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Click to EnlargeBasic Training: Three-Point Lighting 101
Lighting can be extremely complicated. Some movie and TV shoots use dozens of lights to assure proper scene lighting. Here's a primer to help dispel the mystery.
When looking at lighting kits, you will find there are literally hundreds of lights and accessories to choose from. It can be extremely daunting, but having some idea of how to light is essential and, luckily, there is a place to start.
Three-Point Lighting
Three-pointing lighting is the workhorse of interview-style lighting, and you'll see many of the key principles of more complex lighting from it. It looks complicated at first, but when you see how easily it comes together, not only will you be surprised, but people who look at your videos will think you've done something pretty clever.
The three different "points" in this type of lighting are the key, the fill and the backlight. Each performs a separate task, and the whole would suffer without any of th…
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