Learn lighting fundamentals for capturing video close-ups and interviews. Learn how to leverage key equipment, light faces and backgrounds, control light, and work with sunlight.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- History of lighting
- The whys of lighting
- Understanding hard vs. soft light
- Color temperature
- The basic lighting kit
- Kit accessories and lighting modifiers
- Lighting with DIY and store-bought equipment
- Understanding lighting angles
- Utilizing hard vs. soft light
- The importance of eye light
- Controlling shadows with fill light
- Creating depth with backlight
- The importance of the setting
- Shooting inside with artificial light
- Shooting inside with natural light
- Shooting outside in direct sunlight
- Shooting outside later in the day
- Next steps
Taught by
Mark W. Gray
