In our Tips & Tricks segment, John introduces some tips on interior lighting.
Whether you're shooting a documentary, creating a scrapbook or shooting an object for a commercial - you will find a need for tabletop lighting techniques.
If you are a faithful reader of this column, you have a pretty good idea about lighting people's faces and basic three-point lighting. But what...
In our News & Technology segment, Derek and Mark look at a couple of "Off Shore Sightings" from Japan... JVC has a new Everio prototype while Panasonic is creating an A-V-C-H-D camcorder... Why are there no HD disc recorders in the U-S yet? Public Access in Hawaii on...
From yellow to blue, soft to harsh, indoor or out, the "color" of the scene changes with your light setup, and can influence the mood of your video. This is the time for walking down store aisles looking at colorful school supplies, buying new clothes for the kids, or...
No money for more lights? No problem! Here are sure-fire, no-power solutions to making your subject shine.
One of the most important lighting accessories that a video producer uses is the reflector. This handy tool gives you the ability to control light and focus it wherever you need it. In...
An informational buyer's guide helping you choose and use the best type of lighting for your productions
You want your videos to look professional? Great camera work and awesome sound alone won't make your video all you want it to be. You can take a lesson from Hollywood's book. A...
When you're shooting news, documentary, wedding, family, or other event videos, you're always on the move -- and your light has to move with you. The good news is, if you take care in choosing, equipping, and using your "inkie"; (as historic Hollywood called them), you can achieve surprisingly...
When you light a set or location, you're not just
cranking out lumens to get a good f-stop. You're painting
the scene with light, and a powerful painting tool in your
kit is the cookie. Cookies are big cards with patterns
carved out of them and placed in front...
Why are we always harping on three-point lighting? You know: key light, fill light and back light? Even when it's done well, it's a clich and, when badly done, the result is as hokey as a yearbook portrait. Since it's widely used in theater, still and movie lighting, this...
Shooting "day-for-night," of course, means recording night scenes in daylight. It's done all the time because casts and crews tend to be less grumpy in the afternoon than at midnight and because lighting a large night exterior takes a truck full of lights, a honking-big generator and more bucks...
