Three Point Lighting

Learn a range of lighting techniques when lighting people.

Three Point Lighting

Developed by Jason Tomaric, FilmSkills
ABOUT THIS LESSON

Lighting the human face is the most important aspect of the cinematographer's job, and in this lesson you will learn a variety of three point lighting techniques and how to craft a look that supports the story. Learn how to create beautiful Rembrandt lighting, side lighting, split lighting, butterfly lighting, plus techniques for beauty lighting, natural cinematic lighting, interview lighting, and much more.

This lesson includes:

  • 21:28 video
  • Illustrated companion text
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • Three point lightint techniques
  • Butterfly lighting
  • Loop lighting
  • Split lighting
  • Rembrandt lighting
  • How to shoot wiith or against the key
  • How to craft an eyelight
  • Working with ambient light
  • Using fill light
  • Rim lights
  • How to set-up a kicker
  • Wraparound and hard vs soft light sources
ABOUT THE LESSON AUTHOR
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Jason Tomaric

Jason Tomaric

Director, Cinematographer Los Angeles, California
Jason J. Tomaric is an Emmy, Telly, and CINE Award-winning director and cinematographer of four internationally-distributed feature films, dozens of national television commercials, music videos, and the largest film training content library in the world, published author of 8 books - used in many top universities, and creator of AccuSkills.com, an industry-changing learning management platform. 
 
Jason has worked in Los Angeles and around the world in over 20 countries. His clients include Disney, NBC/Universal, National Geographic, McDonald’s, Toyota, Scion, Microsoft, and Paul Mitchell, with narrative work screened at Sundance, Slamdance, and South by Southwest film festivals as well as on Netflix and on all broadcast networks.
 
Jason has taught and/or guest lectured at some of the nation's most prestigious film schools including UCLA, Columbia College, John Carroll University, Kent State University, San Francisco State, University of Notre Dame, and numerous film festivals.
 
Jason has written eight industry-defining books, all sold in bookstores, and used in film schools around the world. The American Society of Cinematographers hails Jason's books - "There are no wasted words in Tomaric's tome, which concisely summarizes each facet of the director's craft.  It's difficult to think of a step in the process that Tomaric fails to address." 
 
Jason’s DVD training series on Hollywood film production have trained filmmakers in over 40 countries, with distributors in Europe, Hong Kong, New York and Australia.
 
In 2010, Jason launched FilmSkills, which combines the world’s largest film training video library with his proprietary learning management system.  Adopted by 47 universities within the first year, FilmSkills is now the leading industry-standard training solution for motion picture and television production.
 
In 2015, Jason launched AccuSkills.com, an industry-changing learning management platform that bridges the gap between academia and industry.