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As the nights grow longer, and the shadows deepen, our minds tend to turn to things that go bump in the night. With Halloween around the corner, it’s the perfect time of year to embrace the spookier side of filmmaking. In this episode of our How To Video series, we’re diving headfirst into the world of horror. Our video tutorial will walk you through exactly how to light a scene for a most frightful effect. You’ll learn tips for working in adverse conditions, adding atmosphere, avoiding lens flare, and getting a truly terrifying end result. How To Light a Horror SceneIn this video, Nick LaClair, SproutVideo’s Head of Video Production, and Scott Jansson, a veteran Director of Photography, show us exactly how to light a scary set. Creepy ClassicsWhen you think of classic scary movies, your favorites almost certainly include the lighting setup we’re going to teach you in this tutorial. For instance, in this still from the Friday the 13th reboot released in 2009, iconic horror movie lighting is in full effect: Let’s break down the lighting elements that help make a scary movie scene as terrifying as possible. DarknessAs our lighting expert, Scott Jansson so plainly put it,
Horror scenes are rarely brightly lit. Usually set at night, they feel mysterious, closed in, and tense because of the limited amount of light in use. The challenge is to use enough light to capture the footage on camera, while still keeping it as dark as possible. The solution is to think of your lighting setup in a structural way. You have to shape what little light there is in a precise manner to get the right effect. In order to use darkness to our advantage, we filmed everything at night, and were in the woods with a light rain. Although the drizzle presented some challenges given all the electrical equipment we were working with outside, it also meant we didn’t have any competing natural light sources. AtmosphereIf you really want your audience to feel a chill up and down their spine, you need atmosphere. You usually know atmosphere when you feel it. So, how do you get the same impact on screen? Typically, fog or steam. For example, there’s something about being able to see your breath on a dark night that immediately adds an element of tension. Just ask the White Walkers in Game of Thrones. In our tutorial, we used a fog machine behind Scott to ramp up the atmosphere. Fog catches the light from our backlight, and makes it feel heavier, without actually brightening up the scene. It also visually closes in the space, triggering your viewers to feel trapped, like the victim in the film. We also poured warm water on Scott’s shoulders right before our take. The rising steam makes him look more intimidating on camera, don’t you think? Wrapping the Lighting Around the SubjectWe’ve already established that darkness is our friend when it comes to filming a horror scene. However, you still need to be able to capture your subject (the villain) on camera. And, you need just enough terrifying detail to give your audience a memorable visual. Using “rim” lights, we projected light at roughly a 90 degree angle to our subject. The lights are positioned on stands at the same height as our actor, out of the frame, essentially in line with his shoulders. The light wraps around the sides of his head to highlight his facial features, and create a contrast with the dark background. Subtle Illumination in FrontWith his outline nicely illuminated thanks to the rim lighting, we also need a warm glow in front of our subject so his face becomes visible. Remember, the fear is the unknown. We want just enough light to distinguish his face without giving away too much detail. We placed a light in front of Scott, pointing slightly up at him. We set the stand at about half the height of our rim lights. The right positioning depends on the height of your subject, their distance from the camera, and the overall effect you’re going for. Washing the BackgroundIn the screenshot above, you probably didn’t notice the shed and the tree behind the axe-wielding murderer. However, they are an important part of the frame. The background provides context and helps ground the scene in a familiar reality, heightening the fear for the audience. To make the background visible, we used a light diagonally behind our subject on a high stand, pointed at key background elements and adding dimension and depth to the scene. Our Horror Movie Lighting KitYou don’t need much to replicate our exact setup for your own scary movie shoot. We basically stuck to the quintessential indie light kit:
B&H Photo sells that exact kit for under $4k. A lot of popular, low-budget horror films were filmed with not much more than that. ARRI makes an upmarket version of it, and Lowel makes an even cheaper one. Kits like these have been a staple of low-budget and student productions, and were used a lot before more expensive and adjustable LED technology took over the market. We wanted to use that five light setup specifically because it’s been used in so many great films. However, we faced a couple challenges on the day of the shoot that meant we had to make a few adjustments. It was raining and we had limited power outlets so we subbed the two 150W fresnels with two LED 1×1 panels running on batteries. Without those factors, you could do that lighting with just that five light kit. Here’s how we used each light:
Want more How To Video?Get each new episode in your inbox by subscribing to the SproutVideo blog. You won’t want to miss the rest of our series on lighting, as well as cameras, audio, post-production, and more. Questions about how we pulled off our scary movie shoot? Get expert advice in the comments below. from SproutVideo https://sproutvideo.com/blog/how-to-video-lighting-a-horror-scene.html via IFTTT from https://johnsmith0190.tumblr.com/post/179317874488 from https://alvindukes.blogspot.com/2018/10/how-to-video-lighting-horror-scene.html Watch it twice hell! I watched it at least 10 times. Awesome Viral Video About Planes! The post I Bet You Watch This Video Twice! appeared first on Viral Viral Videos. via Viral Viral Videos https://viralviralvideos.com/2018/10/22/jet-fighter-video-watch-twice/ Man Climbs Cell Phone Tower In Hialeah Floria Crews are clearing trees on the toxic Dunbar sludge site throughout the next week, according to the City of Fort Myers. 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In this post, we’ll walk through seven examples of when curtailing sharing is necessary, and best practices for securing your videos with the exact settings to use. Project Collaboration With Your TeamPicture this: You are part of a marketing team at a tech company that has multiple teams working on a variety of projects. Project X is one such product, and is due to be released in two months. The team working on Project X wants a promotional video for the launch, which your team has been tasked with making. Naturally, there is a lot of collaboration between your team and the Product X Team as they develop the new product. They have to communicate how it works, all of its benefits, and the type of people who will be most interested in it to your marketing team. Your team must then translate that information into an attention-grabbing video. It has to make the new product look good, and appeal to the target audience. This will require a lot of back-and-forth between the two teams, especially as you finalize the video. This is where the ability to easily allow Product X Team access to the unfinished video, while ensuring no one else can see it, becomes imperative to a successful launch. Video Privacy Settings to UseSince every person involved in the project is an employee at the same company, three specific factors shape the optimal video security options for this situation. You probably log onto the same network, possibly through a VPN. You might also have existing company credentials for accessing your company’s admin or intranet. If you can’t easily embed your video, or just prefer the ease of sharing an automatically generated landing page, single-sign-on (SSO) is a great option. It requires a little setup, but once it’s in place, SSO allows anyone at your company to use their existing credentials to access your videos on a SproutVideo hosted website. Viewers are authenticated by your existing Identity Provider, like Google Apps, OneLogin, or ADFS. A second option is to embed the video on a secure page, for instance, in your company’s intranet. You’ll want to leave it set to Private on the SproutVideo platform, so your video will only appear where it’s embedded. You can also leverage allowed domains or signed embed codes to make sure the embed code can’t be copied and shared elsewhere. Since you are all on the same network, IP address restriction is an easy third option for ensuring your videos will only load for viewers on a whitelisted connection. It’s seamless for the viewer, and easy to set up if you know your company’s IP address. This setting also works regardless of whether you are embedding your videos, or sharing via a website or landing page hosted by SproutVideo. Sharing Updates With Your Customers and ClientsKen and Dana Design are a customer of SproutVideo. They’re purveyors of high-end jewelry, with a beautiful range of engagement rings. Since their customers are usually anxiously awaiting the final product, Ken and Dana leverage video to engage them in the production process. Given the nature of their rings, these videos normally have to be kept top secret. Video Privacy Settings to UseYour business might not work with precious gems, but client deliverables are often for their eyes only. When working with parties outside your organization, you have a couple options for video security settings. Password protection works perfectly in this situation. It’s simple for the client – they just need to know the password for the video to watch it. If they want to show the video to anyone else, they can share the password and the link easily, while still keeping the video secure and under wraps. For additional control, login protection is a powerful and simple way to deliver video to clients. With login protection, you create a secure viewer account for each person. Then, you can grant video access to each individual. You can also determine how long their access lasts, whether they can download any versions of the video, and how many times they can login to watch. Video Campaign With InfluencersImagine you are the owner of a toy company known for its specialization in Montessori toys for young children. You’re preparing to launch three new toys this holiday season, and have done your research. You’ve identified social media influencers in the Montessori education field to help add credibility and get the word out to potential customers. Not only do you want to ensure the influencers understand exactly how your toys work, but you also want to ensure that absolutely no one else knows about your offerings until launch day. Video happens to be the best tool for the job. Video Privacy Settings to UseTracking is incredibly important since you are trusting third parties with insider product information. If word gets out to competitors, they might have time to beat you to the punch. You also want to preserve the element of surprise for your product launch. As we just reviewed, login protection provides lots of control over the terms of video access for individuals. It also provides lots of tracking information about your viewers. You can audit your viewer log to make sure credentials aren’t being shared without permission. Training New HiresThe new Montessori toys range has sold beyond expectations. You are now in need of new staff over the holiday period to keep up with demand. To quickly bring new hires up to speed, you’re planning to use video during the onboarding process. Video Privacy Settings to UseSimilar to internal project collaboration, training videos typically contain sensitive company information. For new hires, SSO or secure embeds are great options. If you want them to get a jumpstart on their training before their official start date, login protection is another great choice. Login protection can be setup for anyone inside or outside of an organization. Geo-targeting an Audience With a Special OfferThe Montessori toys range has sold well, new staff have been trained, and it’s time to go international. The problem is that you need to offer slightly different prices in foreign countries. For example, the videos marketing the product in Europe are going to show higher pricing compared to the US. Video Privacy Settings to UseSince these are marketing videos, you want them to be shareable and publicly accessible. However, you still need to prevent videos with different pricing information from being watched in specific areas. Geo whitelisting allows you to designate the specific countries or regions where your videos can be played. Once enabled, your videos will not load or play in countries or regions that are not included in your whitelist. Sharing Meeting Minutes InternallyWhether it’s a board meeting or a town hall, you might need to go back and review the discussion down the road. Video is a great way to capture and preserve important information. Video Privacy Settings to UseCompany meetings usually include sensitive information, so privacy is always important. If the information and discussion shared in the meeting is particularly valuable, opting for SSO will give you control over who is able to view your videos. Alternatively, login protection is also a good choice for this type of video. Login protection allows you to grant video access to individuals. That means you can adjust which videos each team is able to see when they log into your video website. Special Offers for Members or SubscribersSay you’re at a non-profit organization throwing a limited-seating event that will sell out quickly. You want to ensure your biggest donors, supporters, volunteers, and sponsors get first dibs on those tickets. This means you can’t just send a video about the event to your regular mailing list. Video Privacy Settings to UseHow can we get the word out to select people? Secure embedding of the video in a members-only section of the website. Or, use login protection to grant video access to individuals. Have any questions about sharing your video securely? Share with us in the comments below or on Twitter @sproutvideo from SproutVideo https://sproutvideo.com/blog/7-best-practices-restricting-sharing-business-video.html via IFTTT from https://johnsmith0190.tumblr.com/post/179091029283 from https://alvindukes.blogspot.com/2018/10/7-best-practices-for-restricting.html Last year Dave set out to eat a ghost pepper but the whole thing went horribly wrong in every way possible. 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