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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 LooksLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Rough Guide to Illuminating a Bounce CardLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Exploiting a Single Light SourceBOOK REVIEW: “How to Shoot Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot”LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing the Fill Light for FacesLIGHTING STRATEGIES: What Makes Soft Lights Cast Soft Shadows?For You, a Panel DiscussionLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Soft Light vs. Hard LightPulse Width Modulation is NOT Your FriendLIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing a Hard Key LightThe Simplest, Fastest Interview Lighting Setup—Ever.The Future of Technology is YouFill Light: The Underdog of LightingBlue Nile Shines Thanks to the Canon 5D and Apple ColorYou’ve read my writing, now hear my talkingAnatomy of a Spot: T-MobileDSC Labs Hawk Chart: The Simplest Color Chart That You Can’t Live WithoutArri Alexa and Rosco LitePads Come Through for OnLive’s First National SpotThe Secrets of the Chroma Du Monde, Explained Live (on tape) at NAB!A Mix of Film and HD Doesn’t Scare Arri’s AlexaWhere I’ll Be at NABThe Secret Art of Slating: 25 Tips to Help You Slate Like a ProiPhone Apps: The Short List for the Average CinematographerPanasonic AF-100: The Good, The Bad, and The UglyCareer Advice for the Young DP
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The Best of Stunning Good LooksA directory of my best articles, sorted by topic.
This entry is a guide to my best articles, sorted by topic. Enjoy! more »
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LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Exploiting a Single Light SourceSometimes all it takes to make a beautiful picture is placing one light—as long as it’s the proper light source. This still photo shows an example of one style of soft lighting that’s been in use for centuries, and for good reason: it works.
There are few things more elegant than lighting a shot with a single light source. It doesn’t always work, but when it does—it’s magical. more »
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BOOK REVIEW: “How to Shoot Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot”The best books about cinematography aren’t necessarily about the art of cinematography. They’re about getting all the other stuff out of the way so you can practice cinematography. This is the book that tells you what you didn’t know—but need to know—about becoming a cinematographer.
This book is not for everyone. If you don’t eat, breathe and live cinematography… maybe you should read something else. Seriously. This book may not be for you. (But if it is… you’d better not miss it.) more »
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LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing the Fill Light for FacesPlacing a fill light properly is possibly more important than placing a key light… and I can prove it!
In this article I wrote about classical key light placement and classical portraiture to illustrate how artists and cinematographers have traditionally gone about lighting faces. Fill light is often derided as the light that simply opens up the shadows, but it can do much more than that. It can have a shape and beauty all its own, and it can save you when your key light placement is not optimal. more »
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Advertisement LIGHTING STRATEGIES: What Makes Soft Lights Cast Soft Shadows?When it comes to soft light, size matters.
It’s one thing to understand that soft sources make soft shadows. It’s another thing to understand why. Fortunately a friend from the insect world can help us if we will look at soft light through his eyes. more »
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LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Soft Light vs. Hard LightHard lights are great for textures, but soft lights are great for defining spaces.
In a previous article I described how to place a hard key light. In this article I’ll look at why soft sources are a bit more realistic in color cinematography, require less precise placement, and can help define the volume of a space. more »
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Pulse Width Modulation is NOT Your FriendWhat you don’t know about PWM may ruin your next shot—particularly if you’re using a camera with a rolling shutter!
Here’s the deal: there’s this thing called “pulse width modulation,” and under certain conditions it doesn’t play well with rolling shutter cameras. Most of the time it’s no problem, but we don’t get phone calls from post when there’s no problem. Here’s how to avoid that phone call. more »Click to audio / video »
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LIGHTING STRATEGIES: Placing a Hard Key LightHard light and faces… do they go together? The short answer is yes… but be careful!
The most important thing you will ever learn about lighting is this: LIGHTING IS NOT A FORMULA. Learning about lighting, though, is a process of becoming aware, and in this first of many articles I’m going I’m going to try to increase your awareness of one specific thing per article. The more awareness you have the more easily you’ll be able to adapt your lighting to your circumstances because you’ll see, with your own eyes, what you need to do to make an image that satisfies your inner artist. I think the best place to start is with classical key light placement. This knowledge is not something you will use verbatim as this is not a style that is in vogue at the moment. The underlying principles, however, should be of daily benefit. more »
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2D Footage with a Stereo 3D Rig in After Effects CS5.5
Edit and Optimize 2D Stereo Pairs from a 3D Video Camera or Twin Cameras with a Modified Stereo 3D Rig in After Effects CS5.5
Adobe included a 1-step option to create a 3D Stereo Camera Rig in After Effects CS5.5, to everyone’s enthusiasm for a simpler workflow in 3D space. Great if you are working in 3D space in After Effects, but what about an easy option for 3D Stereo pairs captured by a 3D camera or twin cameras on a rig? In this tutorial I’ll show you how to quickly modify the Stereo 3D Rig in After Effects to quickly mux your L&R video files and adjust the convergence for anaglyph, interlaced or stereo pairs output.
How to get the “24p” look for your live-switched multicam shoot
A contracted article, sponsored by Datavideo Corporation.
Our friends at Datavideo recently asked me to write an article called How to get the “24p” look for your live-switched multicam shoot. The article covers many factors involved in accomplishing that goal, including framerate, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, and menu settings in Datavideo’s digital HD video mixers (“switchers”) and recorders, and also the menu settings in several pro cameras from Canon, Panasonic, and Sony. The included chart explains which of the cameras have a direct HD-SDI output, and which require an optional converter to go from HDMI to HD-SDI to connect to the Datavideo digital HD video mixer. As you’ll see in the article, the approach is quite different from the workflows I normally cover, which are more appropriate when programs are to be edited, as opposed to when they are shot —and potentially broadcast— live. The graphics for this article were done by Victory Elliot of Datavideo Corporation.
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