June 2017
Lighting a Beer Pour - Introduction
Rexford Metz, ASC and Bill Bennett, ASC lay out their goals for a tabletop shoot that incorporates a beer pour....more
Rexford Metz, ASC and Bill Bennett, ASC lay out their goals for a tabletop shoot that incorporates a beer pour....more
Patrick Cady, ASC and gaffer Derrick Kolus detail the fixtures they use to light a day/night TransLite backing in order to create various time-of-day effects. ...more
Patrick Cady, ASC and gaffer Derrick Kolus demonstrate the lighting effects as seen from inside the set, and offer an overview of the dimmer system they employ in order to quickly change the lighting....more
Patrick Cady, ASC and his camera crew discuss some of the tools of their trade, the ingredients of a successful collaboration, and the more creative ways he and his crew have employed LED lights....more
Michael Goi, ASC discusses the four elements of lighting — color, intensity, angle and quality — and emphasizes that “bad” lighting can be “good” lighting in the appropriate circumstance....more
Michael Goi, ASC breaks down a day interior’s requirements based on the four elements of lighting, then goes step-by-step through the process of lighting the scene....more
Michael Goi, ASC discusses the emotional impact of toplight and the color green, and encourages cinematographers to use as few lights as possible to achieve their desired effect....more
Making use of a Source 4, bounce materials and colored gels, Michael Goi, ASC shares techniques for lending a scene a bright, morning feeling....more
In creating a sense of the morning light just before sunrise, Michael Goi, ASC works with muslin and a large fixture, and he also rigs a lighting cue to supplement a practical lamp. ...more