A lighting diagram in four moves
- Set the room. Give it a width and depth in metres and a ceiling height, then add walls, a door or a window where the real ones are. Everything after this is to scale.
- Place the camera and the subject. The camera carries a focal length, so the frame it sees is drawn on the plan rather than guessed.
- Add the lights. Key, fill, back and practicals, each with a height, a colour temperature and a beam. Pick a real fixture and the plan knows its output.
- Export the PDF. The gaffer gets the plan, a legend and the packing list the lamps add up to.
Each of these opens in the tool as a finished plan you can change.
Is the lighting diagram maker free?
Yes. No account, no trial, no watermark beyond one footer line on the PDF. The plan is saved in your own browser.
What can I put on a lighting diagram?
Rooms and walls to scale, doors and windows, backdrops and set pieces, the camera with its lens, the subject, and every light: key, fill, back, practicals, bounces and flags. Each lamp carries its height, colour temperature, beam and a note.
Can I export the lighting plan as a PDF?
Yes. The export draws the plan to scale with a legend and the packing list the lamps add up to, ready to send to the gaffer the night before.
Does it show what the light actually does?
It models it. Beams add where they overlap, fall off with distance and stop at walls, and a lit preview shows the subject from the camera's side. It is a planning aid, not a render, and it is honest about that.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in the browser on a laptop or a tablet. Nothing you draw is uploaded.
Keep the plan with the shots it lights
In Frameboard the lighting plan belongs to a scene, next to its storyboard and shot list, and its lamps land on the gear list for the day.