From time to time I talk to someone that claims to be a Director of Photography (cinematographer). But once I get into the conversation with them, it becomes apparent, rather quickly, that the person has no idea about the art and science of lighting a film set (or High Definition/video set). There seems to be no how or why in it for them – it’s just “put some light on the person talking and shoot.” Okay, let me stop here a second to say that I am not going to go into detail (today anyway) about 3 or 4 point lighting techniques (or really any lighting techniques). There are many good books out there that you can buy (and I do recommend buying and reading a few) that teach proper lighting, … Read entire article »