Quality lighting is one of the most important elements of any professional looking project. Lighting contributes considerably to the emotional response an audience has watching a motion picture. Today we rounded up 20 Lighting Tutorials to help you go beyond basic exposure into the essence of visual storytelling.

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Tech Tip – Basic Lighting Units from Framelines TV on Vimeo.

DSLR Episode #6: How to Remove Horizontal Band Lines from DSLR Footage from Caleb Pike on Vimeo.

Quickies from Createasphere: Color Temperature Basics for Film and Digital from Createasphere on Vimeo.

Cinematography Tips for Video Lighting #1 from Tony Reale on Vimeo.

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Tour of My DIY Low Budget Video Studio Setup from Dave Dugdale on Vimeo.

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