Negative Fill | Cinematography lighting technique

Negative fill uses non-reflective material like black cloth or Duvetyne to reduce the amount of light hitting one part of the subject. See another video example of how negative fill works to add more contrast to a subject.

Professional LED Light Panels for under $300

Neewer LED 500 Ultra High Power Dimmable Video Light with Built-in LCD Panel with Remote Control
$130-140
Mounts to a tripod
Color temperature is adjustable from
Remote control operation
Adjustable brightness (light output) from 10-100%.

Neewer Dimmable Bi-color LED with U Bracket Professional Video Light

$95-110
Mounts to a light stand with the included U Bracket.
Tilt adjustments
Color temperature adjusts from 3200-5600k
Includes a travel bag
CRI 96+ (provides truer color than cheap LED light panels)






Softboxes for LED lights
Use these reduce harshness and provide a high-end look for video interviews on a low budget.

Kamerar D-Fuse Large LED Light Panel Softbox: 12"x12" Opening, Foldable, Portable Diffuser
$30
This is "Amazon's Choice" for LED softboxes as of October 2017.
This LED softbox was a related item when looking at the above LED panels.
As of 10/24/17 it has 4.1 star rating and 28 reviews on Amazon.
A customer review from 8/27/17 confirms that this fits the Neewer light with the barndoors.




There's also a larger LED softbox made by Neewer that fits their 600 and 650 LED light panels.

Neewer LED Collapsible Softbox for LED 650 600 Light Panels, Foldable, Portable Diffuser
$27
Outer dimensions: 20 x 20 inches
Inner dimensions: 11 x 11 inches