First time lighting

[David Bradley]

Hello

 

I am shooting a short film sometime in march.

 

Im shooting DV on Sony DSR 570 WSPL

 

At my university we only have access to a poop load of tungsten red heads (800w) studio balanced. Anyone know of a link to any sites with tips on lighting or perhaps you could provide a few of your own considering ofcourse the limitations of my equipment and a 0 budget.

 

Cheers

David

[Nick Evert]

Low Budget/DIY

 

Scott Spears site with videos and articles on lighting to microbudgeting, great site packed with info.

http://www.scottspears.net/filmmakpg3.html

 

Shows off various lights you can buy cheap and use with photos. Great site for budgeters!

http://www.jorenclark.com/whitepapers/lighting.html

 

Designed for photography, but its the budget kit with pictures ready to go, including the 500W halogen work floodlights and cheap diffusers. Very helpful.

http://www.shuttertalk.com/articles/...ting/index.php

 

 

 

AWESOME LOW BUDGET LIGHTING ARTICLE. It goes through basically anything involved with lighting and doing it on a low budget, along with how to do it. Great for beginners!

http://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/light/ -

 

Excellent low budget lighting site for those of us with little money!

http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/lighting/spears1.php -

 

 

 

 

3 Point Lighting

Awesome article for beginners with images and details that explain it in simple English.

http://schooltorque.com/lighting_lesson.htm -

 

Excellent article from Apple with information on 3-point, shooting outdoors, extreme light, and using reflectors.

http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/e..._Lighting.html

 

Awesome site handy images on 3-point lighting, then moving into interview lighting and general rules that are applied to it. Great article.

http://www.utexas.edu/web/video/prod.php?e=0#lights

 

Mostly text, but there is a VIDEO at the bottom that shows you the differences with key, fill, and background lights.

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/lighting/start.htm

 

 

 

 

 

Other Lighting Articles

 

Scott Spears site with videos and articles on lighting to microbudgeting, great site packed with info.

http://www.scottspears.net/filmmakpg3.html

 

Izzy Digital Video Podcast Tutorials kick ass! Awesome video tutorials on everything from 3 point lighting to minimizing sunlight to colour correcting to cutting away to...the list just goes on.

http://podfeed.net/episodes.asp?p=3&id=3740

 

A video tutorial of "Lighting for DV/HD, and HDV by John Jackman". No need to register anymore thanks to turbo2ltr

http://www.pqhp.com/cmp/dvxe05/jackm...yer.php?bw=300

http://www.pqhp.com/cmp/dvxe05/jackm...yer.php?bw=300

 

Maximizing Lighting Success by John Jackman.

http://www.pqhp.com/cmp/dvxe05/wilt2/player.php?bw=300

 

Misconceptions in lighting. Great multipage article on lighting people and misconceptions found.

http://www.mvwire.com/dynamic/articl....asp?AID=10564

 

Excellent site with various articles on everything from making one room light like 5 to setting up greenscreen lighting.

http://www.bluesky-web.com/new-page6.html

 

Good site with little bits on coloured lights and shooting in the sunlight.

http://www.angelfire.com/ar2/videomanual1/light.html

 

An excellent PDF on lighting by Arri, thanks to KHendrix2:

http://www.pqhp.com/cmp/dvxe05/wilt2/player.php?bw=300

[David Bradley]

One day I will buy you a beer you brilliant man.

 

Thanks alot, I best get reading.

 

Best

 

David

[Nick Evert]

just glad to help amigo