cinematography

I am a photographer, and making my first short film. Unfortunately, I can't find a good Cinematographer in my area. I have Canon 6d full frame with Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 85mm, Canon 28-70mm f3.5-4.5, and Canon 28-135mm f3.5-4.5. I also have a 120 cm slider, couple of led lights and glidecam...

Hey guys! When I was growing up, I used to pretend my dad's tripod was a gun and have shootouts with imaginary bad guys. A few weeks ago, while looking through my equipment, I realized I had a bunch of tripods in various sizes. So a few days later I decided to make a short action film in which...

I was recently researching some more techniques to avoid horizontal banding when I found this interview with director Claire Marie Vogel http://x.dmndr.com/director-dialogue-claire-marie-vogel/ (shot music vids for Atlas Genius and Red Hot Chilli Peppers). Instead of eliminating the banding, she...

An issue I see come up again and again is indie filmmakers shooting a format that they can’t handle in production, post production or in delivery. Currently the big buzz word is UHD (Ultra High Definition). Now shooting 4K in todays world is a bit different. It cost much more than you’d expect...

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Hello, I am a film student here in Atlanta and I volunteered for my very first Director of Photography assignment to be the opening scene of Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash":roll:As I am taking a closer look at the scene I am realizing it may be a little more advanced than I thought initially. I...

Hello all, I’d like to get the word out about my book, which is coming out this month. I have been teaching lighting at Fairleigh Dickinson University for the past 12 years and while there are some excellent books on cinematography out there, such as Film Lighting and Reflections, I never...

Global Cinematography Institute: Yuri Neyman, ASC Talks GCI, New Courses, & Lighting http://www.globalcinematography.com/

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Hey, I am new to cinematography, and have recently uploaded a short film to youtube showing some cinematography I did. I would love to hear some feedback from fellow filmmakers, to see how I could improve. <object width="560" height="349"><param name="movie"...

My name is Austin Schmidt and I am the author of a recently published cinematography book, “So You Want To Be A Cinematographer? … Life Behind The Lens”. This book tells of personal experiences, thoughts and observations to becoming a working cinematographer from a realistic and fresh...

Announcing an exciting and unique opportunity to learn techniques of lighting from an expert in the field, Peter Stein, ASC. This event will feature a four-hour workshop led by Peter Stein, ASC. He will be demonstrating lighting techniques to achieve different "looks" and create moods with...

Hi Friends. I am from India and passionate about films and all its aspects. I love direction and i am interested in all aspects of it be it cinematography, editing, lighting. I have also learned it through seeing others and practicing it. I am determined to make it to Hollywood because i don't...

Hi There! I’m planning to shoot a feature in 16mm - B&W and I want to buy a camera. (Eventually I will need to blow up to 35mm) I understand Bolex is very noisy. In your experience, which 16mm camera would be a good choice for a sync-sound narrative project? I’m very concern about noise level...