Shot Craft Blog
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The Cinematographer’s Reel
If you are a cinematographer seeking work who doesn’t have a reel, you are significantly hindering your chances of obtaining gainful employment.
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Where Do You Put the Camera?
How you frame the shot, where you place the camera, and what subjects you choose to show in the frame — those are the nouns, verbs, adverbs and prepositions of the language of motion pictures.
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Sound Track
Discussing the key on-set collaboration between the sound department and the camera crew.
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A Closer Look at Close-Up Attachments
Expanding upon the practical use of close-up adapters, commonly — although incorrectly — known as diopters.
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Lens Test: The Deakinizers
Jay Holben and cinematographer Kaity Williams test Otto Nemenz International's Deakinizer optics, which evoke the feeling of early still-photo portraiture lenses.
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Pro Perspective: Ian S. Takahashi — Taking the Plunge
What happens when a story takes us underwater? How many of us have the first clue how to photograph action that takes place in such a radically different environment?
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Deep Focus: Diopters
Understanding the use of these close-up lens attachments that can bring us extremely close to a subject or carry focus between planes.
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Car Talk — Employing Reflections in Lighting Automobiles
Bill Bennett, ASC offers tips and tricks for making the most of specular highlights while shooting automotive spots.