Shot Craft Blog
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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.
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Using Specular Reflections
Take a look at magazine advertisements for cars, jewelry, drinks, silverware, even electronics, and you’ll notice that they employ specular highlights to show off the products’ “beauty.”
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Understanding Polarizing Filters
The effects of these special filters cannot be easily mimicked with digital tricks, making the understanding of their use important for every creative cinematographer.
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The Ins and Outs of 2nd Unit
Second-unit crewmembers are among the unsung heroes of production.
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Fresh Perspectives
Keeping a long-running TV series looking fresh is a constant challenge for cinematographers working season-to-season.
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Deep Focus: The Basics of Electromotive Force
To understand how electricity works, we need to break it down into its most simplistic form. This requires a journey back in time to high-school science class.
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Diffusion Confusion, Part 2: Alternative Diffusion
For those who can’t afford commercially sold diffusion materials, there are plenty of alternatives that you can use. We’ll take a look at some of them here, compared to the “real stuff.”
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Shot Craft
Smoke and Fog
Looking to accentuate a scene with atmospherics? Here's the details on various approaches.
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