FILM 456 — LIGHTING FOR CINEMA II (CUR-087)

Summary 🟡 ✓

• Resource type: course
• Owner Unit: Film and Television Production
• College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
• Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
• Catalog: FILM 456
• Last Verified: 2026-05-28

Course access

• Level: yellow (Prerequisites Required)
• Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
• Prerequisites:
• FILM 455 is a prerequisite

Verification

• Status: verified_catalog_course (✓)
• Rationale: Appears in the current official DePaul course catalog search.
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/film
• Last verified: 2026-05-28

Catalog description

This continuation of FILM 455 Lighting for Cinema I is a hands-on and experiential class exploring advanced lighting techniques and skills. Students will learn the safe and efficient use of set electrical equipment, advanced lighting instruments and grip equipment, including HMI, LED and large Tungsten fixtures, dollies, overheads and specialty rigs. FILM 455 is a prerequisite for this class.

Hardware relevance

Hands-on labs, fabrication, instrumentation, or physical production technology described in the official catalog course description.

Notes

Catalog course key: FILM 456. Course offerings and schedules are not verified in this pass.