Interview

Continuous Hair Light Interview

Lighting setup

A soft LED panel key plus a continuous strip or small Fresnel hair light — standard three-point video grammar with continuous sources only.

Lighting breakdown

1
Panel Interview Key
Soft continuous key camera-left for even skin and readable eyes in interview framing.
Large LED panel with light diffusion · 0.8
LED panel
2
Hair / Edge Light
Continuous rim behind subject camera-right separates hair and shoulder from the background.
Strip LED or small Fresnel with grid · 0.95
Stripbox

Portrait subject — Continuous Hair Light Interview lighting setup.

Base setup

Soft key. Hard edge. Clean separation.

Top view

Complete setup · 2 lights

Learning path

This setup appears in curated assignments — continue the sequence when you are ready.

Step 11/13Cinema & continuous light
Add a continuous hair/rim light for subject separation on corporate interviews.
Light Builder Next: China Ball Overhead Interview Fill →

Lights: 2
Contrast: 4:1
Catchlight: Soft panel catchlight plus thin edge highlight
Key position: Panel 30° camera-left; strip or Fresnel behind camera-right
Mood: Cinematic / Soft / Commercial
Quality: Soft Light / Gridded
Subject: Male Portrait
Environment: Studio / Small Room

Mood variations

Portrait subject — Key Only Flat variation of Continuous Hair Light Interview. — Key Only Flat
Hair / Edge Light off — she sinks into the shelf; the panel key alone shows why separation matters.

Final look

Base setup

Interview frames need separation from background without a second soft source flattening the face. A low-power edge light behind the subject rims hair and shoulder while the panel keys the eyes.

Camera & framing

Exposure

ISO

ISO 500

Shutter

1/50 – 1/100s

Aperture

f/2.8 – f/4

Lens & framing

Lens

85 – 105mm portrait

Camera height

Eye level

Framing

Classic head-and-shoulders interview crop — modest distance so the camera-right hair/shoulder rim reads against the shelves; full hair with comfortable headroom; not extreme close-up, not a tiny distant figure

Try these settings → Key : fill ratio →

Key notes

1Set hair light 1–2 stops under key so it separates without becoming a second key.
2Flag the hair light from the lens if flare appears — edge only, not spill on cheek.
3Use grid or barn doors on the rim so the background does not brighten.
4Continuous sources let you walk talent and see separation live.