Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. Makeup Effects Set Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts: Includes 7 Tips & Tricks by Todd Debreceni. Pages 42 – 44. Whenever someone is starting out in a new job, there is going to be a ‘breaking in’ period, so to speak. Without some sort of protocol in place, a large set … Continue reading “Makeup Effects Set Etiquette Do’s and Don’ts: Includes 7 Tips & Tricks by Todd Debreceni”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. Using the Full Palette: Color is An Emotional Language by Dana Dorrity. Pages 30 – 31. Recently some directors have been using a technique called the bleach bypass process, where color is stripped from a film, then, selectively reintroduced, giving the director total control of the spectrum. The results are … Continue reading “Using the Full Palette: Color is An Emotional Language by Dana Dorrity”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. Q&A with Emmy-Nominated Cinematographer Cira Felina Bolla: Award-Winning Documentary TV Series, “Stories of The Sharp Experience: Episode 5” by Jody Michelle Solis. Pages 26 – 28. Stories of The Sharp Experience: Episode 5 receives Emmy awards under the categories of Documentary, Direction, and Editing at the 33rd Annual Pacific Southwest … Continue reading “Q&A with Emmy-Nominated Cinematographer Cira Felina Bolla: Award-Winning Documentary TV Series, “Stories of The Sharp Experience: Episode 5””

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. Lighting Interviews: Let’s Get Out of Focus: Creating a Short Depth of Field by Carl Filoreto. Pages 20 & 21. Lighting interviews and head shots are a critical part of my business. The goal, to make the person under the lights look as good as possible under the circumstances, is … Continue reading “Lighting Interviews: Let’s Get Out of Focus: Creating a Short Depth of Field by Carl Filoreto”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. Adding ‘Kick’ to Three-Point Lighting: Two More Lights You Can Add to Your Cinematography Arsenal by Chris Cavallari. Pages 18 & 19. As any first year film student should know, three-point lighting is the basic building block of filmic lighting. Begin with a key light, add some fill light, and … Continue reading “Adding ‘Kick’ to Three-Point Lighting: Two More Lights You Can Add to Your Cinematography Arsenal by Chris Cavallari”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. Getting the Time of Day from … A Filter Effect: It’s Never Too Early by Ira Tiffen. Pages 12. Lake shore. Setting sun. Simple, right? Maybe, or maybe not – if the timing is wrong. Get there too early, or on a less-than-spectacular day and you can get dull and … Continue reading “Getting the Time of Day from … A Filter Effect: It’s Never Too Early by Ira Tiffen”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. Elemental Photography: Set, Camera, Shot Selection, and Lighting: Elements to Keep in Mind when Composing an Image by Saro Varjabedian. Pages 10 & 11. As I sit in my friend’s music studio and listen to him talk to another musician I cannot help but wonder how similar the language of … Continue reading “Elemental Photography: Set, Camera, Shot Selection, and Lighting: Elements to Keep in Mind when Composing an Image by Saro Varjabedian”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August 2007. From Standard Definition to High Definition: Making the Transition by Jon Firestone. Pages 6. 8 & 9. I remember back in the old days. The days of analog decks, with 3/4” machines, edit controllers, time code glitches, and all the fun of generational degradation. But, there was light at the … Continue reading “From Standard Definition to High Definition: Making the Transition by Jon Firestone”