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 CSI Rentals - Manhattan and BrooklynCSI Rentals your one stop shop for rentals of Camera Lighting Grip and Expendables in NY with locations in Manhattan and Bushwick Brooklyn with a courteous staff and the latest gear at the best rates in town. Recent additions to the CSI Rentals inventory include the New Sony FX9 6k Full Frame camera, the Black magic pocket 6k , the Small HD 703 Bolt Monitor, and many more additions for 2020. Easily rent online at www.csirentals.com or call 212-243-7368.  Exclusive Interview with Patrick Cady, ASC:Camerawork, Lighting, and Transitioning from DP to Director The number one practical tip, and I have had hats made to say this ever since I was the cinematographer on the first season of "Cold Case", and that is to Block, Light, Shoot - in that order. It's always gonna seem at some moment like "we know the actors are gonna come in, and they're gonna be sitting here, and they're gonna walk from over there to over here". You think you can start lighting before they get out of their wardrobe change or whatever. You're gonna think you're getting ahead by lighting before you see it on its feet, and sometimes you're gonna get away with that, and other times it's gonna cost you a lot of extra time. In general, it's always faster to block it, then light it, then shoot it. [Read full article] |  |
 Exclusive Interview with Peter Levy, ASC: Insights into Cinematography and Advice for Students Shoot, shoot, shoot. Get experience. Push yourself. Don't be afraid of your own sense of taste and style. Put your thumb print on your work. But, understand you've got to find that balance between pushing the envelope and delivering the goods you’ve been paid to deliver. The professional world is based on financial and commercial considerations and, for the most part, your cinematic aspirations are not on anyone else's radar. As cinematographers, we take other people’s pictures for a living - that, in essence, is our profession. [Read full article]  Keeping Pace withthe Director Rhythm, Volume, Negative Space, Speed and Intensity Written by David K. Irving What is pace? It is rhythm, volume, negative space, speed and intensity all rolled into one. Comedy illustrates the effect of pace because a comic beat either works or it doesn't. A joke, or a funny bit of business, depends on the way it is told or performed. The precision of comedy relies on effective tempo. A joke told too slowly is boring and the listener may leap ahead and guess the punch line. A monotone is boring. If the speaker laughs all the way through the story, or tells it too fast, it is ruined. Storytelling is an art in which the manner of telling is as important as the story itself. [Read full article] |
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