Film Lighting Workshop: Hands-on Lighting

Name: Film Lighting Workshop: Hands-on Lighting
Start: 2025-11-29T21:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-30T04:00:00+01:00
Location: Space Meduza

Schedule

Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm to Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Space Meduza | Berlin, BE

***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 [email protected].