Film Lighting Workshop: Hands-on Lighting

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Note: In order to attend you must register and pay at https://berlinfilmcommunity.com/product/film_lighting_workshop/
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Do you want to learn how lighting can make your film more interesting? In this workshop you will learn through doing as I am a firm believer in hands-on education. After going over the fundamentals of how light works and understanding why you would choose one style of lighting over another, together as a class, we will light several different scenes in the same location. There will also be some time for experimentation and I will work with you to light scenes of your choosing. Lighting has the power to set a mood and this workshop will give you some understanding of how to use different lighting tools to get the look you want. I will have many lighting instruments and light modifiers for you to work with.

This workshop will have a very limited class size of 12 people to ensure that everyone gets personal attention as well as to allow for a decent amount of time so that all participants can feel comfortable and not rushed. I have tailored this course to make it flexible enough to accommodate people with absolutely zero experience as well as for people who have done some lighting.

This workshop is designed to get you comfortable with the concepts and especially with the practice of lighting a set, interview lighting setups, and as well as general lighting techniques that can be modified to fit different needs.

Lighting A Set
I will show you how I would light several different scenes, ranging from a pleasant conversation to a much more sinister thriller look, as well as a nighttime moody interior scene. I will show you how I would light for the wide shot and then the modifications I would do when going for a closeup.

Lighting a face
The most common subject that gets lit in films is, as you would expect, the human face. We will light several different looks and you will see how small changes in light angles or height can have massive impacts on how we perceive a character. I will also cover how to set up lighting for an interview set-up and the different looks that can give a face more depth. Below are some examples from the interview set-up from the last workshop.

Lighting With Different Budget Levels
You will learn the tools used when working with a limited budget. You’ll be amazed at he lighting you can achieve using common items found in Ikea. We will of course also go over how to work with bigger lighting instruments and more power.

Safety On Set
As rigging lights and handling them can be dangerous, I will go over how to handle hot lights, and how to keep from overloading circuits. Please bring a pair of workman’s gloves to be able to handle hot lights.

As a group you will be handling the lighting equipment with me there to supervise and instruct. While you can’t learn everything you need to know about lighting in two days, hopefully by the end of the workshop you will have enough of an understanding to ask the right questions, learn through observation, and find like minded people with whom you can practice lighting.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the workshop, reach out to me at ***alex@berlinfilmcommunity.com***.

Schedule:
Day 1:
Saturday, July 05th – 09:00 – 16:00

The basics of how light works
Differences between hard and soft light
High key versus low key lighting
Lighting exteriors versus interiors, day versus night
Breaking scenes down to understand lighting choices
Different tools used in lighting and when and how to use them
Supervised lighting of two scenes with instruction as we light them
Q&A

Day 2:
Sunday, July 06th – 09:00 – 16:00

Breaking down more complicated scenes
Interview lighting set-ups
Analyzing and replicating scenes
Supervised free lighting
Q&A

The workshop is conducted in English.
No previous experience is required.
Please bring a pair of work gloves to handle hot lights.

The workshop costs 299€, or if you are a student or over 65 with ID, you pay 275€.

About the Workshop Leader
Hi, I’m Alex DePew and I will be your guide on this filmmaking adventure. I have been working in the film industry for over 16 years and have led many filmmaking workshops. I absolutely love teaching beginners the ropes. I get tons of joy when I see someone light up as they make a connections between what I am teaching and something they have seen in a movie. And when they apply that knowledge to their own film it is a thing of beauty.