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Lighting Design

Light is essential in cinema. How much light you use and how you choose to deliver it sets the mood and feel of a scene.
To create the best lighting for your project, it's important to understand the essential lighting techniques for film and video.
Day for night shooting is a staple of the filming industry, allowing productions to cut costs and film night scenes during the day.
In a nutshell Color temperature measures the color of light, existing on a scale between a lit match (1700 K) and skylight (10,000 K)The most common light sources are daylight (5600 K) and indoor tungsten (3200 K)The lower your light is on the kelvin scale, the redder it looks; alternatively,...
Type of lights
The best ways to make a production look pro is to use the right type of lights at the right time — though this is easier said than done.
Understanding film lighting tools and techniques is essential to making great film and video.
What is a gaffer?
Every successful project needs a talented gaffer working at the helm of the electrical department. Here is why gaffers are so important.
Controlling the Quality of Light
There's an old axiom in the art world: A good artist is the master of their tools. A great artist is the master of their medium. As filmmakers, one of our mediums is light. Understanding film lighting is essential. No matter how brilliant the performer, no matter how perfect...
We'll define what low key lighting is
Low-key lighting is a great lighting technique every videographer should have in their arsenal. Here we'll define what it is and how you can use it.
High key lighting was used in this scene in 2011's Restless
It’s important to know what high-key lighting is and how you can use it to add depth to your film’s atmosphere and style. Here's what you need to know.