How Cinematographers Expose Extreme High Contrast Lighting

Struggling to expose bright skies and dark subjects at the same time? In this quick lesson, I’ll show how cinematographers handle high-contrast, high dynamic range scenes in-camera without any lighting gear, diffusion or post production work. FREE DOWNLOAD GUIDES HERE! 👉 Cinematic Talking Head Lighting & Framing + Timelapse Essentials: https://stan.store/woodyjames This is one of the most common exposure problems in filmmaking - either your sky is blown out, or your subject is too dark. In this video, I show the crucial tool that I have with me on every shoot, to balance extreme dynamic range in-camera. I’m Woody, a filmmaker with 30 years’ experience, (actually 38 years but I'll call it 30) sharing practical cinematic techniques. Camera, composition, lighting, editing, colour grading. If you found this helpful, like the video and ask any questions below - I reply to everything! Tunes used! NOVA: BIID KARIMA: Micro From my filmmaking tutorials playlist:    • Various filmmaking tutorials   All music used in this video is from Audiio. I purchased their Lifetime Music subscription when I started this channel 9 months ago and I love it- still seems too good to be true! Use my link: https://audiio.com/woodyjamesfilm and code SAVE300 to get $300 off their Lifetime Music subscription making it ONLY $199! This is a one-off payment - no subscriptions, no renewals. Unlimited music for LIFE. FOR REAL. Or you can use my same link and code SAVE70 for 70% off your first year of Audiio Pro (inc SFX) If you don't need music but still wanna support the channel, I'm always grateful to be bought a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/woodyjamesfilm (I'm skipping being an Amazon affiliate) #filmmaking #cinematography #exposure #lightingtechniques #cinematic