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In this episode, Valentina shows us how she shapes and supplements natural sunlight when she is shooting a bright, happy montage sequence. She scouts the location, rigs overhead lights, uses negative fill, and employs steadicam movement to get the look and feel of a cheery morning work routine. This look is very versatile and can apply to most commercials and romantic comedies. At the end of the day, we're looking at the difference between what looks flat, and what looks cinematic.

Instead of a real store location, we shot the episode on a studio backlot so that we have the most control over the production design and time of day that we want to shoot. Valentina decided to shoot in the early afternoon because she knew that the set wouldn’t get any direct sunlight streaming in. Because of that, she’s able to shoot her own sunlight through the windows, which was accomplished with two Aputure 600ds outside shooting through sheer curtains. We rigged two Aputure 300dII lights overhead to act as a backlight and fill light while keeping it off the ground for our actor and steadicam operator. Lastly, Valentina placed floppies and duvetyne on the windows closer to the foreground because she didn’t want the indirect sunlight to spill in the foreground and flatten the image.

We shot with the Canon C70 and Rokinon Xeen lenses with mounting and matte box from Smallrig. The shots were done on steadicam to create a light and airy feeling. Neutral density and Black Pro Mist filters were added for balancing out the exposure of the scene and softening the look, while creating a pleasant bloom around the edges.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Story/Concept
2:16 - Camera
3:10 - Exposure/NDs
4:32 - Production Design/Color
5:13 - Lighting
8:39 - Negative Fill
10:19 - Breakdown
10:40 - Lens Filters
11:21 - Steadicam
11:51 - Final Result
12:28 - Outro

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