102 Lessons | 19 hours of instructional videos | 3 Podcasts
- Filmmakers Academy’s CG Supervisor and Lighters Career Path displays how to integrate VFX effects with practical shooting circumstances, like how to balance a green screen so it pulls the best key for post. Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through how to soften light with bounce, diffusion filters, modifiers, and large sources. Expect to learn how to shape and control these sources as well as discover ways to replicate all types of sources.
- This career path dives deep into all styles of lighting environments from Day Exteriors and Interiors to Night Exteriors and Interiors. You’ll uncover how to illuminate rain, different styles of moonlight, and techniques for lighting beauty such as analyzing a face for an actor’s best side.
- Lenses are the soul of the movie, so Shane demonstrates how each focal length feels, which millimeters are more cinematic than others, and how they can assist in storytelling. We round this CG Supervisor and Lighters Career Path out with various case studies and color theories that consist of creating color contrast and bringing more depth and dimension to your visual storytelling.
Softening Light by using a Bounce
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC explains bead board and demonstrates when to use it with the bounce light.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC breaks down all the different materials to create the colors as well as shows their varying qualities of light.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC explains Gold Rosco Flex SS and demonstrates when to use it as a bounce source.
Bounce Light: Matching Practical Light With Colored Bounce Sources
Shane Hurlbut, ASC tests Hanover Frost Brushed Silk and Light Opal to demonstrate how they perform as diffusion.
In this edition of the Rosco Diffusion Series, Shane Hurlbut, ASC tests Tough Frost Diffusions to demonstrate how they perform.
In this edition of the Rosco Diffusion Series, Shane Hurlbut, ASC tests Frost Diffusions to demonstrate how they perform.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC tests Tough White Diffusion to demonstrate how they perform as a diffusion.
Learn about Rosco Diffusion Grid Cloths and what they do to light.
In this edition of the Rosco Diffusion Series, Shane Hurlbut, ASC tests color grid cloths to
In this lesson, director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through the process of how to build a book light.
Learn essential filmmaking terminology before revealing the nuances of shaping hard, soft light and how to direct your grip team.
Learn c-stands from the perspective of both a key grip and cinematographer, and explore light control devices (LCDs) to help shape light.
Shane Hurlbut ASC and key grip Dave Knudson guide you through the process of professionally
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC guides you through the basics of understanding the key light.
Shane shows you how moving the key light around the subject even just a few degrees can dramatically change the feeling of your shot.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC shows how fill light or taking away a fill light can change the mood, tone and take the character’s emotions higher.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through his method for determining where and when to use
Shane Hurlbut explains where and when to use backlight, and understanding your story’s tone
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to recreate moonlight and use hard shadows in a night scene.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC brings in the actors and blocks the night scene as they continue to make tweaks to the lighting.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC shoots the scene capturing multiple movements, making additional tweaks to the lighting.
In How To Light Night Exteriors with Blue Tones: Part 1, director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through the location scout.
In the next part of How To Light Night Exteriors with Blue Tones, Director of Photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through the build.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to light night exteriors with gray tones. So far, they set up the simulated moonlight and fill light.
In the first part of a three part series, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to light night exteriors with gray tones.
In the second part of a three-part series, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to light night exteriors with gray tones.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC dissects a few scenes from the film We Are Marshall to show you how
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC discusses the fundamentals of lighting day exteriors for the best results.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to create day exterior lighting on a stage.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC breaks down how he shot an entire commercial in 8 hours, using a case study from a US Cellular spot.
In this lesson, director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through scouting locations outdoors and using the path of the sun.
In this lesson, Director of Photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to light Walk and Talks outside in the sunlight.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how he shot the actors talking as they place the saddle down on the saw horse.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to make a beautiful close-up using the power of the Arri M40 light.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates matching artificial light with natural sunlight.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to diffuse sunlight.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC shows how to shape light in a
In How To Light Day Interiors, director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC guides you through the location scout for day interiors.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to add haze, finesse floodlights to create beautiful key light, and make adjustments to the color temp.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC reveals how he used DIY lights in commercial production to light both minimalistic and affordably.
Learn how to get the right color temperature with gels to get beautiful color separation, and learn about lighting ratios and IRE values.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC and his team dial in the lighting setup and make their final changes, removing unwanted light, finalizing the frame, etc.
We demonstrate how to keep the lighting consistent throughout the day interior, using a scene from Fathers and Daughters as a case study.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to replicate early morning interior light.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to replicate late afternoon light on stage.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to replicate midday interior light.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC pulls back the veil into harnessing the power of natural light to enhance
In this edition of the On Set Series, we’re going to explore blocking and lighting in small locations.
In the second edition of our On Set Series, we examine how to work with small locations when
In this edition of our On Set Series, Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes apart scenes from a feature film to show how to light large day interiors.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to light large spaces.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to light night
Shane Hurlbut, ASC discusses what it took for him to pull off illuminated rain in “Into the
Shane Hurlbut, ASC and his gaffer, Eric Forand, guide you through the basic principles of lighting a green screen.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC and his gaffer, Eric Forand, guide you through lighting a green screen with just two lights.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC and his gaffer, Eric Forand, guide you through lighting the talent on a green screen.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC and his gaffer, Eric Forand, guide you through lighting a moving
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC shows how to integrate VFX plates with live
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through some of the movies he has lensed and the reason why
In this DIY lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC guides you through the process of building a fire effect light
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to create a fire effect light with the help of a Molette light.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC showcases how to use the trashcan light to illuminate your scene.
In this episode of On Set Series: Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to create firelight and lamplight effects.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC discusses using lights to replicate fire and lighting for product shots.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how he created a TV light effect on We Are Marshall using dedo lights in a Chimera softbox.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to replicate TV light with Kino Flo lights.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to build a headlight gag, using the feature film, We Are Marshall as a case study.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to use a headlight gag, using the feature film, We Are Marshall as a case study.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to create a dynamic headlight gag while lighting a car in moonlight conditions.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC places lights around the car to recreate the city scene for the car chase.
In this part, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC continues with the lighting process and creating the bokeh wall.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates DIY lighting effects and gags when lighting a car in a moonlight condition.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to create motion effects through lighting.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to mimic a police car light, using a scene from the movie Deadfall as a case study.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to use smoke to assist your storytelling.
In this lesson, DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to use glass filtration to assist in your visual storytelling and showcases his favor
Shane Hurlbut, ASC explores how to light the night with street lights using the film Fathers and Daughters as a case study.
DP Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC discusses lighting in layers and understanding the quality of light.
Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC discusses how to create depth, mood, and emotion with lighting techniques.
Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC breaks down focal lengths and explains how to consider them to enhance your storytelling.
Shane Hurlbut outlines his favorite lenses, showcases the Canon L series performance, and reviews examples of lens language.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC explores cameras and lenses, lighting techniques with day exteriors, and how to create a firelight effect.
Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC explores cinema lenses and identifies their features.
Shane Hurlbut explains how to find inspiration when choosing lenses and how to challenge yourself when selecting the right lens.
Shane Hurlbut explores lenses and composition and highlights lens height and how to consider focal length and depth of field.
Shane Hurlbut presents camera sleight of hand using lenses, choosing the right composition and lens restraint to articulate your story.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC explains the fundamentals behind color theory; more specifically, why you do particular things.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how color temperature sets the mood, using a scene from the movie Deadfall as a case study.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how color theory and lighting can help recreate a dining room scene at dusk.
In this lesson, Director of Photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC instructs on how to use color correction gels to create color contrast on digital
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC reveals how to communicate your vision to the director with color.
In this episode of Into the Badlands, Shane Hurlbut, ASC reveals how to create color contrast.
In this edition of our On Set Series, we reference the film Fathers and Daughters, showing how to create emotional impact with color temp.
In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC explores how to light with mixed color sources while using the short film The Ticket as a case study.
DP Shane Hurlbut, ASC demonstrates how to light in layers by using color contrast to increase depth and dimension.
Shane Hurlbut, ASC congratulates you on completing the Beginner Colorist Career Path
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