Lighting Design for Video Productions Information

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.

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What You’ll Learn In Lighting Design for Video Productions?

Introduction

• Welcome – 1m 39s
• Why lighting is essential – 1m 28s

1. Lighting Fundamentals

• The role of lighting in storytelling – 2m 10s
• Lighting and location: Exterior scenes – 1m 46s
• Lighting and location: Interior scenes – 2m 11s
• Enhancing productions with appropriate lighting – 2m 20s
• Natural light – 1m 51s
• High-key and low-key lighting – 3m 48s

2. Objectives of Lighting

• Directing attention with lighting – 1m 48s
• Revealing or obscuring subjects and objects – 2m 3s
• Adding depth with light – 2m 47s
• Shifting light for drama – 2m
• Shifting light for richness – 3m 30s

3. Lighting Techniques

• Controlling contrast – 1m 35s
• Working with natural light: Exterior scenes – 2m 1s
• Working with natural light: Interior scenes – 2m 2s
• Mixing natural and artificial light – 3m
• The potential of practical light – 1m 47s

4. Course Summary

• Scouting your location – 2m 49s
• Applying lessons to your productions – 1m 20s
• Knowing the story you need to tell – 1m 14s
• Choosing the best lighting style – 1m 13s

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