Cinematography with Natural Light
A course by user5928760 surname5928760 , Cinematographer
Joined February 2021
Craft beautiful images using available light to enhance your story and awaken a sense of curiosity within the viewer
Craft beautiful images using available light to enhance your story and awaken a sense of curiosity within the viewer
Joined February 2021
Lighting in cinematography has the power to seamlessly convey the message of a narrative and move the viewer with emotion. Cinematographer and director of photography Albin Sjödin is fascinated by the possibilities that lighting brings to a scene. He is known for his delicate yet striking use of lighting and has worked on music videos for labels like Sony Music, and for brands such as adidas and The Absolut Company.
In this course, Albin shows you his entire process when working with available light. From the pre-production process and working with mood boards and storyboards; the shooting stage using different intensities of light; to the post-production in DaVinci Resolve.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 25 downloads
- 95% positive reviews (192)
- 7,393 students
- 17 lessons (3h 8m)
- 25 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Plan and create images for a scene, using available light in daytime and nighttime.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for aspiring cinematographers or for anyone interested in expanding their perspective on cinematography.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you don’t need any previous experience in cinematography.
As for materials, you will need basic camera equipment, a computer with DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Photoshop, an idea for a scene, an actor, and some basic light-shaping tools.
Reviews
A course by user5928760 surname5928760
Albin Sjödin is a cinematographer based in Stockholm, Sweden, who works mainly for commercials, music videos, and short films. He began filmmaking at nineteen, after studying cinematography for three years in high school. What began as a passionate hobby gradually became a full-time career, shooting music videos and commercials in Stockholm and New York.
Albin’s distinct tone and style as a director of photography can be found in music videos for Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music, as well as in commercials for adidas, The Absolut Company, Paypal, and more.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Pre Production
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Introduction and Mood board
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Lenses and Equipment
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Storyboard
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Location Scouting and Recce
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U3
The Shoot: High Key (Daytime) Lighting
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High Key (Daytime) Lighting Preparation
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High Key (Daytime) Lighting Closeups
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High Key (Daytime) Lighting Wide Shots
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U4
The Shoot: Low Key (Nighttime) Lighting
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Low Key (Nighttime) Lighting Preparation
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Low Key (Nighttime) Lighting Close Ups
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Low Key (Nighttime) Lighting Wide Shots
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U5
Post Production
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Quick Edit
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Color Grading High Key (Daytime) Footage 1
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Color Grading High Key (Daytime) Footage 2
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Color Grading Low Key Footage
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How to Curate Your Work as an Independent Filmmaker
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FP
Final project
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Cinematography with Natural Light
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PlusThis has shown to be a great course to get started in cinematography. It's helped me learn what I need to become great at producing great images and painting with light.
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This is the best and most inspiring course about short story filmmaking I have ever seen, I'm currently putting a personal project together, titled Facets... inspired by this course
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Excellent course -- Very good information. I recommend it!!
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Awesome course.