DSLR Video Tips: Lighting
1h 43mIntermediate2016-06-07
Authors
Richard Harrington
Digital Video Expert, Educator, Speaker
Robbie Carman
Colorist, Online Editor, Author, Apple Certified Trainer
Course details
Every video professional knows the need for good lighting. Many elevate it to an artform. But sometimes you need to resolve technical challenges just to get the shot. This installment of DSLR Video Tips provides simple solutions to the most common video lighting challenges. Rich Harrington and Robbie Carman provide step-by-step instructions for attaching lights to a camera, controlling exposure and depth of field in brightly lit locations, dealing with backlit subjects, working with available light, lighting without on-site electricity, and enhancing lighting in post-production with tools like Premiere Pro and SpeedGrade. Using these tips, you'll be able to shape the direction and intensity of the light to achieve just the look and feel you want for your scene.
Learning objectives
Moving lights off-center
Controlling exposure in bright areas
Using ND filters and matte boxes
Overpowering a backlight
Maximizing available light with reflectors and shiny boards
Using battery-operated LEDs and flashlights
Enhancing shots in post-production
Learning objectives
Moving lights off-center
Controlling exposure in bright areas
Using ND filters and matte boxes
Overpowering a backlight
Maximizing available light with reflectors and shiny boards
Using battery-operated LEDs and flashlights
Enhancing shots in post-production
Skills covered
Video LightingVideoDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Can I Attach Lights to the Camera
- 02 - Can I attach lights to the camera
- 03 - Moving lights off-center
2. How Do I Control Exposure and Depth of Field in Bright Light
- 04 - Exposure
- 05 - The impact of sensor size
- 06 - ND filter
- 07 - Variable ND filter
- 08 - Matte box
- 09 - Evaluating the results
3. How Do I Deal with Backlit Subjects in Production
- 10 - Backlit subjects in production
- 11 - Shooting in the middle
- 12 - Overpowering the backlight
- 13 - Evaluating the result
4. How Do I Light without Electrical Outlets Using Available Light
- 14 - Lighting with available light
- 15 - Calculating the sun's position
- 16 - Reflectors
- 17 - Shiny boards
- 18 - Evaluating the results
5. How Do I Light without Electrical Outlets Using Alternate Sources
- 19 - Lighting with alternate sources
- 20 - Battery-operated LED lights
- 21 - Using an inverter
- 22 - Using a generator
- 23 - Flashlights and GL-1
- 24 - Evaluating the results
6. How Do I Deal with Backlit Subjects in Post-Production
- 25 - Backlit subjects in post-production
- 26 - Looking at scopes
- 27 - Enhancing the shots
- 28 - Enhancing with SpeedGrade
- 29 - Enhancing with plugins