GFA 4020 - Motion Picture Set Lighting II (6 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 6 Lab Hours: 0
Students will participate in goal-oriented class projects including lightingplots, location scouting, various stage and location sets, managing a crew, achieving proper exposure for camera settings, and aesthetics stylization. Specific focus is given to design and execution of lighting in common production scenarios. An emphasis will be placed on set etiquette including, but not limited to, participation in exercises, attitude, professionalism and technique on and off set. Students will develop a thorough understanding of the behavior of light and how to manipulate and control it to feature film standards. Students will benefit from the experience of having prepared different types of locations ranging from houses to retail areas to corporate and educational areas. The course will provide the opportunity to rig and light the most common situations aset lighting crew faces - day exteriors, day interiors, night exteriors, nightinteriors, on stage and on location.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in GFA 1000 and GFA 3020.