Lighting Design for Video Productions

Course details

Understanding the importance of lighting and the proper use of a light meter and colorimeter raises an average shot to a more sophisticated visual level. And it doesn't take a Hollywood budget. In this course, production veteran Eduardo Angel shows you how to use simple tools and techniques to make your lighting and your location work together, how to make the most of natural light and augment it with artificial lighting, and how to reveal or obscure objects and subjects in your scene. Along the way, he'll show you how to evoke certain moods and feelings with light.

Learning objectives
Understanding the role of lighting
Lighting interior and exterior scenes
Directing the viewer's attention
Enhancing mood in a scene
Achieving great light under harsh conditions
Deciding on the right lighting style for your story

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Why lighting is essential

1. Lighting Fundamentals

03 - The role of lighting in telling a story
04 - Lighting and location working together to create an exterior scene
05 - Lighting and location working together to create an interior scene
06 - How appropriate lighting can enhance your video productions
07 - Natural light
08 - High-key and low-key lighting

2. Objectives of Lighting

09 - Directing the viewer's attention with lighting
10 - How does lighting reveal or obscure subjects and objects
11 - Using light to add depth
12 - Shifting the light to heighten drama
13 - Shifting the light to add richness

3. Lighting Techniques

14 - Controlling contrast
15 - Working with natural light for exterior scenes
16 - Working with natural light for interior scenes
17 - Mixing natural and artificial light
18 - The potential of practical light

4. Course Summary

19 - Scouting your location
20 - Applying what you've learned to your own productions
21 - Know the story you need to tell
22 - What lighting style is best for your story