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description:
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A six hour, hands-on
peer workshop starting with a review of the techniques and tools of the
lighting craft, and continuing with the examination and recreation of
scenes from a feature films.
Unlike the Lighting for Film & Video I seminar, which is largely lecture and experiments, this
workshop will be a guided discovery of tools, techniques, and hands-on
lighting setups.
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curriculum:
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art of light
- naturalism and pictorialism
examining light
- motivated light
- planes of light
- soft and hard light sources
- high key and low key
- light positioning
- modifying light
inventory of instruments – what is
available to the cinematographer
- tungsten open face
- tungsten fresnel
- tungsten PAR
- HMI fresnel
- HMI PAR
- tungsten ellipsoidal
- fluorescent
- carbon arc
- LED
inventory of grip
- barndoors
- gels
- scrims
- nets
- flags, dots, cookies
- diffusion
- reflection
light positioning
- key light – low angle, high angle, side, far side,
backlight
- backlight – rim, kicker, glow
- fill
- light ratios
- fill light
- high-key and low-key
lighting “film style” for video –
meters first, eye second, monitor last
- using the incident meter
- using the spot meter
- determining the ASA rating of a video camera
- determining the contrast latitude of a video camera
- using spec sheets to identify light output of a
light
- using spec sheets to identify light loss of
diffusion, scrims, nets, and gels
- choosing light sources to match desired ISO/ASA and
f-stop
- using the incident meter to determine f-stop
- reading the key with flat disc receptor
- reading the entire scene with dome receptor
- using the spot meter and 18% grey card to determine
f-stop
- using the spot meter to measure the latitude of the
scene
reading and replicating scenes -
may include
- INT. SOBEL OFFICE - DAY - Analyze
This
- INT. DIX DINING TABLE - NIGHT -
Asphalt Jungle
- INT. CRANE BEDROOM - NIGHT - The Man
Who Wasn't There
- INT. BURNHAM DINING ROOM - NIGHT -
American Beauty
- AN ORIGINAL
TWO-PAGE SCRIPT TO BE REHEARSED WITH REAL ACTORS, INTERPRETED BY
CLASS, LIT FOR PERFORMANCE, and TAPED
Each lighting setup will include:
- creative interpretation and discussion
- rough-out lighting setup
- talent "rehearsal" and basic blocking
- detail lighting setup
Attendees
should bring heavy leather gloves for hot lights and incident or spot
lighting meters. Also consider bringing a 35mm still camera
and 800 ASA film.
Students will leave
with a presentation binder, CD of supplemental information and goodies,
and a greater understanding of lighting for dramatic effect.
A DVD program of the workshop footage will be mailed
after the event.
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about
the instructor: |
Michael Morlan has
been shooting, directing, and editing live and animated video and film
since 1988. He has been a professional animated narrative short
director and animator since 1995 and a short film producer
since 1996. He currently focuses on his work as a semi-pro
director of photography, lighting and lensing narratives, commercials,
and industrials. |
