Lighting For Film The Complete Beginner s Guide

Learn the fundamentals of cinematic lighting in this class that’s based on a NYU Tisch cinematography course and near a decade of shooting experience.. . If you find this video helpful, please consider sharing it with one of your friend!. . Website: https://www.lucung.com. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luc.ung/. . . FAVORITE GEAR FOR 2025:. . HOME OFFICE:. . Laptop: https://amzn.to/4fIkdUL. Monitor: https://amzn.to/3C6nQWR. SSD: https://amzn.to/4iUTiYV. . ON SET:. . On-bord monitor: https://amzn.to/3BQIf2f. Gold Mount Batteries: https://amzn.to/40kINqC. V-Mount Batteries: https://amzn.to/4gRMfOY. Best accent light for practicals: https://amzn.to/4gG46bB. Best eye light: https://amzn.to/4iZiIVc. Cheapest Negative Fill that can be tapped anywhere: https://amzn.to/3ZUiiqs. Apple Boxes: https://amzn.to/40jBsYh. Dailies SSD: https://amzn.to/4iUTiYV. SD Cards: https://amzn.to/4h0oGmT. Diopters: https://amzn.to/40kNrov. On-set headset: https://amzn.to/3BX9Y1c. . __________. . . 0:00 Introduction. 1:00 The 5 Characteristics of Lighting. 1:14 I: Direction. 1:59 Front Light. 3:34 Butterfly Light. 4:33 Rembrandt Light. 5:22 Side Light. 5:57 Kicker/Edge Light. 6:44 Backlight. 7:11 Tips on lighting direction. 7:44 How to study lighting while watching movies?. 8:28 More tips on lighting direction. 10:04 II: Quality (Softness). 12:58 Tips to control the softness of a light. 14:22 III. Color. 14:41 Color Temperature. 18:41 Color via RGB/Gels. 19:36 IV. Intensity. 19:58 Stops vs Brightness Levels. 21:06 Key to Fill Ratio. 22:08 How to set-up a fill light. 22:49 Negative Fill. 23:17 Foreground to Background Ratio. 24:58 V. Cut u0026 Shape. 25:58 Outro u0026 Credits