Lighting

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What Robert Pattinson Learned From a Top Cinematographer About Batman and Darth Vader

Making The Batman, Robert Pattinson got some intel from the film's cinematographer, Greig Fraser, who also filmed Rogue One: A Star Wars…

1 year ago
  • Cinematography

Eye Piece: Mirrors, Neon Signs and Other Lighting Tricks Create Disorientation in DP Peter Flinckenberg’s Woodshock

I was not familiar with Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s impressive career in fashion, but from the first minutes of our…

7 years ago
  • Cinematography

Lighting in a Bottle: Basic Lighting Ideas that Won’t Break the Bank

This is a quick guide to affordable lighting techniques that any production can—and should—practice. 1. Natural Light The absolute cheapest…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2016

Eye Piece: Moonlight DP James Laxton Illuminates Miami’s Bold, Blue, Beautiful Darkness

Following the life of Chiron, a young man coming of age in Miami during the “War on Drugs,” Moonlight is…

8 years ago
  • Cinematography

Practical Shooting Lessons for All Occasions: Tips from Alex Buono’s Visual Storytelling 2

Fresh off wrapping Season 40 of Saturday Night Live, for which he is the film unit's DP, Alex Buono launched…

9 years ago
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  • How They Did It

Eye Piece: DP Rachel Morrison Goes Underground on Little Accidents

Little Accidents was a cinematographer’s dream to shoot. I have always been fascinated with Appalachia - the beauty and infinite…

9 years ago