Indie Filmmaking 101

Take a short outdoor nighttime film scene and transform it into something dynamic and intriguing with minimal equipment and create cinematography!

Great lighting for a scene doesn’t happen on its own—so learn how to arrange a set and position lights to create a visually compelling shot.

Building off his lesson on lighting a romantic scene, Tom Antos continues his tutorial with advice for using softboxes, fluorescents and reverse angles.

Let's go to the movies... in the movies! Learn to simulate the light that shines from a cinema screen when lighting and filming a movie theater scene.

Want to capture a laser line or beam of light on camera? Tom Antos teaches you how you can use a fog machine to cause the light to reflect and appear on film.