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Gender Differences: Creating Masculine & Feminine Lighting in Ren – The Girl with the Mark (Article)

Posted by on Feb 19, 2016 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, Lighting/Gaffing, Specific Projects, Tips | 0 comments

A few days into my tenure as DP on Kate Madison’s ambitious fantasy series, Ren, we filmed a shot/reverse for one of the opening scenes. The scene introduced us to the eponymous Ren (Sophie Skelton) and her friend Karn (Christopher Dane).

Kate described Ren to me as “pure innonence”, while Karn is an older, more worldly character with a difficult past. It seemed to me like classic femine and masculine lighting were called for. Classic feminine lighting is designed to create a soft, flawless, often shadowless face. Classic masculine lighting enhances jaw definition, embraces lines and skin texture and generally creates a rugged look.

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Audio Workflow: How To Sync Dialog Wild-Lines To Picture Using Revoice Pro (Video/Tutorial)

Posted by on Nov 6, 2015 in Featured, Tutorials, Video: Tutorial, Videos, Walk Throughs | 85 comments

In this featurette, Production Sound Mixer Jonah Guelzo gives you an inside look at one of his go-to tools to maximize the use of your on-set dialog recordings. At times, you can run into all sorts of problematic sound situations. By recording wild-lines, you allow yourself the versatility needed for later on in the mix.

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No-Budget Gaffing: DIY Lighting Tricks for DPs (Tutorial/Article)

Posted by on Aug 21, 2015 in Articles, Featured, Lighting Tutorials, Lighting/Gaffing, Tips, Tutorials | 2 comments

Diving into the world of cinematography may seem challenging if you are on a budget. Behind-the-scenes videos of large productions often show cinematographers using very expensive equipment and a scroll through a film gear retailer’s website shows that professional items often come with a big price tag. However, with some creativity, you can light and capture your scenes on a shoestring budget. In this article, I’ll share a few low-cost lighting tools and techniques that I often use while shooting.

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Lighting & Cinematography Basics: Where to Put Your Key Light (Tips/Tutorial)

Posted by on May 1, 2015 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, General, Tips, Tutorials | 0 comments

What angle the key light hits a character at is a KEY (groan) decision for a director of photography. The lighting featurette [I posted on my site a while back] looked at some of the options, but today I’d like to expand on those with some more up-to-date examples.

Imagine a clock face. You’re looking down on the scene and your talent is at the center with their eyeline to twelve o’clock.

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