In today's video, I light the bottle of Oliveum Hot Sauce on fire for an online advertising campaign I'm about to run.
My goal was to capture Oliveum hot sauce with embers falling down around it in slow motion. I ended up filming this in my backyard at night to get a black background. I set the bottle on a piece of glass on top of a black piece of foam core to get a reflection. I then lit lighter fluid-soaked steel wool on fire and let the embers fall down onto the bottle. For additional shots, I lit steel wool on fire around the bottle itself to get flames in the shot.
Back in Premiere, it was easy to stack shots on top of each other and by choosing the "lighten" blending layer, I could combine fire elements together.
This look took quite a bit of trial and error, and it's a bit too difficult to explain in writing, so watch the video above to get the full explanation.
Gear Used
Sony a7S III
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
Manfrotto MT055CXPRO4 Tripod
Fiilex P3 Color Lights
Profoto 1x3 Softbox
Rhino Camera Gear Slider
Black foam core
Glass
Steel Wool
Lighter Fluid
Wire Shelf
If you're interested in product photography, check out The Hero Shot. And if you're a fan of hot sauce, check out Oliveum.