Filmmakers Academy – Lighting Theory

Lighting Theory

About

The ideal way to understand the theory behind lighting movies!

• 7 Lessons
• 30 minutes of instructional videos

Lighting Theory is a course designed by cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC to dissect the theory behind eight different films and multiple genres that he lensed including The Rat Pack, The Skulls, Crazy/Beautiful, Drumline, Into the Blue, We Are Marshall, Deadfall, and The Ticket. Lighting is a central component of visual storytelling that could be used to convey emotion, mood, and metaphor. 

Shane illustrates how he uses light to form space and how to feel natural and symbolic, when necessary. Prepare to learn how surreal, dark, and mysterious lighting can be accomplished by using just two lights to deliver the emotional impact. Then, discover how to properly research your look and even how to “extend” both dawn and sunset for hours on end. 

• Detailed Written Breakdowns
• Top-Down Blocking + Lighting Schematics
• Script Pages
• Side by Side Comparisons

Module 1 — Case Studies

• How To Light with Emotion: The Rat Pack
• How To Research Your Look: The Skulls
• How To Create an Unlit Natural Look: Crazy Beautiful
• How To Extend Dawn for Hours: Drumline
• How To Extend Sunset for Hours: Into the Blue
• How To Light Night Exteriors with Two Lights: We Are Marshall
• How To Light with Mixed Color Sources: The Ticket