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Photography & Video Video Design Cinematography

Cinematic Lighting

The art of dramatic lighting, for cinematographers of independent films
Bestseller
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (317 ratings)
1,562 students
Created by Neil Oseman
Last updated 11/2020
English
English
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • How to create depth and contrast in your shots
  • How to light for both the master shot and the coverage
  • How and when to use HMI, fluorescent, LED and traditional tungsten lighting
  • How to use natural light to your advantage, and how to mould it
  • How to use a light meter and false colours to correctly expose your image
  • How to use smoke or haze to create atmosphere
  • How to simulate sunlight, moonlight and firelight

Requirements

  • Students should have a grasp of basic cinematography concepts like white balance and depth of field.
  • A familiarity with the principle of three-point lighting will be useful, but not essential.

Description

This course is an advanced and in-depth guide to arguably the most important part of a Director of Photography's job: designing the lighting.

Rather than demonstrating techniques in isolation in a studio, this course takes place entirely on location. The intent is to show the realities of creating beautiful lighting while dealing with the usual challenges of real independent film production, like time, weather and equipment, as well as meeting the requirements of the script.

The course consists of four modules: Day Exterior, Day Interior, Night Interior and Night Exterior. Each module follows the blocking, lighting and shooting of a short scripted scene (inspired by the fantasy web series Ren: The Girl with the Mark) with two actors in full costume. Watch experienced Director of Photography Neil Oseman and his team set up all the fixtures, control the light with flags and rags, and make adjustments when the camera moves around for the coverage. Every step of the way, Neil explains what he's doing and why, as well as the alternatives you could consider for your own films. Each module concludes with the final edited scene so that you can see the end result.

Who this course is for:

  • Cinematography students
  • Camera operators looking to move up to Director of Photography
  • Corporate/industrial filmmakers looking to move into drama
  • Indie filmmakers looking to increase their production values

Course content

5 sections • 19 lectures • 4h 28m total length

  • Preview14:38
  • Blocking for Success
    14:24
  • Exposure
    14:10
  • Shaping the Singles
    22:04

  • Scouting & Equipment
    15:14
  • Lighting Through a Window
    26:06
  • Atmosphere
    10:39
  • Lighting the Reverse
    19:10

  • Interior vs. Exterior Light
    11:30
  • Working with Toplight
    11:35
  • Moonlight & Firelight
    22:49
  • Shooting the Singles
    18:42

  • Setting the Moon
    13:05
  • Finessing the Master
    22:18
  • Shooting the Singles
    10:38
  • Lighting the Reverse
    13:35

  • Useful Links
    00:19
  • Equipment List
    00:31
  • Deleted Scene
    07:00

Instructor

Neil Oseman
Director of Photography
Neil Oseman
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 317 Reviews
  • 1,563 Students
  • 1 Course

I am a cinematographer with 20 years' experience. Features I’ve shot include The Little Mermaid with Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine, supernatural thriller Heretiks with Michael Ironside, and the multi-award-winning road movie Above the Clouds. I have photographed another half–dozen independent feature films, and innumerable shorts, for which I have been awarded Best Cinematography at the New York Cinematography Awards, Play Short International Awards, Enginious Film Awards and Festigious International Film Festival. I was also nominated for six Best Cinematography awards for my work on the action/adventure series Ren: The Girl with the Mark.

Second only to my love of cinematography is my passion for sharing my knowledge of it. I have given workshops and lectures to audiences of all kinds, from students to professionals, for such organisations as the British Fim Institute and the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers. I write for British Cinematographer Magazine, RedShark News and my own blog, and I post a lighting breakdown every Friday on my highly popular Instagram feed.

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