Lighting Cars in a Studio

Dapper Gaffer 021 - Follow along as we light this vehicle step by step. Many ways to light a car - but this should give you a good footing. 0:00 Intro - Lighting vehicles in a studio 0:54 Positioning the vehicle 2:54 Why top down lighting? 4:09 Problem solving reflections 5:26 Hard vs soft light 6:21 Duvetyne is your friend 7:07 The effect of polarizers 8:06 More ideas on what we want to do 8:53 Raking the side of the car 10:02 Making clean lines 10:38 Finding pesky reflections 12:26 Adding powered fixtures 13:50 Lighting wheel rims 14:24 Correcting for warm fabric 15:12 Lighting the front of the car 16:25 Dialing in the polarizer 17:18 Haze, headlights, and stills 18:13 The final shot 18:49 Bonus frames Aputure 1000c https://amzn.to/4m919U7 CF12 Fresnel for 1000c or 1200x https://amzn.to/4d9ZgCI Aputure 80c - light only: https://amzn.to/4m2tP1b Grip Equipment https://amzn.to/4pkBRTI (These are affiliate links that cost you nothing extra but help support the channel)