Description
Lighting Workshop for filmmakers and videographers (Adults 18+)
Do you want to improve the lighting on your films using pro lights, or just know more about lighting before you start making films? Most people rent lights for their shoots, but which lights should you rent? Do you know how to get the correct exposure? Your f-stops from your greyscale? Your Kelvins from your Gammas? Your Gobos from your HMI’s? Your Dedo’s from your ND? Learn the meaning behind the lingo of a pro-lighting person and get your hands dirty setting up lighting!
This one-day Lighting Workshop will introduce participants to the principles of lighting using different professional lights, giving them a better understanding and confidence to deal with diverse lighting situations. The course is led by professional videographer and photographer John Hunt, you will be encouraged to rig and use the lights yourselves.
This is a follow-on course for Adults (18+) with some previous experience, such as a Film Oxford beginner’s course. (e.g. Introduction to Digital Video or Introduction to Filmmaking – online course)
“I enjoyed the physical aspect of lighting setups, seeing how different lights create different moods.’ Monique – Course Participant 2023
Lighting Workshop Tutor – John Hunt
John Hunt is a professional photographer, filmmaker and educator. John has an MA (Distinction) from the University of Leeds in Photography, Film and Media where he also won the Individual Project Award from the School of Media and Communication. He is an Associate Fellow for the Higher Education Authority and an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. He teaches Cinematography and Advanced Cinematography for the University of Winchester and Photography for the University of Northampton. His work in the private sector has seen him teach lighting to the IMG Media Group working with Eurosport camera operators as well as companies including Screwfix, Dyson, Equans, EP Barrus, Oxford Archaeology, The Open University and The Ashmolean Museum. As a freelance video producer and photographer he has worked with a huge range of companies and organisations suppling media and images. He is passionate about all forms of visual story-telling, from a single image to a feature film.
“John is very knowledgeable and professional in his understanding and application of all things lighting. It felt like a solid explanation and very insightful.” – Bob E. Course Participant 2023
Lighting Workshop Course Outline 10am-5pm
- Course registration and introduction.
- Why lighting? Understanding light.
- Overview of lighting roles in film.
- Exposure, F stops and depth of field.
- Reading Wave Form monitors or histograms on your camera.
- Brief overview of Gamma. What are we seeing on a monitor or LCD screen?
- Different types of light.
- Three-point lighting. You will have the opportunity to rig lights yourselves.
- Hard Sources and Soft Sources of light – What are the differences and how do we use them? How to change a hard source into a soft source.
Lunch
- After lunch we will rig lights inside and weather permitting, outside as well.
- Colour Temperature. Understanding Kelvin. The difference between Tungsten, Fluorescent and LED lighting. You will be able to rig different lights.
- Inverse square law
- Location Lighting – if weather conditions allow we will try to light outside. What are the problems here?
- Practical lighting
- Health and Safety
- Loading – How important you understand current, amps.
- Safety – Lighting can be very dangerous. Taking care – Assessing risks.
- Review. What we have learnt and where do you go from here?
- Course finish
Early booking discount & concessions for Lighting Workshop?
Early Booking – Book early to get 10% reduction on the full price course fee (usually two weeks before the course start date, but may vary).
Concessions eligibility – UK based Students, NHS workers and people on some means-tested benefits. Evidence is required, such as a student card, NHS staff card or benefits letter.
Means-tested benefits – JSA, Income Support; Working Tax Credit (not child tax credit); Council Tax Benefit (not student/single person/reduction due to disability); Housing Benefit; Pension Credit (guarantee); Unwaged Dependent of these benefits & Universal Credit.
All Film Oxford Classroom-based courses are subsidised by Oxfordshire Adult Learning and are for Adults (18+)
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Additional information
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