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Lighting Setups

Everything in the school that teaches Lighting Setups, across 3 departments.

87 lessons · 20h 24m · Lighting · Cinematography · Production Design

Lessons on Lighting Setups

Advanced Documentary Interview Lighting - Step by Step — Mark Bone · 25m · Advanced
Filmmaking Lighting Masterclass: Xenon Light | Shane Hurlbut, ASC — Filmmakers Academy · 18m · Advanced
Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman) — Cinematographers on cinematography · 27m · Advanced
How to Light a Night Scene with Shane Hurlbut ASC [Part 1: Setting Up Your Key Light] — Filmmakers Academy · 15m · Intermediate
Roger Deakins on "Learning to Light" — Cinematography Techniques Ep. 1 — StudioBinder · 9m · Intermediate
Shooting “Moonrise Kingdom" (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman) — Cinematographers on cinematography · 17m · Advanced
How To Light a Night Scene with Shane Hurlbut ASC - Part 3: Lighting Secrets — Filmmakers Academy · 13m · Advanced
How to Light a Night Scene with Shane Hurlbut ASC [Part 2: Matching Urban Light] — Filmmakers Academy · 14m · Intermediate
How Kubrick Achieved the Beautiful Cinematography of Barry Lyndon — CinemaTyler · 14m · Advanced
How Roger Deakins shot Prisoners — Angus Davies · 12m · Advanced
Film Lighting Techniques that will Boost Your Cinematography with Shane Hurlbut, ASC — Filmmakers Academy · 16m · Intermediate
Lighting & Filming Darker Skin Tones with ARRI Signature Primes — B&H Photo Video Pro Audio · 12m · Intermediate
The Easy Way to Not Suck at Lighting — Luc Forsyth · 31m · Intermediate
4 Ways To Light Cinematically Without Any Lights — In Depth Cine · 9m · Beginner
The BEST Cinematography Advice From Roger Deakins (His Philosophy of Cinematography) — AlterCine · 19m · Intermediate
Why DUNE Won Best Cinematography | A Frame by Frame Analysis — Ben Sharples · 29m · Advanced
Lighting for Film: The Complete Beginner's Guide — Luc Ung · 27m · Beginner
Dune: Part Two’s Bold Cinematography — In Depth Cine · 14m · Advanced
How Roger Deakins shot Sicario — Angus Davies · 7m · Advanced
Nail Your Exposure Every Time — Mark Bone · 9m · Intermediate
What A Gaffer Does On Set: Crew Breakdown — In Depth Cine · 10m · Beginner
Diffusing Can Lights | Cinematography Tips with Shane Hurlbut ASC — Filmmakers Academy · 9m · Intermediate
How to Shoot Day For Night | Cinematic Lighting 101 — Aputure · 9m · Intermediate
Cinematographer Shôji Ueda on Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) - w/ English Subtitles — Cinematographers on cinematography · 10m · Advanced
The Cinematography of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — Cinematography Database Fan · 68m · Advanced
The Insane Planning That Went Into Full Metal Jacket’s Unique Cinematography — CinemaTyler · 25m · Advanced
This SHOT is nearly impossible | Barry Lyndon film essay — SCENES from a ROOM · 20m · Advanced
how to create natural ‘cinematic’ lighting — Mark Bone · 13m · Intermediate
No-Budget Film Noir Lighting Tutorial by Tom Antos — Tom Antos · 12m · Beginner
How to Use FALSE COLOR in 2 Minutes — Aputure · 3m · Beginner

Departments teaching this

Films to study for light

Books on lighting

Kit for lighting setups

Aputure MC Pro — Pocket RGBWW — an eye light that fits in a pocket
Aputure Light Dome Mini III — The Dome for small rooms and small fixtures
Amaran COB 60x S — Small, battery-friendly, a good first fixture
Aputure Light Dome III — The softbox most Bowens fixtures wear
Godox Litemons LA200D — A first proper key light
Nanlite Forza Fresnel FL-20 — Hard light and a tight beam from a Forza

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