Film Noir Lighting! Embrace The Darkness!

Film Noir is a unique period in filmmaking history which produced a style that has continued to transcend genres and evolve across the zeitgeist of modern filmmaking.
In this episode i'll show you four noir lighting setups, and explore the reasoning for these creative choices.
This episode was filmed using the RED Komodo 6K, edited in DaVinci Resolve and Colour Graded within DaVinci using Dehancer Pro. i used the the Illford XP2 Super 400 Film profile for my film choice, and paired this with Dehancer's Bloom and Film Grain Effects
If you're unsure of what Dehancer is i'd highly recommend checking out my part 1 & 2 Videos in which i go in depth across all of the softwares features.
Dehancer Pro OFX Review Part 1 - The Best Film Emulation for Resolve: • Dehancer Pro OFX Part...
Dehancer Part 2: • Dehancer Pro OFX Part ...
Dehancer Part 3: • Dehancer Film Emulatio...
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of Dehancer you can do so at www.dehancer.com and if you use the promo code IANTHURSTAN you'll also be able to receive a 10% discount.
Title & lower thirds were created using the MotionVFX MTutorial Package
Lights used across this video:
Aputure 300x
Aputure 60x
Dedo 150w + Spotlight Lens Projector
Practicals (Bankers Light)
00:00 - What is Film Noir
01:04 - Noir Lighting Setup 1
04:11 - Noir Lighting Setup 2
06:14 - Noir Lighting Setup 3
07:13 - Noir Lighting Setup 4
08:52 - Noir Conclusion

[@444Hz]

Very pleased that this popped up on my CZcams recommendations.
This helped me more than you’ll ever know. Thank you 💚

[@leaboos]

Hello, merci pour ce tutoriel! Très utile! Quelle caméra utilises tu? et as tu des astuces pour réussir au mieux l'étalonnage du noir et blanc? Il est vraiment bien fait! Tu as rajouté du grain sur la vidéo pour faire un effet "vieilli"? Merci !!

[@ianthurstan]

Glad you enjoyed it :) The camera I used was the RED Komodo. What do you mean by Black and White Calibration? I used the Komodo's built in black and white LUT as a reference while on set so I was able to achieve the contrast ratio's that i wanted; during post production i used Dehancer (which is a film emulation software) within DaVinci Resolve. Dehancer has a lot of adjustability so I added both bloom effects and yes i also added some 35mm film grain to further emulate the classic Noir aesthetic. Hope this helps :)

[@leaboos]

@@ianthurstan Super merci beaucoup pour ces explications! Je pensais que tu avais créé ta propre LUT pour faire ton noir et blanc! Mais c'est vrai que certaines caméras proposent des LUT noir et blanc intégrés! Je ne connais pas Dehancer, je vais regarder ça de plus près! Merci beaucoup! (désolée de parler en français, je ne maîtrise pas bien l'anglais!)