. Lighting For Film Sets How to properly use lighting in your films In this lesson we will be exploring the subject of lighting and how it will affect your video and film shoots. Lighting is referred to as the filmmaker's paintbrush or the raw material of the filmmaker’s world. Without any type of light, your footage would turn out too dark and ultimately underexposed. With too much light, your pictures would turn out overexposed. As a filmmaker, light is equivalent to the color palette of a painter. You need to understand your cinematic lighting conditions in order to take great shots based on the lighting situation that day. Lighting, like other elements of composition helps you place emphasis on subjects that are of more interest, while taking away attention from objects that hold lesser importance to the overall shot. Light and shadows can also create mood, draw your attention to a specific area, modify shape, create a 3rd dimension or bring out texture in an object. Shadows caused by lighting are another key element in filmmaking as they help create the illusion of three dimensions in a shot. Without shadows, your shots would record images without form or curvature and would appear lifeless and dull. The Color of Daylight As morning passes through to night, the color of natural light changes. Sometimes our skies are filled with bright white light. Other times there seems to be a predominance of purples or oranges. The color of daylight has a profound effect on the atmosphere of a picture. Being conscious of the color of light around you will allow you to manipulate the mood set by each of your shots. Changes to the color of light are often more dramatic at the beginning and end of each day. At dusk and dawn, have your video or film camera ready and prepared to capture the experience, as this is when the most rapid changes in the colors of the sky occur.   Continue Below... Filmmaking: Lighting tutorial How to create a backlit scene in your film The importance of side lighting in your films Filmmaking techniques: Hard vs. soft lighting Diffusion & light reflection       .

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