Basic Lighting for Audiovisual Projects
A course by user70753 surname70753 , Director of Photography
Joined May 2012
Learn to use light as an emotions generator in your cinematic pieces
Learn to use light as an emotions generator in your cinematic pieces
Joined May 2012
Simply put, a cinematographer brings a director's vision to life using light. It's their job to give a piece its desired aesthetic by mastering lights, shadows, color, and composition to establish a narrative and generate the emotion that the director wants to awaken in the viewer.
In this online course, learn basic cinematic lighting techniques with Enrique Silguero, director of photography with extensive experience in TV and film, advertising, and music videos. By the end of the course, you'll understand the work of a cinematographer and be ready to start creating incredible visual components for your audiovisual projects.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 13 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (468)
- 11,412 students
- 14 lessons (3h 14m)
- 13 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Carry out three projects: adapt a space for an interview with artificial or natural light, create a small set for a fictional shoot, and do an outdoor shoot.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in learning how to light their audiovisual projects.
Requirements and materials
You'll need a camera that records video, a wide-angle lens, a normal lens and a telephoto lens, 3 LEDs and 2 reflectors, and a computer with DaVinci (free) installed.
If you don't have all this material, don't worry, you can also do it with your mobile and the lights in your house. You will be able to do most of the lessons, although there will be things that will be a little more difficult.
Reviews
A course by user70753 surname70753
Enrique Silguero is a cinematographer from Salamanca, Spain, with experience in film, television series, documentaries, music videos, short films, and commercials. In his words, his specialty is telling stories through light, shadow, color, and composition.
His work can be seen on the main Spanish television networks: Ministerio del Tiempo on TVE, Cuarto Milenio on Cuatro, el Capítulo 0 on #Cero on Movistar Plus. He has worked on music videos for La Oreja de Van Gogh, Miguel Bosé, and Malú. In advertising, his clients include Sony, Coca-Cola, Adidas, and Iberdrola.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Preparing our project
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The keys of light
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The style book
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U3
Lighting basics
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The narrative language of optics
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Light quality: Choosing the type of lights
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Direction of light: The expressive power of light.
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The contrast and the zonal key
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The classic lighting scheme with three lights and the use of color
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U4
How to give a cinematographic look to your projects and to illuminate outdoors
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Creating your own style The expressive use of light and framing.
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Lighting in a real setting
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Illuminating for fiction: cinematographic aesthetics and the continuity of light.
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Outdoor lighting day
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U5
Color correction
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Keys to creative color grading
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FP
Final project
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X Introduction to photography direction for video
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PlusThe teacher knows what he's doing very well, and it helped me a lot to get a general overview of how light works. I really liked how he modeled the light with examples and explained it very well. I'm grateful to him and to domestika for these courses, especially this one. Hugs!
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Fantastic starting point, very complete, on the basic issues to know if you want to enter the world of lighting in audiovisuals. Great teacher. A 10
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PlusVery good course to get started in the field. Excellent method.
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Very good
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fast and easy to understand, especially if you are a photographer and want to start taking your first shots,
super recommended
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