Based on Alan Bermingham’s book LOCATION LIGHTING FOR TELEVISION this three-day course provides a comprehensive presentation of the principles and practice of location lighting. Each morning will be devoted to lectures and discussions, with practical work in the afternoon. The participants will work in small groups to solve a series of practical exercises.

Content of the workshop

The natural light of the day, our perception of this light as well as the process of seeing are the starting point of the course. We will train the conscious seeing and the evaluation of the spread of light in a room, a building or a street. The aim of the course is thus, to understand and develop the logical incidence of light in a scenic illumination as close as possible to the reality of natural light. It is important to understand the usage of natural light in the photography of film, and to utilize this knowledge for the management of light in a scene. The possibilities of light management will be trained on the basis of self-created and self-realized scenic illuminations that will be recorded on video. Besides that practical training, basic knowledge to kinds of light, color, and footage as well as the possibilities of the usage of spotlights and other illumination material are taught in a practice-oriented way.

(Comprehensive course notes will be provided.)

Alan Bermingham spent 23 years working for the BBC completing his lighting training in 1970. He was at the BBC’s Engineering Training Centre for many years, specialising in Technical Operations training, and lighting in particular.

He left BBC as a Senior Lecturer in 1982 to move to TV-am as a lighting Director, leaving in 1984 to join the ITV station Television South West at Plymouth where he became Head of Lighting, only leaving in 1992 when TSW lost it’s franchise.

Since 1992 Alan has operated as International TV Training & Consultancy, providing expertise in Training and Consultancy in Lighting. He has worked in over 30 countries as well as providing services to the BBC and most of the Independent Television companies (ITV) in the UK.

He has written several technical books, the latest in 2003 Location Lighting for Television.

Alan Bermingham

Location Lighting for Television

Oxford 2003, 304 Seiten, Paperback

42,00 €

Enables you to master the essentials of lighting and make professional choices in difficult location lighting conditions.                                                                           [bestellen]