Lighting Links

Lighting is painting for video. Lighting direction, color and temperature, interaction, reflection, diffusion are ways a cinematographer can create just the right look for a scene. Lighting also ensures that enough light is available to get the right exposure with your camera.

"Easy light setup to improve your films" shows you how to set up three-point lighting with natural light, aluminum foil, and some household lights.

"Learn the Basics of Bouncing Light" demonstrates several ways to use a single light source to achieve different effects.

I will add more videos and articles as I find them.

Shot Lists

The "Shot List" (or "shotlist") is a list of all the shots needed to film a scene. The director, Director of Photography, and perhaps others, will comb through the screenplay to determine the best way to shoot each scene. Then they will write up a detailed list of each shot with scene numbers, shot types, equipment needs, and other information. Here are a few links to tutorials for creating shot lists and one link to some nice storyboarding templates.

Simple Tutorial on How to Create a Shot List

Filmmaking Tutorial - How To Create A Shotlist From A Screenplay

The Best Shot List Template a nice Excel template.

Storyboarding Templates. A good, short article with many nice storyboarding templates.