Film Lighting Made Simple

How to Craft Beautiful, Modern Lighting for Your Videos with Simple Light Setups - Inspired by Netflix's Chef's Table!

Created by: Dandan Liu
Documentary Filmmaker | Contemplative Creative

What Will I Learn?

• How to see light with its nuances.
• The overlooked essential principles of film lighting.
• How to light for an interview that goes beyond the boring talking head.
• What tools create and shape light.
• How to use diffusion, negative fill, and focusers to shape your light.
• How to approach lighting with a clean, concrete, simple 5 step method.
• How to light close-up shots.
• How to enhance dimensionality with lights.

Requirements

• A basic knowledge of how to film manually with your camera will help contextualize the lessons.

Target audience

• Creators who want to craft stunning videos with simple, affordable, and lightweight light set-ups.
• Filmmakers who want to take their video production to the next level.
• Video makers who want to elevate their cinematography and create elegant, nuanced lighting with a simple method.
• Storytellers who want to understand the principle of lighting and how lighting can serve their story.
• Documentary filmmakers who want to create cinematic documentaries.
• Food stylists and bloggers who want to learn how to light their plates and create the Netflix Chef's Table look.