to be light coming from above the frame - even when we can't see it in the scene. This is just one aspect of what can contribute toward a cinematic feeling - check out the other episodes in the Lighting for Cinema A - Z series to learn more about what makes cinema feel a certain way: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_dDUxn1Y2e1SJ_Q2H96godCiNSCFvIqI&si=drpJ9zgsYfRRyFOJ Lenses: Samyang 14mm t/3.1 VDSLR MK2 Samyang 24mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2 Samyang 35mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2 Samyang 50mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2 Cameras: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Panasonic Lumix S5 (BTS) Lights used in the video: Nanlite Forza 60C Nanlite Pavobulb 10C Video Contents: 0:00 From Old to New 0:53 Butterfly, or Paramount Lighting 2:12 Old Hollywood vs The Modern Day 3:57 Inspiration for the Scene with Flim/Sponsor 5:06 Why is Butterfly Lighting Useful? 5:58 How We Lit the Scene 7:28 The Importance of the Learning Process 7:47 Recreating Daylight