Lighting an On-Location Film Set

I just spent the weekend filming a short film that takes places in several different locations, each with their own unique feel. It was all shot on location, so that determined a lot of the set up and how the final shot looked in terms of the lighting. Much of it was very similar to what we've been looking at in class, but with a need to be more creative about lighting choices and positioning.
One example was the bar scene, where the lighting director wanted stronger oranges and yellows, but was limited by the huge window that we couldn't block out. This not only meant we had to wait for the sun to pass and not leave huge shadows across all the actors, but also use the lighting fixtures already in the building to increase the ambient light inside.
The scenes in the hallway of an office building were a different story. Their shape meant only a few lights could be used at a time and had be be hidden in doors and around corners. The florescent lights in the building did a good job of lighting the scene and removing the shadows, but the lighting had to be manipulated in a way to make the colors "pop" more on camera.

Timothy Eaton