Know thy lights!

Just your basic three-point lighting tutorial, to recap some of the things we`ve learned last year.







Some useful ideas, especially the ones about what sort of lighting to use (wide, narrow) depending on the shape of your subject`s face. Also, note to self...adjust the position of your lights for each new angle you will be filming from.



This video demonstrates one of those simple tricks that you can use to figure out how good your lighting really is...really makes you wonder why you haven`t thought about it yourself? I`ve tried the technique out in my room, and it makes it pretty obvious which position of the light is preferable.

The next one deals with film noir style lighting techniques. Really interesting, I`ve been trying to replicate it, but obviously I can`t focus my desk lamp. Focus and intensity of light are essential in film noir, so that the soft, grey shadows are replaced by harsh ones. Shadows are your friends in this case.