Soft Northern Light For day interiors, Hall wanted " that natural northern soft-light feel, where light is bouncing off buildings, not coming directly through windows. I grew up in northern Europe, and it often has this gray, reflective Top: The queen holds court during a royal function. Bottom: An array of lighting tools Hall used for this location. light. So, gaffer David Kriz and key grip David Vacek would set up large or small bounces of bleached muslins outside our set windows and bounce light into them to give us that soft, reflected light through the windows. It's quintessentially French light. Add a little atmosphere, and