Capturing Light - A Director of Photography's Podcast

In this episode, we talk about: Philosophy and Film-making. Having courage as a film-maker. The small camera packaged used to make the feature. Featured Director of Photography: Clarke Scott clarkescott.org https://vimeo.com/clarkescott https://www.instagram.com/clarkescott/ https://twitter.com/Clarke_Scot t www.athousandmomentslater.com Check out the video below: Check out The Director’s Commenta...

In this episode, we talk about: The open letter Clarke Scott reads. Monday Motivation from: Clarke Scott clarkescott.org https://vimeo.com/clarkescott https://www.instagram.com/clarkescott/ https://twitter.com/Clarke_Scott   Check out Clarke’s Blog for entire article:  http://clarkescott.org/a-thousand-moments-later-a-voiceover/ Dear Emily, After all that’s happened I wanted to write to you. Not s...

In this episode, we talk about: The Helios 44-m f2.0 Helios-44 is a series of standard lenses for SLR cameras, produced in Soviet Union.  It has an 8 blade iris and creates a “swirly bokeh” when all the way open.  I usually don’t shoot all the way open because lens goes soft.  Not sure if all of the models have the same issue. The focus is manual and it has an aperture ring, which is really nice w...

In this episode, we talk about: Transitioning from Intern to Director of Photography. Defacto Sound Featured Director of Photography: Cale Glendening www.caleglendening.com https://vimeo.com/cale https://instagram.com/caleglendening/ https://twitter.com/caleglendening/ https://www.facebook.com/caleglendening Check out the video below: Check out the pictures of Mongolio from Cale:   Check out Defac...

In this episode, We talk about: Persistence. How Sylvester Stallone made “Rocky” Monday Motivation from: Les Gaddis www.gaddisvisuals.com https://vimeo.com/gaddisvisuals https://www.instagram.com/lesgaddis/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4781966/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1     Thank you for listening:  Please let me know what you thought of the show today.  Subscribe to the podcast .   For more inspiration, chec...

In this episode, We talk about: Film School Friday – explaining the format. Lens Filters: http://gaddisvisuals.com/ lensfilters / ‎   What are lens filters? Lens filters can be used for controlling the rendering of color or for diminishing the intensity of light. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON LENS FILTERS Polarizing Filter Polarizers allow color and contrast enhancement, as well as reflection c...

In this episode, We talk about: Filming underwater. Constructive Criticism vs. Validation Featured Director of Photography: Boyd Hobbs http://boydhobbs.com https://vimeo.com/boydhobbs https://www.instagram.com/boydhobbs/ https://twitter.com/boydhobbs   Check out the video below: Check out the BTS Pics below: Thank you for listening:  Please let me know what you learned or thought of the show today...

In this episode, We talk about: Changes to the podcast. Mondays will focus on motivating you. Wednesday will have a featured guest. Fridays we will continue our lighting lessons. The Monday Motivation I’ll discuss today comes from the film “The Pursuit of Happyness.”  Thank you for listening:  Please let me know what you thought of the show today.  Subscribe to the podcast .   For more inspiration...

Featured Director of Photography: Greg Ephraim http://www.gregephraimdp.com https://vimeo.com/gregephraim https://www.instagram.com/gregephraim/ https://twitter.com/GregEphraim   Check out the video below:   Check out the BTS pics below:   Keep up with “The Weight” Movie: http://theweightmovie.com https://www.facebook.com/theweightfeature/ Check out Greg’s Demo Reel below:   Thank you for listenin...

In this episode, We talk about: Why cinematographers should blog. Featured Director of Photography: Chuck Hatcher http://www.chucdp.com https://www.facebook.com/chucdp?fref=ts http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4513385/ Check out the video below:   Thank you for listening:  Please let me know what you learned or thought of the show today.  Subscribe to the podcast .   Be sure to join the Capturing Light C...

In this episode, We talk about: Being confident as a cinematographer. Shooting on film . Featured Director of Photography: Alex Disenhof www.alexdisenhof.com https://vimeo.com/disenhof Check out the video below:   Check out the BTS Pics below:   Thank you for listening:  Please let me know what you learned or thought of the show today.  Subscribe to the podcast .   Be sure to join the Capturing Li...

In this episode, We talk about: Being more social as a cinematographer. 4 ways cinematographers can use Pinterest. Tips for filming with natural light. Featured Director of Photography: Les Gaddis www.gaddisvisuals.com https://vimeo.com/gaddisvisuals https://www.instagram.com/lesgaddis/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4781966/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1   Reference Picture 1: Reference Picture 2: Reference Pictur...

In this episode, We talk about: Being more social as a cinematographer.  http://gaddisvisuals.com/17cinematographers/ Cinematographers you should be following on instagram. Instagram stats:  https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/21/instagram-500-million/ Featured Director of Photography: Garrett Shannon http://garrettshannon.com https://vimeo.com/garrettshannon https://twitter.com/garrett_shannon http://...

In this episode, We talk about: Working with smaller cameras. http://noamkroll.com/why-of-all-cameras-i-just-bought-a-leica-point-shoot-for-4k-video-stills/ Blogging and film education. The Featured Director, DP,  & Blogger: Noam Kroll http://noamkroll.com https://vimeo.com/noamkroll https://www.instagram.com/noamkroll/ https://www.facebook.com/noamkroll Check out the video below:   Check out...

In this episode, We talk about: Putting your work on social media. Filming in the moment Guerilla film-making and filming documentaries. The Featured Director of Photography: Stuart Winecoff http://www.stuartwinecoff.com/ http://www.allexpanded.com/ https://vimeo.com/stuartwinecoff https://www.instagram.com/stuart_winecoff/ Check out the video below: Check out the video below: Thank you for listen...

In this episode, We talk about: Best Apps for Cinematographers: http://gaddisvisuals.com/bestapps/ What is CinematographerXX? The Featured Director of Photography: Autumn Eakin http://www.aeakin.com/ https://www.instagram.com/autumneakin/ https://vimeo.com/autumneakin http://www.cinematographersxx.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cinematographersxx/ https://www.facebook.com/Cinematographers_xx-67495...

In this episode, We talk about: Changing from a one man band to focusing on producing. Working with limited gear and creating a natural look. The Featured Producer: Ezra Cohen www.ezracohen.tv https://vimeo.com/ezracohen https://twitter.com/ezcohen https://www.instagram.com/ezcohen/ Let’s set the scene: A commercial to promote the release of the new and improved Musicbed iOS App. Starring Maegan H...

In this episode, We talk about: The importance of Lighting Design and Composition. Finding your visual style. The Featured Director of Photography: Raoul Torresi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0312513/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3PaQU-JPtgvbN8tDLjN9w https://twitter.com/RaoulTorresi https://www.facebook.com/raoul.torresi About Raoul: I’m a Cinematographer from Rome, Italy. I be...

In this episode, We talk about: Getting great images with limited equipment. The Featured Director of Photography: Olan Collardy http://www.olancollardy.com https://vimeo.com/olancollardy Twitter: @ olancollardy https://www.instagram.com/olancollardy/ Let’s set the scene: Like his Spartan predecessor, the Essence Man leaves no room for error neither compromise on the battleground. He awakes early...

In this episode, We talk about: What is a DIT? Communication between the DIT and DP. For more info on the description of a DIT, check out:  http://gaddisvisuals.com/dit/ The Featured DIT / Cinematographer: Charlie Anderson www.charlieandersondp.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2381085/ https://vimeo.com/stratatekstudios https://dorkinatent.com https://www.facebook.com/Vvash https://twitter.com/Vvash...

In this episode, We talk about: Hard Light The Aspects of Light: (Quality – Direction – Altitude – Color – Intensity – Texture) Shaping Light Hard Light Using hard light to reveal texture in a scene could be a powerful tool. Hard lights leave sharp edge shadows. Think of hard light like a focused beam. Hard light can feel  more contrasty and create depth. The smaller the source, the harder the lig...

In this lesson, we will cover: What future lessons will look like. Lighting Terminology Soft Light Let’s start with Lighting Terminology Key light – the dominant light on people or objects. Fill light – that fills in the shadows no lit by the key light. Backlight – Light that hits a person or object from behind and above. Kicker – is a light from behind and hits along the actors cheek on the fill...

In this episode, We talk about: Being a Jack of All Trades in the film industry. The hierarchy of the film industry in regards to being a PA. Using music composition to convey emotion in film. Thematic Scoring. The Featured Director/Music Composer: Brent McCorkle http://www.brentmccorkle.com https://vimeo.com/brentmccorkle https://www.instagram.com/brentmccorkle/ https://twitter.com/brentmccorkle...

In this episode, We talk about: What to consider when starting screen writing. Explaining themes in films. What’s the bigger message? Talking a little bit about character development. Using Final Draft for script formatting:  https://www.finaldraft.com The Featured Writer: Sara McDermott Jain https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramcdermottjain www.princetonindependentfilmfestival.com www.prindiefest.com...

In this episode, We talk about: How be limited can help spark your creativity. Trading cash for creative control when you can. The Featured Director of Photography: Gregg Easterbrook http://www.burningeyefilms.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247577/ https://vimeo.com/user11264570 https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggeasterbrook Let’s set the scene: Billy and Sarah, two delinquent teenage lovers from...