• Filters and Gels

    Filters and Gels

    There are two basic reasons to use color filters and gels in video and television productions. One is to enhance or change the look of an image and the second is to alter the color output of a light source  [...]

  • Building Grids

    Building Grids

    A minimum grid system to place lights overhead is an essential tool for video and photography.A grid will allow lights to be mounted and effectively positioned outside camera’s view.   Grids allow us to build studios were there are none. [...]

  • Outdoor Interviews

    Outdoor Interviews

    Getting good results outdoor could be in most cases a greater challenge than creating elaborated lighting set-ups indoor. Outdoor is all about controlling the element and manipulating the sun. To accomplish this we need additional equipment,  this could get expensive [...]

  • Lighting Backgrounds

    Lighting Backgrounds

    If you’ve seen the previous chapter on “The chiaroscuro techniques” then you should know that good background lighting is just as important as the lighting that goes on the subject sitting in front of the background. While getting good lighting [...]

  • Setups in Small Rooms

    Setups in Small Rooms

    We all would like to have plenty of space available to set-up our interviews, unfortunately  many times all we have to work with are small and confined spaces. The most common rule in small rooms is to shoot corner to [...]

  • The Hairlight

    The Hairlight

    The main purpose of the hairlight or backlight  is to create separation between the subject and the background.   Most photographers use a small light such as an Arri 300 Fresnel mounted on a boom arm or a grip arm. [...]

Commercial Productions

Lighting Interiors

Lighting Interiors

The interior methods illustrated in this chapter are intended for those assignments with small...

 

Lighting Interviews

Outdoor Interviews

Outdoor Interviews

Getting good results outdoor could be in most cases a greater challenge than creating elaborated...

 

Backgrounds

Chroma Backgrounds (green/blue screens)

Chroma Backgrounds (green/blue screens)

  Time lapse videos of seting up large chromakey backgrounds   Producing chroma background...

 
 
 

The Chiaroscuro Principle

The Chiaroscuro Principle

The Chiaroscuro Principle

In the 15th century, renaissance artists like DaVinci and Caravaggio discovered that by applying a succession...

 

Equipment

Filters and Gels

Filters and Gels

There are two basic reasons to use color filters and gels in video and television productions. One is...