Pete Romano ASC explores the tech milestones and lighting kit developments that have impacted his work as a specialist in underwater shooting. Working underwater combines several tricky factors. There’s often no, or less, natural light, space fades to blue over…
Sources that appear in frame are an important part of a DP’s palette, but balancing the light is an artform in itself. When it comes to practicals, collaboration between the cinematographer and the art department begins early. “It starts in…
Gaffers Carolina Schmidtholstein and John ‘Biggles’ Higgins take us on a guided tour of how they approached lighting productions of various genres and sizes with creativity and originality to realise the director and cinematographer’s visions. Camera departments constantly juggle a…
The DP/gaffer relationship is one of the most crucial yet arguably one of the least recognised collaborations in filmmaking. More than an expert technician, the gaffer helps the DP to turn the director’s vision into reality. “They are a partner…
The last decade has seen incredible developments in the field of lighting thanks to the constant pursuit of power and sophistication. When things move as fast as lighting recently has, it’s easy to feel almost ambushed by change. That’s something…
VELVET introduces two new fixtures this September to join it KOSMOS series of unique LED Fresnels. VELVET has been a reference for LED lighting in cinema since two Spanish DPs (Javier Valderrama and Toni Hernandez) founded the company in 2008…
Sunbelt Rentals is among the companies making a large-scale investment in energy saving lighting to help productions to meet their carbon reduction targets without compromising on lighting quality. Advances in LED lighting technology has progressed exponentially in recent years. This…
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw ASC achieves skin tone accuracy from prep to set with Rosco DMG Lights. Cinematographer Tommy Maddox-Upshaw ASC was introduced to Rosco’s DMG Lighting fixtures by gaffer Wayne Shields on the 10-part Paramount+ drama The Man Who Fell To…
Panalux’s proprietary innovations, extensive inventory and breadth of support enable cinematographers to bring their visions to light. “When you’ve got a big job, Panalux has to do it,” says cinematographer Ben Smithard BSC. “I know they’ll always have what I…
Litepanels’ Gemini Hard panels push up the power to help gaffers make the day. It’s easy to think of big changes in lighting technology as a recent phenomenon, but gaffer Michael McDermott has spent 45 years working on productions including…
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