How to light a short documentary film on a budget | BTS BREAKDOWN

Welcome to a behind the scenes peek of my short documentary film, “Before I Made It”. We're diving into the nitty-gritty of how to light scenes for a documentary on a tight budget, using only gear that we owned or borrowed from friends - which can often feel very run-and-gun during filming. 📺 Watch the documentary here:    • Before I Made It | Short Documentary   This short doc was filmed on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k (BMPCC6K) with vintage Nikon AI-s photography lenses. 💡In this video, I’m taking you through how we lit some key scenes with a minimal budget, what challenges we came across, and how I feel about the lighting in hindsight. It’s an opportunity to provide some essential tips and tricks for anyone who might want to shoot a short documentary on a small budget and is looking for ways to set up lighting with very minimal gear. 🎬 What's Inside 1) Behind the scenes, with lighting diagrams that go through the following: How to light an interview scene using an Aputure 600D booklight How to light a scene at a bar using stage lights and film lights How to light a one-light scene in a bedroom How to light a campfire scene using a light mat How to (not) light a scene in an old church How to light a scene in a recording studio using an RGB panel and haze 2) The cameras used for this documentary: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k (BMPCC6K) Sony TRV22 mini DV digital handycam camera Nishika N8000 35mm Quadrascopic Stereo 3D Lenticular film Camera 3) Reflecting on everything — to see what we can do differently next time to improve as filmmakers. As usual, YouTube for me is all about reflecting on my work — so we’ll also go into what I feel I could do better next time. 👍 Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe Your support means a lot! If you found this video helpful, please give it a thumbs up, leave your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to subscribe for more content on filmmaking, camera operating, and film photography. I love talking about filmmaking so if you have any suggestions for the next videos, please leave them in the comments! ____________________________________ 🎥 To license video footage go to: https://artgrid.io/filmmaker/481/alex... 📷 To license stills go to: https://www.stills.com/artists/alex-b... 📸 Instagram:   / 35still   🖥 Website: https://www.alexbotton.com/