How to Make a Fake Sunset

Опубликовано: 30 Ноябрь 2025
на канале: Rob Ellis
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It can seem pretty simple to recreate sunlight with lighting, but there's a few things to consider to have it feeling realistic - on a conscious, or subconscious level. The inverse square law helps us to put these considerations into perspective, whilst allowing us to learn about lighting modifiers that can be employed to help achieve this kind of realism in our lighting.

This is just one aspect of what can contribute toward a cinematic feeling - check out the other episodes in the Lighting for Cinema A - Z series to learn more about what makes cinema feel a certain way:

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Main Setup Shot with:

DZOFILM Arles 25mm t/1.4
DZOFILM Arles 135mm t/1.8

Cameras used:

Blackmagic Pyxis (Main Shots)
Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro
Panasonic Lumix S5
DJI Osmo Pocket 3
DJI Mini 3
iPhone 15 Pro Max

Lights used in the video:

Nanlite FC-120C
Nanlite Forza 500B II
Nanlite Forza 720B
Nanlux Evoke 1200B




Video Contents:

0:00 Just Use a Hard Light?
2:17 The Distance Problem
3:49 How to Fix it
5:21 How to Not Blind Your Neighbours
6:27 Making Your Light More Efficient
7:25 Making a Realistic Sunset
9:02 Can't get a Massive Light? Get Creative
9:39 The Inverse Square Law