Meet Randy Pugh, a cinematographer based in Ohio, United States and a member of the StudentFilmmakers Filmmakers Network. See Randy’s Network profile to connect.
Randy Pugh
Job: Cinematographer, Camera Operator Location: Ohio, United States http://networking.studentfilmmakers.com/rpugh Work: Creating training videos, music videos, and commercials. “I’ve entered some contests to beef up my skills with camera, editing, color, story, etc. I am a part of Cutthroat Entertainment located in Columbus, OH.”
Challenge Experienced on the Set: “A partly sunny day with no light meter or modifiers. Sun goes behind the clouds then comes back out always at the wrong time.”
Solution for the Challenge: “Best guess at light level change. Calculating exposure in your head on the fly and knowing your camera and quickly adjusting.”
Cinematography: “There’s always a lot of discussion about this, but I think that shooting 24fps really does give a video more of a film look. I’ve read forums where this has been argued. Simply put, I don’t like a video that moves like a soap opera. There’s a clear difference in quality of a video that’s shot at 24fps.”
Camerawork: “There’s been a ‘fad’ in camerawork in which there’s a lot of intentional shake. I think this has been overdone in several films, including the latest film District 9.”
Favorite Tool: “Apple Color. It really makes my stuff look good.”
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