Lighting for Film: The Complete Beginner's Guide

Learn the fundamentals of cinematic lighting in this class that's based on a NYU Tisch cinematography course and near a decade of shooting experience. If you find this video helpful, please consider sharing it with one of your friend! Website: https://www.lucung.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luc.ung/ FAVORITE GEAR FOR 2025: HOME OFFICE: Laptop: https://amzn.to/4fIkdUL Monitor: https://amzn.to/3C6nQWR SSD: https://amzn.to/4iUTiYV ON SET: On-bord monitor: https://amzn.to/3BQIf2f Gold Mount Batteries: https://amzn.to/40kINqC V-Mount Batteries: https://amzn.to/4gRMfOY Best accent light for practicals: https://amzn.to/4gG46bB Best eye light: https://amzn.to/4iZiIVc Cheapest Negative Fill that can be tapped anywhere: https://amzn.to/3ZUiiqs Apple Boxes: https://amzn.to/40jBsYh Dailies SSD: https://amzn.to/4iUTiYV SD Cards: https://amzn.to/4h0oGmT Diopters: https://amzn.to/40kNrov On-set headset: https://amzn.to/3BX9Y1c __________ 0:00 Introduction 1:00 The 5 Characteristics of Lighting 1:14 I: Direction 1:59 Front Light 3:34 Butterfly Light 4:33 Rembrandt Light 5:22 Side Light 5:57 Kicker/Edge Light 6:44 Backlight 7:11 Tips on lighting direction 7:44 How to study lighting while watching movies? 8:28 More tips on lighting direction 10:04 II: Quality (Softness) 12:58 Tips to control the softness of a light 14:22 III. Color 14:41 Color Temperature 18:41 Color via RGB/Gels 19:36 IV. Intensity 19:58 Stops vs Brightness Levels 21:06 Key to Fill Ratio 22:08 How to set-up a fill light 22:49 Negative Fill 23:17 Foreground to Background Ratio 24:58 V. Cut & Shape 25:58 Outro & Credits