Cinematic Lighting in Blender

Learn cinematic lighting techniques in Blender using only one light source in this 15-minute tutorial. Explore the process of importing a mocap character, creating a studio backdrop, and setting up the camera. Discover two essential mindsets for effective lighting: illuminating the scene and placing shadows. Examine a favorite lighting setup and analyze its effectiveness. Compare lighting from outside versus inside, and explore the balance between mysterious and revealed lighting. Recap key concepts and view the final result of applying these techniques in a virtual cinematography project.

I spent five days on this intro
Importing the mocap character
Creating the studio backdrop
Creating the camera
Character placement
Mindset 1: Illuminating the scene
Mindset 2: Placing the shadows
My favorite lighting setup
But what did we do correctly?
Lighting from outside vs. inside
Mysterious vs. revealed
Getting too excited about drawing
Recap
Final result
About Virtual Cinematography