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Creative Cinematography 5 - Lighting Your Videos

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Overview

This online Cinematography Course will teach you how to shoot beautiful videos with any camera.

Enroll in all the modules:

  1. Camera Basics
  2. Getting the Right Exposure
  3. Composing Better Images
  4. Adding Movement to Your Shots
  5. Lighting Your Videos
  6. Making Money as a Cinematographer

This course is designed to teach you the ins and outs of professional cinematography - the art of making motion pictures. While there are plenty of video courses, it's hard to find a comprehensive course that teaches you everything you'd want to know about shooting video.

This is the fifth course in the Creative Cinematography series. Please check out the rest of the courses in the Creative Cinematography series to continue your cinematography education.

In this course, you'll learn:

  • What is video lighting?
  • Understanding color temperature
  • Setting white balance
  • Powering your lights
  • How to set up for 3-point lighting
  • Making eyes pop with an eye light
  • Tips for shooting with natural light

This is the course for you, taught by a professional Hollywood cinematographer, Will Carnahan.

Regardless of the type of camera you are using - DSLR, Professional Cinema Camera, GoPro, iPhone, or Film - you can shoot beautiful video. Learn professional techniques that Hollywood filmmakers are using to capture powerful images.

If you want to learn how to shoot great videos and making money doing what you love, this is the course for you.

Start shooting better videos today!

Enroll today, and we'll see you in the course.

Syllabus

  • Course Introduction
  • What is Lighting?
  • Understanding Color Temperature
  • Setting White Balance on Your Camera
  • Powering Your Lights
  • Light Stands 101
  • Lighting Safety: How to Handle Lights
  • Intro to Video Lighting
  • Why Do We Light?
  • Lighting Demonstration - What can lighting say?
  • Making Eyes Pop with Lighting
  • Tips for Shooting with Natural Light
  • Should You Diffuse or Dim Your Video Lights?
  • The Course Project

Taught by

Phil Ebiner

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