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.

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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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Friday, October 30, 2009

So You Want to Work with Cameras

Time-tested and mostly true advice for getting your first gigs in the film industry.

I get a lot of e-mail from film and video students asking how they can break into the film or television industries. I can’t afford the luxury of answering everyone’s questions individually so I decided to put my advice in writing. I hope it’s helpful.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

ADHD Guide to Flash Video for the Web

How to get Flash video on the web, fast

I hate reading manuals. They don’t tell me what I want to know in the order I want to know it. I’d rather figure things out on my own, or if that learning curve is too steep, have someone show me in the basic concepts. I can usually figure out the rest later. For example, when I first sat down to learn DVD Studio Pro, the manual drove me insane. An editor explained the basic concepts to me in five minutes or less, after which building a DVD became intuitive and easy.

I sought out the same information for encoding and using Flash for the web, and Adobe was kind enough to school me in the basics. Now I get it. I know exactly what I need to do, no more and no less, to create Flash video for the web. Let me share with you what I learned:

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Rough Guide to Flicker-Free HD Shooting

Shoot safely at 23.98p with these few simple, but crucial, tips

The most common HD frame rate is a 50-year-old byproduct of the invention of color TV. And it’s not a flicker-free safe speed.

Watch the video clip below to see why you should care…

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