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-674953322642014/ Check out the video below: 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.  […]

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 Hall. Utilizing […]

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 belong to a family that has worked in the cinema industry since 1935. I started working on the set […]

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 the day, focused and contemplates the battle […]

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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlieandersondp Let’s set the scene: A young militia is all that stands between a coming dead horde and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 Let’s set the scene: A woman’s idyllic life is […]

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 https://www.facebook.com/sara.mcdermott https://www.facebook.com/prindiefest Bonus links – Check out shorts that Sara directed: Sara’s first […]

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 the suburbs of Los Angeles, travel to a small southern town […]