Host: trinidad+tobago film festival

Presents: Cost Effective Lighting For Film

Discipline: Film Production | Lighting

Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Description: Lighting is fundamental to film: it creates mood and atmosphere, and adds to a sense of meaning. Whether it’s dressing the film set or blocking your actors, every step of the cinematic process affects your lighting set-up and vice versa.

In this two-day online workshop led by narrative film director Robert Macfarlane, participants will learn how to cost-effectively achieve professional lighting systems for their projects. Macfarlane will explore the techniques involved in planning and executing lighting for various genres and how one maps movement around a lighting set-up. This course will take place over 2 three-hour sessions and will be of equal benefit to those with and without lighting equipment. Workshop segments will include: finding your lighting tools – how to creatively use what you already have; lighting set-up reviews; planning your lighting; and technical reviews.

Dates | Times: 10th + 11th September 2020 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Location: Online via Zoom

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Facilitator: Robert Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane is a narrative film director with over 15 years experience in the film, TV and commercial sectors in the UK and Caribbean. After completing his BA at London South Bank University, he started a production company, focusing his attention on directing narrative music videos, producing over 30 in three years for various artists across genres. He then moved to Trinidad and Tobago and expanded his style of directing.

He worked in a variety of roles on feature films, commercials and corporate films. After returning to the UK, he worked as a creative director at a boutique production house directing over 40 high-end corporate and educational films before choosing to focus solely on narrative directing. His credits range from directing award-winning shorts to editing the multi-award-winning feature film, “Sally’s Way”, which was released in North America and the Caribbean. Broadcast credits include editor on TV shows for CTV in Trinidad and Tobago and the BBC as well as director of music videos which have aired on MTV Base, VH1 and the Box.

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Cost: $360 TTD ($56 US)

Registration Period: 19th August – 7th September 2020 | 9AM – 5PM

Registration Location: Online

Tickets also available at the FILMCO office at 22 Jerningham Avenue, Belmont from 10:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m

Additional Info:

Pre-requisites:

Participants should have a basic understanding of film. Both film practitioners and film students are welcome to register for the workshop.

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Workshop details submitted by: Catherine Emmanuel