Learn the Basics of Lighting for Film &TV

A complete overview of lighting taught by Dave Miller, a pro cinematographer currently working for Sky, BBC, Ch4 & more.

3.70 (48 reviews)

Udemy

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Video Design

What you will learn

A working knowledge of lighting in a variety of locations.

An insight into an incredibly competitive industry.

All the basic knowledge to succeed.

Tips and tricks from an award winning tutor.

A reference guide you can always come back to.

Why take this course?

Join Dave Miller, a veteran of TV and Film lighting and cinematography in this 15 lesson masterclass on the basics of lighting film and TV. Dave will walk you through all of the basics of lighting everything from low budget shorts to lighting your next cinematic masterpiece…and everything in between.

We will go through everything from basic 3-point lighting to more advanced techniques that are used in a variety of situations, including static interviews and feature film lighting.

Dave is an award winning cinematographer and lighting expert with credits to his name including the X-Factor, Time Team, Film Four, Macbeth, The Wicker Tree, Newsnight, Film 2010, Watchdog, Secret Millionaire, The Apprentice and Scrapheap Challenge…to name a few.

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Reviews

Emmett

September 1, 2020

The speaker could go into slightly more detail, also the examples of how to light were poor. I expected him to breakdown lighting set ups a bit more.

Rayna

April 8, 2020

I loved how he explained slowly and simply and showed examples. I've watched other lighting videos and this one was the most helpful. Thank you!

Jamie

January 29, 2020

The information was solid and useful. Lots of thought has been put into how to illustrate the theory. This course is a good entree into the principles of lighting. Only complaint is that occasionally jargon is used without explanation: "blonde', "diff", "gobo", "day for night", but Google will help.

Steven

July 26, 2019

I would have really liked some more on-screen graphics and some tighter editing in general. I do know the basics of lighting now, but the majority of that came from the diagram in section 2.

Hannah

May 27, 2017

It was a good course for beginners -which I am. It kept the information simple, understandable, and made the important component of lighting not quite so intimidating. I highly recommend it!

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