Video Gear: Lighting

Course details

Lighting can make or break a shoot. But with the right gear, your production has a much higher chance of success. Learn about the latest and greatest lighting equipment for video production in this course with "gearheads" Rich Harrington and Robbie Carman. They talk about lighting with LEDs, portable lighting setups, and cool new tech like the submersible Lume Cube. Special guest and National Geographic cinematographer James Ball also stops by to demonstrate practical lighting examples from his own projects. Plus, discover low-cost solutions for creating textured backdrops as well as pure white and pure black backgrounds. As with the rest of the Video Gear series, Rich and Robbie make sure to balance cost and quality, so you'll never have to worry about blowing your budget or compromising production value.

Learning objectives
Lighting with LEDs
Creating affordable textured backdrops
Creating a hand-cut gobo
Using precut metal gobos and virtual gobos
Lighting with the Lume Cube
Shooting pure white and pure black backdrops
Using small portable and battery-operated lights

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. Lighting with LEDs

02 - Lighting with LEDs
03 - Benefits of LED lighting
04 - Intensity and color temperature
05 - Accessories on a budget

2. Creating Textured Backdrops Using Only Lights, Part 1

06 - Creating affordable textured backdrop with lights
07 - It s all about creating patterns
08 - Creating a hand-cut gobo
09 - Using a pattern backdrop
10 - Creating a gobo with a transparency projector
11 - Using a projector to create custom backdrops

3. Creating Textured Backdrops Using Only Lights, Part 2

12 - Creating a textured backdrop with lights
13 - Using precut metal gobos
14 - Ordering your own gobos
15 - Using a DJ projector to create gobos
16 - Creating backdrops with effects glass
17 - Adding a virtual gobo with Tiffen Dfx

4. Lighting with the Lume Cube

18 - What is the Lume Cube
19 - Unboxing the Lume Cube
20 - Controlling the Lume Cube
21 - Unique features of the Lume Cube

5. How Do I Shoot a Pure White Backdrop

22 - How do I shoot a pure white backdrop
23 - Using a paper roll
24 - Using a portable backdrop
25 - Lighting a cyc wall
26 - Gear overview

6. Using Small Lights

27 - Small lights
28 - Battery-operated lights
29 - Lowel Blender
30 - Lowel portable spotlight

7. How Do I Shoot a Pure Black Backdrop

31 - How do I shoot a pure black backdrop
32 - Using a duvetyne or fabric
33 - Using a portable backdrop system
34 - Shooting a black studio
35 - Gear overview