Lighting for Film: The Complete Beginner's Guide

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Learn the fundamentals of cinematic lighting in this class that's based on a NYU Tisch cinematography course and near a decade of shooting experience.

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0:00 Introduction
1:00 The 5 Characteristics of Lighting
1:14 I: Direction
1:59 Front Light
3:34 Butterfly Light
4:33 Rembrandt Light
5:22 Side Light
5:57 Kicker/Edge Light
6:44 Backlight
7:11 Tips on lighting direction
7:44 How to study lighting while watching movies?
8:28 More tips on lighting direction
10:04 II: Quality (Softness)
12:58 Tips to control the softness of a light
14:22 III. Color
14:41 Color Temperature
18:41 Color via RGB/Gels
19:36 IV. Intensity
19:58 Stops vs Brightness Levels
21:06 Key to Fill Ratio
22:08 How to set-up a fill light
22:49 Negative Fill
23:17 Foreground to Background Ratio
24:58 V. Cut & Shape
25:58 Outro & Credits