# Lighting for Film: Simple not Plain with Bill Megalos Canonical URL: ## Overview Young filmmakers are often taught to deprioritize lighting. They're told it takes too much time, money, and expertise to have any meaningful impact on their work. Lighting for Film: Simple, Not Plain, with Bill Megalos changes that. In this course, Bill will show you how to light technically, instinctually, and cinematically. You'll learn how to light for both interior and exterior work and how the simplest lighting techniques can produce the most dramatic effects. You'll learn how to: - Produce story-altering lighting effects with minimal equipment - Light for both interior and exterior content - Choose instruments that suit your budget and filming goals Bill will teach professional lighting techniques you can use on your own or with a crew that defies the everyday budget and common wisdom of filmmakers having to tell a story in the dark. ## Instructors ### Bill Megalos Bill Megalos has taught filmmaking at SVA in New York City, the Univ. Of Southern California, and is currently on the faculty of the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. He has also taught filmmaking workshops in Asia, Africa, Europe and Central America. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $49