CG Light Series #2 - Lights Setup

Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NewPlastic Work better and faster with products from the store: https://newplastic.gumroad.com/ Follow me on IG: www.instagram.com/ojeng This is the second video in a series of tutorials about lighting. In this video we'll go over the relationship between lights and shadows and how to control it using light hierarchy, light direction, and shadow quality. In the next videos we'll look into how to get specific moods using different light setups. Clips in this video are from these movies: 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1969) The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) The Harder They Fall (2021) Good Time (2017) Citizen Kane (1941) Django Unchained (2012) 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Why Shadow Matters 01:05 - Light Hierarchy & Direction Intro 02:19 - Key Light / Front Light 02:49 - Side Light 03:01 - Rim Light 03:27 - Back Light 03:58 - Fill Light 04:31 - Background Light 05:16 - Reflectors 07:01 - Negative Fill 07:51 - Shadow Quality Intro 08:08 - Soft Light 08:43 - Hard Light 09:37 - Common Light Setups 11:04 - Why HDRIs 12:53 - Outro & Patrons Shoutout