Do you need to light the actors when shooting night scenes in film and television dramas?

In order to present the best film and television effect, film and television dramas need to light up the actors.

Generally speaking, night lighting mainly involves the setting of moonlight, spotlight and main light.

1. When lighting outdoors at night, the lamp position imitating moonlight should generally be tilted downwards in the place where the background is as high and far as possible, such as buildings or hillsides. If multiple lamps need to be placed side by side, in order to avoid messy shadows, black flags should be placed on both sides of each lamp holder to block and separate the light beams.

2. Spotlights outside the night generally involve light sources such as street lamps, building lamps or fires. Pay attention to the unity of color temperature when using lamps to enhance the brightness of street lamps.

3. In the main lighting part, the basis of lighting is mainly judged by the on-site light source and scene requirements. At night, the brightness and hardness of the main light will be very sensitive, because the surrounding environment is dark, which gives people the feeling that the light contrast is great at night, and at the same time, the relationship between the brightness of the main body and the background should be handled well.

Night lighting skills

Night lighting should be carried out at dawn as far as possible, which will affect the progress after dark; Safety first when shooting, pay attention to the weather in advance, and do a good job in the protection and reinforcement of lamps.

Another trick outside the night is to use smoke and adjust the thickness of smoke according to the atmosphere, which can also make the moonlight light softer and more uniform. Besides, moonlight is usually cool. According to the time of your story, add CTB or adjust the color temperature of lamps and cameras.

If the brightness of the street lamp in the picture is too high, use filter paper to weaken or black paper to cover it; Architectural lighting, such as windows, light boxes, etc., can use contrasting light to enrich the picture or set mottled spots in the distance to shape the city night scene atmosphere with dim light; Firelight usually needs to use small halogen tungsten bulbs, adjust the pressure to reduce the color temperature, and imitate the flicker of firelight.

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