Undergraduate Catalog

COMM 365 Lighting for the Screen

Dramatic lighting is essential for filmmaking. Lighting a scene properly will mean a knowledge of lighting concepts including: color temperature, instrument types, light placement and emotional impact of a given set-up. The use of natural lighting is also important and filmmakers should become familiar with filters, gels, diffusers and camera exposure. Students will learn the aforementioned techniques in this course.

Credits

3