#11 Wk5 - Lighting

Practical LightingTuesday night's class began with how to set up 3 Point lighting, the classic TV news lighting. 3 point lighting consists of the main light, Key; secondary light, Fill; Backlight or Kicker, which separates the subject from the background and Background light. 3 points of light, 4 lights, an amazing paradox. I describe our efforts setting up the scene. By the way, I mistakenly used the term "baffle" when referring to a fabric grid we use on the Rifa to direct light forward. I don't know what it is called and I couldn't find it on the Lowel site. Thursday night we used the same lighting techniques to recreate a night scene and I include pointers on how to do that.Podcasts for filmmakersFinally, I introduce a new segment, reviewing podcasts that I feel are valuable learning tools for anyone interested in working in the motion graphics field. Tonight I'm profiling the VFX Show. Mentioned briefly is episode 5 where the hosts talk about their favorite DVD extras that include helpful movies on production techniques. Take a look at DVD Breakdown for reviews of DVDs and descriptions of the extras. I also mentioned a book by Robert Rodriquez, the guy who gave us El Mariachi and Spy Kids. It's called Rebel without a Crew.Chapter Titles00:07  This Week00:45  3 Point Lighting01:53  Key02:18  Fill03:29  Backlight04:00  Kicker05:19  Background06:55  Exercise: News Lighting08:54  Night Light12:22  Exercise: Night Lighting14:07  What is Podcasting?18:07  The VFX Show22:49  DVD Extras25:25  Close