Professional lighting techniques - from a working pro

Name: Professional lighting techniques - from a working pro
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Learn videography from an award-winning master of video lighting.

Created byVictor Milt

Last updated 10/2017

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What you'll learn

You will finally understand light, lighting and specialized techniques, and tricks of professional lighting.
You will be equipped to do professional still and video work.
You will understand the value of "studying the masters".
You will be able to light interviews.
You will understand how to light exteriors.
You will discover the use of smoke in video.
You will be motivated to find work in your neighborhood.
You will be given serious instruction from a master - who has worked his whole life at the "high end".
You will lose the fear of lighting - forever.

Course content

1 section • 18 lectures • 1h 21m total length

001 - Lighting the Podium3:10
If you're a corporate videographer, you will be called on to light a podium; sometimes on a daily basis. This particular lesson gives you a quick and easy solution.
002 Basic Lighting Concepts - Broad and Point Source9:48
Understanding what the two major light sources - Broad and Point - do, is vital to producing unique and original imagery.
003 - Studying the Masters7:14
004 - Advanced Lighting Concepts17:22
005- Table top photography - shooting a product shot1:59
006 - Shooting the Boardroom1:25
007 - A look back at "the old days"6:16
Victor Milt has been one of the foremost national TV commercial directors in the USA since the mid-80s. In this most interesting intro, he takes us into world famous Camera Service Central for a private peek at some of the huge lighting and grip gear he regularly used in the early part of his career. At that time all major production was done in 35mm film and they needed huge amounts of light and electricity to shoot scenes you can easily capture on your phone today. It's a rare peek into the history of today's media production.
008 - Lighting the Executive on Location3:25
learn how to light an executive on location using available light, background light, hair light, a kicker, and specular highlights to create depth and a flattering environment for the subject.
009 - Search for Simple Solutions2:14
010 - Spotlights - Control your light5:09
Master nano lighting with compact fluorescent units that draw 20 watts each to yield soft, dimmable light for flexible key and room lighting.
011 - Top Lighting - Techniques and Using Zebras8:46
Explore top lighting techniques for portraits, using overhead key, hair light for separation, background shaping with cookies, zebra indicators, white balance cards, reflectors, and improvised go-kart setups.
012 - Baldness and Glasses4:20
Learn practical lighting for executives by using a hard light and head screen to illuminate eyes and lips, address baldness and glasses, and apply Dutch tilts for dynamic portraits.
013 - Labratories Don't Have to be Sterile2:14
It's easy to shoot a boring shot in a well lit lab. But painting with light, using closeups and interesting angles will change the entire look of your film
014 - Low Cost Lighting Solutions2:02
Discover low cost lighting solutions for small crews and cameras, using police car lights as a key light with a green screen to achieve studio-like results in one day.
015 - Shooting Exteriors3:25
016 - The Joy of Smoke0:39
Smoke paints the air, and with it you can shoot in the woods, at night, near water, and anywhere else drama is required.
017 - Getting New Business1:01
Go out and do work for your community to gain access to free crew, talent, and locations, then plan, shoot, produce, and edit a commercial for a charity.
018 - Conclusions - You Can Do It!0:51
Apply new lighting techniques and camera tricks, then go out, pick up your camera, and start shooting to do great things with excitement.

Requirements

Whether you are an established professional, or simply want to know "how do they get that LOOK?" - this is a course for you. Lighting, either for still photography or film or video is essentially the same. I teach this course in a broad manner, so you may find yourself purchasing a small lighting kit, a mini-spotlight or a softbox. On the other hand, I show many inexpensive solutions to lighting requirements as well. You will NOT need to invest hundreds or even thousands of dollars in order to proceed. I have designed this course for small corporate producers and college students alike.

Description

Get started (or more up-to-speed) on lighting for professional stills and video with this "hands on" course. This course is drawn from a best-selling dvd created by Victor Milt for sale at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas. Thousands were sold at $99 dollars and we received dozens of thank yous from working corporate cinematographers.

Who this course is for:

Independent film makers, working professionals, corporate videographers, still photographers - anyone with an interest in the film/video business, lighting or cinematography.