Supermarket shot

[Joe Cage]

Hello,

I need to shoot in a supermarket while its open for a corporate video. So because customers are also in, I cannot turn off the lights or build crazy light setups that might interfere with the customers.
A big soft fill front the left (or instead a negative fill from this side) and a hard rimlight from the right I could do. Any suggestions?

The framing will be something like this, only I want to light it a bit more stylish/warm but still very natural. As I feel this reference shot is a bit dull and flat, but most supermarkets are lit super flat.

Thanks,

 

[JB Earl]

That reference shot looks all practicals to me. the traditional way is to gel (or with certain LEDs, adjust) the color of your lights to match the practicals. Then you can flag off the toppy practicals over the talent and add your own lighting there. A fill and a rim would work fine. I personally would keep the rimlight soft.

 

[Marc Wielage]

Man, shoot color charts, whatever you do. This looks like a potential for a mixed lighting disaster.

 

[Brendan H. Banks]

I've done a very similar shot. Try this:

Litepanel Astra 6x Bi-Color with a Chimera softbox, giving a 3/4 reverse edge/key (as though those produce lights are spilling onto your talent) hollywooded. Dial color temp to be a few hundred degrees kelvin warmer than your ambient sources.

Nearside negative fill w 4x4 floppy hollywooded, potentially doubled up on each side of camera.

This should give you more depth and separate your subject. I'd suggest something like a 35mm or 40mm lens at around a 2.8 or a 2/2.8 split to give you more separation but still context.