Comments on: Interview Lighting For Documentaries http://joecrumpfilm.com/interview-lighting-for-documentaries/ Joe Crump's Independent Filmmaking Blog Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:47:48 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Robin Grantham http://joecrumpfilm.com/interview-lighting-for-documentaries/#comment-13451 Robin Grantham Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:47:48 +0000 http://joecrumpfilm.com/?p=794#comment-13451 Great information, especially about the china ball. I shoot interviews for the veteran's history project (via the Women's Memorial oral history program) and have to shoot with whatever light I find because every setting is different. Overhead light only is common and of course, is awful. I've been struggling to find a fill-light solution that works for interviews that run perhaps as long as an hour. Lighting needs to be soft--and the china ball is ideal. Great information, especially about the china ball. I shoot interviews for the veteran's history project (via the Women's Memorial oral history program) and have to shoot with whatever light I find because every setting is different. Overhead light only is common and of course, is awful. I've been struggling to find a fill-light solution that works for interviews that run perhaps as long as an hour. Lighting needs to be soft--and the china ball is ideal.

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]]> By: Sagar Badeewal http://joecrumpfilm.com/interview-lighting-for-documentaries/#comment-156 Sagar Badeewal Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:15:34 +0000 http://joecrumpfilm.com/?p=794#comment-156 This post is extremely helpful indeed. I'll be starting my documentary next month. I hope we can also apply the methods you have posted here, and get the desired results. Thanks a lot. This post is extremely helpful indeed. I'll be starting my documentary next month. I hope we can also apply the methods you have posted here, and get the desired results.
Thanks a lot.

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]]> By: Markus Innocenti http://joecrumpfilm.com/interview-lighting-for-documentaries/#comment-26 Markus Innocenti Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:39:28 +0000 http://joecrumpfilm.com/?p=794#comment-26 "Low light cameras like this have made life much easier AND I think it is changing the style of lighting. I could talk about my opinions on this for quite a while..." Good article, any man who can swing a china ball is okay in my book - but now I'm intrigued to hear your thoughts on how our lovely new cameras are changing lighting styles. More, please! "Low light cameras like this have made life much easier AND I think it is changing the style of lighting. I could talk about my opinions on this for quite a while..."

Good article, any man who can swing a china ball is okay in my book - but now I'm intrigued to hear your thoughts on how our lovely new cameras are changing lighting styles. More, please!

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]]> By: Joe Crump http://joecrumpfilm.com/interview-lighting-for-documentaries/#comment-21 Joe Crump Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:45:36 +0000 http://joecrumpfilm.com/?p=794#comment-21 The interview footage in the church looks great, Ben. - Joe The interview footage in the church looks great, Ben. - Joe

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]]> By: Ben Sullivan http://joecrumpfilm.com/interview-lighting-for-documentaries/#comment-20 Ben Sullivan Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:26:43 +0000 http://joecrumpfilm.com/?p=794#comment-20 Good advice. I highly recommend China balls and Reveal bulbs as you suggest. If you check out my video on the "vision" page on my website you can see just that set-up in action. We shot the interview portions in a church with backlight coming through three huge stainglass windows. The China ball was our one and only keylight. Special thanks to David Grauberger, of course, for all that. Good advice. I highly recommend China balls and Reveal bulbs as you suggest. If you check out my video on the "vision" page on my website you can see just that set-up in action. We shot the interview portions in a church with backlight coming through three huge stainglass windows. The China ball was our one and only keylight. Special thanks to David Grauberger, of course, for all that.

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