Polishing the Talking Head Interview
I’m constantly experimenting with common lighting setups and trying to make them better. There is no more common lighting...
Flicker: Why On-Set Monitors Fail Us
While working as a young second camera assistant on a film TV series in the 1990s, I noticed the...
TLCI vs. CRI, CQS, etc.: How do they stack up?
How does TLCI stack up against the other measures of color accuracy? I’ve argued that its testing methodologies might...
Light the background to light the foreground
Years ago, when I first lit a shot of an actor, head to toe, standing on a green screen cyc,...
Source Four Leko Tips & Tricks
One of the light fixtures that I often use is the ETC Source Four Ellipsoidal, or leko. If you...
Seven Steps for Lighting a Scene from Barry Andersson
Barry Andersson has written for PVC before, as well as putting on a few webinars, and now he is taking...
Wireless control for Rosco Cube LEDs
Rosco’s CubeConnect system enables effortless wireless control of your Miro or Braq Cubes from distances up to 2000 ‑...
Polaroid BrightSaber for video and photo
It will not make a Jedi out of you, but the Brightsaber may well become your travel light wand...
Cineo Lighting HS shines at 120 fps
Filmmaker’s Ang Lee latest feature Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk has been the subject of multiple discussions, about its...
28 Days of Cinematography Insights Redux – Day 2 – Learning by doing
In what was essentially a combination of Scott Simmons’ #28daysofquicktips and my own AMA, I answered questions throughout the...
