Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Lighting Basics

Shooting Awesome Video 1. Three-point lighting 3. Practical Indoor Lighting Main Menu 2. Outdoor lighting Click here to end presentation Light is the "raw material" for creating visual images.

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video 3 Point Lighting The ideal lighting situation A standard method of lighting Uses three separate positions, to illuminate the subject Controls the shading and shadows produced by direct lighting.

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video 3 Point Lighting The key The main light used for your subject Placed 45 degrees from your subject and aimed down. Provides the bulk of the illumination on your subject and may produce some strong shadows.

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video 3 Point Lighting The fill 45 degrees from your subject on the opposite side of the key Broader and usually about two or three stops dimmer. Keeps the shadows from the key from being too strong.

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video 3 Point Lighting The back light Aimed at your subject's head and shoulder from behind and above, Angled about 45 degrees Gives a glow that makes the subject look 3 dimensional

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video A fourth light for 3 Point Lighting? The background light Usually placed behind the subject and pointed at the background. Allows the subject to be separated from the background

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Outdoor Lighting Using the sun’s light to illuminate your subject and scene Two common methods of controlling the sun’s light 1. Sun as a key light 2. Sun as back light

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Sun as Key Light The sun shines directly into the subjects face Causes harsh shadows

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Sun as Key Light Reflector acts like a fill light Light is bounced into the subjects face to rid harsh shadows

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Sun as a Back Light The sun illuminates the subject from the rear Causes silhouette style lighting

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Sun as a Back Light The reflector acts as a key light and shines light on the subjects face

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Sun as a Back Light A piece of white foam board can act as a fill to reflect a diffused light on the subject’s face

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Practical Lighting Not all scenes can be lit with these “perfect world” tools and situations.

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Practical Lighting Remove lampshades Not all scenes can be lit with these “perfect world” tools and situations. Here are some additional lighting aids: Use on-camera lighting Use work lights Use a car shade as a reflector

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Practical Lighting Remove lampshades Not all scenes can be lit with these “perfect world” tools and situations. Here are some additional lighting aids: Use on-camera lighting

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Practical Lighting Remove lampshades Not all scenes can be lit with these “perfect world” tools and situations. Here are some additional lighting aids: Use on-camera lighting Use work lights

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Practical Lighting Remove lampshades Not all scenes can be lit with these “perfect world” tools and situations. Here are some additional lighting aids: Use on-camera lighting Use work lights Use a car shade as a reflector

Lighting Basics Shooting Awesome Video Practical Lighting Key Concepts: It is important to think of lighting not as something extra which is added in some situations, but as a fundamental part of all visual media production. Everything related to vision is related to light. Whether the medium is still photography, motion film, video or computer-generated images, light forms the basis of everything you see.