Variations on Basic Lighting

Here's what Lighting for Digital Video and Television by John Jackman has to say about other variations on the three point setup.

A key and a kicker 180 degrees apart and off axis can be good for an interview. Varying the angles slightly as well as where the reflector is bouncing light from will give different feels to this setup. For an even quicker setup but with just as much potential for a professional look you could loose the second light and just use the reflector to add fill. This works best with a soft light as it wraps around the subject far more.

To take this idea further and go truely minimalsit we can just use the soft light close to the subject on one side and a nearby white wall on the other to bounce light back. A flag may be necessary to keep light off the background wall.

Good lighting is all about imagination and improvisation. Be prepared to use techniques such as using just natural light and a reflector or say using two kickers instead of a backlight.