Cinematography Basics – Color Theory
Color is often overlooked by beginning DPs, and it is an extremely powerful tool. Color theory in cinematography is “the use of analogous or complimentary color tones to create con...
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Capturing Light – Episode 30 with Raoul Torresi
In this episode, We talk about:
The importance of Lighting Design and Composition.
Finding your visual style.
The Featured Director of Photography: Raoul Torresi
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What is dynamic range?
In this world of measuring how many "Ks" a camera has, aspiring cinematographers may not realize the importance of the dynamic range of a camera. Let us start with the definition.
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Wisdom by Alexandra Compuesto
I love this piece that Alexandra created, particularly the texture and depth it has. The different shades of black and white really work well. I also like the patterns and and ...
Light Up This Town – Liberty painting by Nicole Helbig
“Says the poet “I won’t grass”…
Some things are better left and not taken to task…
I guess I knew she was a Rose…
She knows what hurts and how to hold…”…
Tanita Tikaram Lyr...
Capturing Light – Episode 29 with Olan Collardy
In this episode, We talk about:
Getting great images with limited equipment.
The Featured Director of Photography: Olan Collardy
http://www.olancollardy.com
https://vim...
The Love Car by Felix Hernandez Rodriguez
Felix Hernandez Rodriguez takes miniature toys and creates stunning images through his photography. Go like him on Facebook and keep up with his amazing work:
https://www.fac...
Capturing Light – Episode 28 with Charlie Anderson
In this episode, We talk about:
What is a DIT?
Communication between the DIT and DP.
For more info on the description of a DIT, check out: http://gaddisvisuals.com/dit/
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Capturing Light – Episode 27 – Lighting Lesson 2
In this episode, We talk about:
Hard Light
The Aspects of Light: (Quality - Direction - Altitude - Color - Intensity - Texture)
Shaping Light
Hard Light
Using hard l...
Film Meets Art by Vugar Efendi
https://vimeo.com/158235317
This is a great video on how art has influenced films. It's amazing how paintings and photography can inspire films. I think that is the power of moo...