Tuesday 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 filmmakers
Finally, 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 Titles
- 00:07 This Week
- 00:45 3 Point Lighting
- 01:53 Key
- 02:18 Fill
- 03:29 Backlight
- 04:00 Kicker
- 05:19 Background
- 06:55 Exercise: News Lighting
- 08:54 Night Light
- 12:22 Exercise: Night Lighting
- 14:07 What is Podcasting?
- 18:07 The VFX Show
- 22:49 DVD Extras
- 25:25 Close
