Lighting for Film: Simple not Plain
Bill Megalos
Lessons
Class Introduction
17:28 2The Qualities of Light
48:08 3Hard Light vs. Soft Light
22:54 4Three Point Lighting
12:17 5Color Temperature & White Balance
14:44 6Basic Light Safety & Gear
11:48 7Lighting a Subject
15:36 8Lighting a Room in Daylight
12:55Class Description
In Lighting for Film, Bill will show you how to light technically, instinctually, and cinematically. You will learn how to light for both interior and exterior work and how the simplest lighting techniques can produce the most dramatic effects.
You’ll learn how to:
- Produce story-altering lighting effects with minimal equipment
- Light for both of interior and exterior content
- Choose instruments that suit your budget and filming goals
Bill will teach professional lighting techniques you can use on your own or with a crew that defy the everyday budget and common-wisdom of filmmakers having to tell a story "in the dark."
Ratings and Reviews
Dana Sue Childs
Bill is extremely knowledgeable and does an excellent job demonstrating lighting a scene and various ways to achieve a different mood or effect. This is not a class on specific equipment brands (i.e. what to buy), he does discuss and demonstrate different types of equipment, how to use c-stand effectively (c-stand), gobo arm/head, lighting safety: amps, volts, circuits, etc. Basically he goes into the necessary background information you need to understand and prepare for lighting setup at any location. Then he goes through various lighting scenarios, shots and scenes to demonstrate how you can get that effect at various times of day or locations. Then he tweaks it again to show a different example or angle. This was a great class! I didn't feel like Bill was talk at the student but actually engaged them and even though I was not there, I felt engaged. I'm now going to watch his other class offered. I only hope that he considers doing more classes since I like his style!
a Creativelive Student
This is a wonderful class with a very knowledgeable and experienced instructor. It starts with the principles you need to understand and then walks you through the process of actually doing the work on set. You can see what it takes to accomplish the work. I will be watching this over and over to let it all soak in. Thank you Bill for putting this together.
Joe Stevens
Great class, learned a lot. Would highly recommend!
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