Art Adams

A native of Northern California, Art Adams has been in the film industry for 22 years--including the last 17 as a director of photography. After spending ten years in Hollywood, Art is now based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been published in HD Video Pro, American Cinematographer, Camera Operator Magazine, Film/Tape World and CineSource.

Art is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE 600), the Society of Camera Operators (SOC), and is a trustee of the National Writers Union (UAW 1981).

His web site is at www.artadams.net.

The Best of Stunning Good Looks
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Rough Guide to Illuminating a Bounce Card
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Exploiting a Single Light Source
BOOK REVIEW: “How to Shoot Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot”
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing the Fill Light for Faces
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: What Makes Soft Lights Cast Soft Shadows?
For You, a Panel Discussion
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Soft Light vs. Hard Light
Pulse Width Modulation is NOT Your Friend
LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing a Hard Key Light
The Simplest, Fastest Interview Lighting Setup—Ever.
The Future of Technology is You
Fill Light: The Underdog of Lighting
Blue Nile Shines Thanks to the Canon 5D and Apple Color
You’ve read my writing, now hear my talking
Anatomy of a Spot: T-Mobile
DSC Labs Hawk Chart: The Simplest Color Chart That You Can’t Live Without
Arri Alexa and Rosco LitePads Come Through for OnLive’s First National Spot
The Secrets of the Chroma Du Monde, Explained Live (on tape) at NAB!
A Mix of Film and HD Doesn’t Scare Arri’s Alexa
Where I’ll Be at NAB
The Secret Art of Slating: 25 Tips to Help You Slate Like a Pro
iPhone Apps: The Short List for the Average Cinematographer
Panasonic AF-100: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Career Advice for the Young DP
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

What You Need to Know about Green, Blue and RED

I hope you like blue in your greens under tungsten light…

In a recent article I surmised that RED was mixing green into the blue channel to eliminate blue noise under tungsten light. I had a theory but no proof of what was going on. Now I have proof.

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Training• (21) Comments• Most recent comments by: Jesse Rosen, Ryan Damm, Art Adams, Jesse Rosen, Graham Futerfas, Art Adams, Art Adams, Stephen Webb, Stephen Webb, Graham Futerfas, • Permalink


Monday, September 21, 2009

RED Color Comparison

See how the RED stacks up against the Sony EX1

Any camera looks good in a vacuum. Come see how the RED looks against itself and in comparison to a Sony EX3.

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Training• (13) Comments• Most recent comments by: Mark Weiss, Bob Kertesz, Art Adams, Mark Weiss, Tom Daigon, locollama, Art Adams, Tom Daigon, Art Adams, Bob Kertesz, • Permalink


Friday, September 18, 2009

Tiffen Goes Into Production on T1 Far Red Filter

If you own an EX1, EX3 or F35 then this is the filter you’ve been waiting for

As you may have noticed from previous articles, I’ve done a lot of research on which cameras allow infrared or far red to contaminate dark fabrics and change their color. There hasn’t been a satisfactory solution for the Sony EX1, EX3 and F35 cameras—until now.

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Tips• (18) Comments• Most recent comments by: Oliver Schietinger, Art Adams, Art Adams, Jill Conrad, Oliver Schietinger, Stephan, Art Adams, locollama, Art Adams, locollama, • Permalink


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The Vertical Bar Graph Raw Exposure Meter

This RED exposure tool just became your best friend.

The vertical bar graph raw exposure meter is the least explained meter in the latest RED manual. It’s also one of the most valuable exposure tools the RED ONE offers.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

RED’s Blue Noise: Where It Went, and Other Color Anomalies You Should Know About

What you didn’t know you didn’t know about color and the RED ONE

RED software build 20 boasts new colorimetry that eliminates blue shadow noise under tungsten light. When asked how they did it, RED only said “We aren’t using noise reduction algorithms.” I love a challenge, and I think I figured out how they did it.

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Training• (13) Comments• Most recent comments by: Art Adams, Ryan Damm, Art Adams, Ryan Damm, Art Adams, Graham Futerfas, www.DANCAD3D.com, Jeff Kreines, larry, Art Adams, • Permalink


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