LED, the convenient yet dangerous light source
I love LEDs. Well, mostly. I have my tricks for dealing with them, and I’m going to pass some...
Art of the manual white balance
White balancing a camera is only half the story. Now we have to white balance our lights. Back in...
Three beautiful TV shows you probably aren’t watching
I’ve worked on episodic television. I know how fast it moves. That’s why I’m amazed at how good recent...
Classic Course: Natural Lighting Effects
Since we’ve been on the subject of lighting recently, we thought we’d follow up the Classic Course on Adding...
Classic Course: Adding Lighting Effects in Post
In addition to our more glamorous broadcast and film work, we created a lot of corporate or “industrial” videos...
Reality: it’s completely overrated
There’s no such thing as a reality show, only unreality shows. The more unreal, in some cases, the better....
Classic Course: Lighting Tricks in After Effects
As we mentioned last week, we’re re-publishing some of our older (but still useful!) courses for free. This course...
Events: Canon, Newtek, ICG Lighting, Blackmagic
Some upcoming events: chances to see new gear, ask annoying questions, learn from industry pros, and maybe even get...
Cine Gear Expo: Cool Stuff
Cine Gear Expo, the two-day show on the Paramount lot in Hollywood, is the best place to see industry...
Three Variations on Lighting a Single Shot Commercial
I love a challenge, as that’s when I get to do my best work. One of these spots was...
