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The Sekonic L-858D-U – Get accurate ambient exposure readings in dimly lit scenes as low as 0.1
With several industry firsts, sophisticated features, and a 2.7″ color touch screen, the Sekonic L-858D-U Speedmaster provides content creators with the critical exposure data they need to create beautiful imagery for still or motion. Learn more >>
Discover the Sekonic C-800-U Spectromaster: The Future of Color Control Has Arrived!
Discover the Sekonic C-800-U Spectromaster The Future of Color Control Has Arrived! The new Spectromaster C-800-U offers ultra-precise color measuring performance designed specifically for the cine and photographic industries. WHAT MAKES THIS METER DIFFERENT? The C-800-U has more Color Rendering Standards than any other field meter in the industry and …
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Introducing the “Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U” |The world’s most versatile and affordable light meter
INTRODUCING THE Sekonic Flashmate L-308X-U The world’s most versatile and affordable light meter By merging functionality for both photography and cinematography into one light meter, Sekonic created a powerful and invaluable tool for the next generation of photographers and cinematographers. The L-308X features three metering modes: Photo Mode for still …
‘Quick Change’ Lighting: Includes 9 Tips for the Time-Saving Technique by Paolo Dy
In the cinematographer’s ideal world, we would get every piece of equipment we asked for, and production managers would give us half a day to prepare each setup. However, independent filmmaking reality dictates that we’re more likely to find ourselves four hours behind schedule at 8 p.m. with fifteen setups …
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“Lighting for Film: Keep It Simple” by Michael Corbett
To improve your tennis game, play with better tennis players. I am not sure where I first heard this, but it was one of the most important things I’ve learned about improving “my game” as a director of photography. For me, the better tennis players are directors of photography I …
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“There Is No Such Thing As Video Lighting” by M. David Mullen, ASC
Pictured above: Kate Bosworth in “90 Minutes in Heaven”. There is no such thing as video lighting, nor DV lighting, digital lighting, HD lighting – anymore than there is Fuji lighting versus Kodak lighting. I mean, what exactly is “film lighting” when that term covers the look of movies from …
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Conversation with Peter Stein, ASC
Exclusive interview conducted Nash Choudhury Peter Stein, ASC has been shooting films in one way or another for over thirty years working on a wide variety of films from horror classics to children’s comedies to incisive documentaries. Beginning his career in cinematography with one of the highest grossing films of …
Astora lights presents And Action, a new kind of short film challenge aimed at empowering young filmmakers to play and experiment.
Filmmakers accepting the challenge get one month, 2500 euros, Astora lights to use and complete creative freedom to make any short film they want on the condition that they agree to work with one obstruction. This obstruction is a limitation meant to jumpstart their imagination and unleash their creative skills. …
Use Coupon Code “SFMCSI0819” and Save 25% Your Next Rental at CSI Rentals – Brooklyn and Manhattan, NYC
Coupon Code Alert! Filmmakers & Videographers in Manhattan and Brooklyn: Save 25% Off your next rental with Coupon Code: SFMCSI0819. Click here: https://www.csirentals.com/ More helpful articles and resources Cameras | Lighting | Audio | Tradeshows Post a Job | Network | Join Discussions in the Filmmakers Forums Online …