LIGHTING WORKSHOP: 3 POINT LIGHTING

Through the workshop with Fergus we went over the basic lighting set up of 3 point Lighting. We started by covering the different types of Lights and how they can be used including the main 4 fixture types:
- Open Face
- Fresnel
- Soft
- PAR
We also covered the lights we have in the store and how lighting is such a key element for cinematography. Without lighting you won't get as good a look, you'll get more of a 'daytime television' look. Meaning it'll be very flat and we won't have as much depth within the shot. We practiced the basic lighting set up which involves 3 lights, A Key Light, A Fill light and a Back Light. The key light is the main light, the fill light helps to fill in the rest of the character and the back shot helps to bring the back out slightly more.

We worked through this lighting set up and messed around with some filters for the lighting as well. Below is a short video of our practice with 3 point lighting.