Cinematic Lighting with Shane Hurlbut, ASC: Xenon Light

In this video, cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC shines the laser-strong Xenon through the backside of a 1-inch foam bead board that yields an impressive light quality. Then, when they add fill light with a 4×8 Pipelight, the entire lighting setup comes together beautifully.

Showcasing the soft light quality of the Xenon light, Shane shines a light on some useful techniques like how he and his team dealt with its 5600 Kelvin daylight balance by adding a full CTO to keep their cameras all at 3200 Kelvin.

Cinematic Lighting Quality Masterclass

This is but one segment from the all-new Cinematic Light Quality Masterclass presented by Shane Hurlbut, ASC and Filmmakers Academy.

Cinematographers build successful careers based on their ability to harness and control light. Such lighting methods become your signature calling card and make you extraordinarily marketable.

“I’m going to forever change how you look at light. This is the kind of approach to light quality that you will not learn in film school or even your first decade on set.” –Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Shane Hurlbut, ASC is a master of light. For well over 30 feature films, Shane has painted some of the most iconic movie sets with everything from the largest movie lights in the business to the specialty DIY sources he builds in his backyard workshop.

In the Cinematic Light Quality Masterclass shot at Beam Studios, Shane goes even further than his world-renowned Illumination Tour Experience. Now, Shane shares his personal lighting secrets that he has kept to himself… until now.