Cinematography: Shooting and Lighting for Film & Digital

This two-day practical cinematography workshop covers lighting and operating for film and digital video

• professional lighting set ups for film (examples of lighting plans and practical demonstrations)
  making the most of digital film through lighting and camera functions (white balance, shutter speed, manual focus)
• technical differences between shooting on various formats
• differences between shooting for documentary & drama
• shooting in a studio, on location and under available light conditions

The Workshop will move from technical explanations to looking at specific examples and then on to hands on shooting.

Day1: Camera
Operating, the frame, ratios, lens choice (for 35mm and video), camera movement, depth of field, focus pulling, mag loading

Day2: Lighting
Lighting for film and video, hard and soft light, colour temperature, exposure, film stocks, gain, filters, use of light meters

Students will also have the opportunity to develop their camera maintenance skills, including camera set ups, loading magazines, changing lenses, fitting and adjusting video assist and other accessories.

Duration: 2 days, weekend
Hours: 10:00 – 17:00 

Key Features

This two-day practical cinematography workshop covers lighting and operating for film and digital video

• professional lighting set ups for film (examples of lighting plans and practical demonstrations)
  making the most of digital film through lighting and camera functions (white balance, shutter speed, manual focus)
• technical differences between shooting on various formats
• differences between shooting for documentary & drama
• shooting in a studio, on location and under available light conditions

The Workshop will move from technical explanations to looking at specific examples and then on to hands on shooting.

Day1: Camera
Operating, the frame, ratios, lens choice (for 35mm and video), camera movement, depth of field, focus pulling, mag loading

Day2: Lighting
Lighting for film and video, hard and soft light, colour temperature, exposure, film stocks, gain, filters, use of light meters

Students will also have the opportunity to develop their camera maintenance skills, including camera set ups, loading magazines, changing lenses, fitting and adjusting video assist and other accessories.

This course takes place in person at LFA, 52a Walham Grove, London SW6

Will we film anything? 

No, the course focuses on lighting setups and camera composition. You’ll learn to operate a camera, but you won’t be filming. 

• All applicants must be fluent in English: English Language Level: Upper Intermediate
• Minimum age 18

Step 1: Application
Submit your Application Form here.

Step 2: Course Fees
Your letter of acceptance, which you need in order to apply for your student visitor visa, can only be issued once you have met all of the admissions criteria for the course you are applying for and we have received your full course fees.

Step 3: Acceptance
Once we’ve received your full course fees, we can issue you with a letter of acceptance, which you can use to apply for your student visitor visa. In order to issue your letter of acceptance we will require:

1.  A scanned copy or high quality photograph of your passport
2. Your passport number
3. Your name as it appears on your passport
4. Your nationality
5. Your home address
6. The address where you will be staying whilst studying in the UK