diagram: burger king – a family-friendly commercial shoot!
I broke the same collar bone twice in 4 weeks when I was younger, but today let’s talk about “double-breaking” something else!
summary
Oftentimes, putting a light directly into a 6×6 or 8×8 isn’t going to result in the softest possible output.
In order to maximize softness, it is often necessary to use a technique called “double breaking” a light.
I place a 2×3 silk in between the 600d and the 6×6 checkerboard muslin from the Grip House. I position the 2×3 silk so that the shadow area from it covers the whole 6×6 rag.
By positioning this intermediary diffusion, I’m causing the light to be softened twice, giving a softer look that fills out the whole rag than if I fired directly into the checkerboard muslin.
This is also the same effect as a book light! You’re using this technique when you bounce off a white card, ultrabounce, etc., then diffuse through your rag of choice!
There is quite a bit of spill from this style setup though, so be prepared to flag off the sides to keep your scene neat and tidy!
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An Aputure 1200d pushes through an 8×8 magic cloth for our key. An Aputure 600d pro sits outside acting as a rear kicker light. A second 600d Pro is double broken through a 2×3 silk into a 6×6 checkerboard muslin for fill. I placed an Intellytech Mega-Litecloth over the talent to control the general fill of the table area. This has a small strip of duvetyne placed over the back to eliminate reflection off the back window. Lastly a Nanlite Forza 500 is aimed into an ultrabounce to lift the back of the room a bit!
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agency: think motive
prod: katie clark
dp: jonathan boal
ac: orion madsen
gaffer: tyler trepod
kg: dustin wheeler
pa: justen key
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