Why Bother with a Hair Light?

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Back light isn't always as simple as just placing a light behind your subject; the parts of the body the light falls on to can actually be broken down into 4 general terms: Rim Light, Edge Light, Hair Light and Kicker - and each of these can be utilized in cinema, to create, emphasise and carry the feelings of the story being told.

In Part 3, we take a look at Hair Light and Kicker - and how you can use both forms of back light practically - to more obviously and more subtly to separate your subject from the background, whilst carrying the mood and feeling intended for your image.

Lenses:

Samyang 14mm t/3.1 VDSLR MK2
Samyang 24mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2
Samyang 35mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2
Samyang 50mm t/1.5 VDSLR MK2


Cameras:

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro
Panasonic Lumix S5 (BTS)

Lights used in the video:

Nanlite Forza 60C
Nanlite Forza 60B
Nanlite Pavobulb 10C
Nanlite Pavotube 15C II





Video Contents:

0:00 Lighting for Cinema A - Z: #07 - Hair Light
0:29 An Obvious Separation
2:04 A Subtle Separation
4:28 Introducing the Kicker
4:49 The Kicker in Action
6:04 Back Light - For Function & Storytelling
6:19 Recreating Daylight/Next Episode Preview