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    Cinematic Lighting Masterclass·1 of 7 lessons free

    Free lesson01 · Seeing light11:20

    The window is your first light

    Where the light already is, and how to stop fighting it.

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    Cinematic Lighting Masterclass

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    Three hours on set with two lights and a window. Where to put them, why, and how to see it before you switch anything on. Shot as one continuous session, then cut into chapters.

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    What you will be able to do

    For shooters who own two lights and want to know where to put them

    • See the light in a room before switching anything on
    • Light a face with one source and a window
    • Move from flat to cinematic with the same two lights
    • Plan a lighting setup from a floor plan
    Level
    Intermediate
    Runtime
    1 h 33 min
    Lessons
    7 in 2 modules
    Language
    English
    Certificate
    On completion
    Access
    Lifetime, any device

    What to have first

    • Two lights of any kind
    • A camera with manual exposure

    What is inside

    Watch the free lessons before you decide.

    2
    modules
    7
    lessons
    1 h 33 min
    runtime
    1
    free
    1. 01Seeing lightBefore the gear.3 lessons · 35 min
      1. The window is your first lightVideoWatch free11:20
      2. Hard, soft, and what changes itVideoIn the course14:05
      3. Reading a faceVideoIn the course9:40
    2. 02Two lights, one roomThe session, in chapters.4 lessons · 58 min
      1. Key, and only keyVideoIn the course16:00
      2. Adding the second light without ruining the firstVideoIn the course18:30
      3. Negative fill and the shape of shadowVideoIn the course12:15
      4. The plan: from floor plan to setVideoIn the course10:50

    What students say

    I had watched a hundred grading videos and still could not match two shots. Module two fixed that in an afternoon.
    Tomasz WierzbickiWedding filmmaker, Kraków
    The lighting masterclass paid for itself on the first job. I stopped guessing and started placing.
    Ayesha RahmanDocumentary DP, Dhaka
    Mentorship is the best money I spend each month. Notes on my actual cuts, from someone who does this for real.
    Leon BaptisteEditor, Montréal

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