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What are the attributes of moonlight? What are the attributes of darkness? Moonlight seldom has any direction for the source (the moon) is far away. It is not a light source. It’s a bounce from the original source, the sun. Often the eye does not perceive color in the darkness because the...

It’s not about seeing the 12k. It’s a larger tool to manipulate the image.

The new SIGMA FP is an exceptional mirrorless camera. Indeed it is the closest camera I’ve found that has the flexibility and ergonomics of my photochemical Leica M6. I don’t think it’s a mistake that the camera allows for Leica “L” glass. I gave up many years ago carrying a camera on set for...

Find a job as a production assistant in a post production , camera equipment facility or network facility. Most of these will provide long term employment until you can establish yourself. You will also meet many up and coming people with your same desire. United you can begin building your own...

Connections are everything. You must determine the filmmakers you admire and attempt to contact them. Seldom will you get hired beyond a production assistant but the key is to be seen and to make a favorable impression. It can take a long time to move past production assistant. That is a built...

I’m in the midst of testing it but the 12k is an extraordinary leap in camera technology, color space and RAW storage. I highly recommend trying the camera.

Persistence is everything! You must understand that any honored director is getting requests bombarded at all times. What makes you so unique? What can you offer that the others cannot? it’s more difficult today than it use to be because directors are surrounded by a team of people that were...

I highly recommend that you personally test every camera. Do not use DSLRs for their are high end choices available now within that price range. Ergonomics are a personal thing. Color interpretation is personal. The most important value is that personal relationship you have with the...

What is hard light in relation to soft light? Basically, a light pointed directly at the subject creates a hard shadow whereas a soft light tends to be executed when the light is bounced back to the subject or directed through a softening material. Thats the dictionary definition but I contend...

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Nightmare On Elm Street Dream Warrior

Scarlett at 20th Century Fox

The GODFATHER lenses used by Gordon Willis ASC-Super Baltars

Used only in two films.

Instead of making rules or setting parameters around your script or story-telling I suggest you just tell your story. There are not many "rules" for distribution anymore. You can find a release for virtually anything you wish to communicate. Once you're in the marketplace and are building a...

The one minute per page rule is directed more towards standard story-telling scripts. I've worked on projects that were 90 minutes in length and yet were only 40 pages in length. It has a lot to do with how much description and dialogue is scripted. Action films tend to have several scripts. One...

I've spent the last five months photographing a feature musical in Canada. I had the option of using any camera I wished. I chose the Blackmagic Mini Ursa Pro 4.6. Why? Anyone that knows me has heard me speak about the value of technology over partners. I learned this very early with Panavision...

SAMSUNG LED PROJECTION By Roy H. Wagner ASC hFRPS As a young cinematographer I did whatever it took to stay in the game. That included working as a theater projectionist in the 1960’s thru 1970’s in Los Angeles. That meant that I was a replacement projectionist in EVERY theater in Los...

I broke in to Hollywood when it was impossible. Cinematographers were 80 years old and had been installed since the silent era. The Unions were locked. The dream of supporting narrative filmmaking didn't exist for a kid from the midwest with no family in the business. I realized, never ever give...