
Learn a step-by-step lighting formula applicable to any scene and budget, and avoid common cinematography mistakes. Grab your camera and tripod, and let's get started.
Shape the shadows to fit the mood by balancing ambient natural light with practicals, scrims, and color temperatures—3k, 3200 kelvin, and 5500 kelvin—using edge lighting to define features.
Create a warm, inviting scene by bouncing light off unbleached muslin and sheets to form a cove of ambient light around the subject, using 5500 kelvin lights.
Light scenes with purpose by aligning with the script and director, set up camera and practicals, shape shadows to fit mood and goal, with 360-degree footage downloads.
Why Your Lighting Sucks: The Fundamentals of Film Lighting & Lighting with a Purpose, is a course for all levels of experience. Whether you just started, or have been in the industry for decades, there is something for you!
What you will discover in this course will help anyone avoid the common pitfalls many filmmakers fall prey to, who inevitably light scenes poorly. Instead of focusing on every single lighting technique currently available, or the best lighting equipment on the market, your guide, Drew Harris, Director of Photography, will teach you how to "light with a purpose".
It is not about the equipment you do or do not have. This course is about the fundamentals and taking advantage of what is available to you and leveraging those resources. Drew focuses on a principle based learning approach, one that you will be able to apply to any lighting scenario. His techniques will apply not just exclusively to feature films, but documentaries, commercials, or any gig you are currently working on!
With about an hour of total run time, "Why Your Lighting Sucks" can be completed in an afternoon. From concept to completion that was always the intention we had as Drew and our team spent months developing this for you. We wanted it to be impactful, quick and to the point. Drew does not waste your time and jumps right into the heart of becoming better at lighting and ultimately helps you build a better foundation as a filmmaker. Included are short videos taking you step by step through our approach and it also includes all the Behind the Scenes Footage you could hope for. We hope you love what you learn, and look forward to developing more for you!