http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/lightingdesignpros Creative COW Library of Lighting Design Pros, tips, and strategies. en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://library.creativecow.net/mathers_james/Making-of-1000-to-1/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/mathers_james/Making-of-1000-to-1.php Working with Angenieux on new lens solutions for the RED Epic, wrestling freakish gym fluorescent lighting, wrangling national park filming permits: these were just a few of the challenges facing cinematographer and co-producer (and Digital Cinema Society founder) James Mathers in the making of &quo Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/NAB_2012-Litepanels/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/NAB_2012-Litepanels.php At NAB 2012, Litepanels part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, introduced the Croma on-camera LED lighting fixture, the Inca Series tungsten balanced LED Fresnel fixtures, the Sola 4 Daylight Balanced LED Fresnel and the Sola ENG Flight Kit. The company also offered a $100 rebate on the purc Fri, 04 May 2012 20:26:37 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/cohen_mike/Shooting-Interviews/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/cohen_mike/Shooting-Interviews.php Whether you shoot surgery, reality shows, documentaries especially, how-to videos, cooking, painting, sculpting, decoy carving or...you name it...you are going to be shooting interviews. Number one tip - be ready for anything. Join Mike Cohen for more great insight into shooting interviews. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:33:50 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/Behind-the-Lens-Bobby-Bukowski/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/Behind-the-Lens-Bobby-Bukowski.php Bobby Bukowski offers an inside look at one of the first features shot with ARRI Alexa ProRes, and how the camera completely reshaped the cinematographer's approach to 360-lighting. Bobby also talks about the DP's role as one of the characters on a set where actors don't rehearse, and preparation is Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:27:24 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/ARRI-NAB/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/ARRI-NAB.php Thousands of members of Creative COW were at the 2011 NAB Show, and we are pleased to bring you some of their reports. In this entry with Debra Kaufman reporting, Alexa M, LED Fresnels and the Cameron-Pace Group partnership are highlights. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:30:02 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/henrys-crime/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kaufman_debra/henrys-crime.php "Henry's Crime", described by DP Paul Cameron, ASC as a "fable of sorts...with a folkloric beauty" is the topic as Debra Kaufman interviews Paul Cameron. Facing challenges such as limited budget, a short shooting schedule, difficult lighting and -20 degrees Fahrenheit weather all Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:08:47 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/kobler_helmut/Anton-Bauer-Tandem-150-review/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kobler_helmut/Anton-Bauer-Tandem-150-review.php Want to charge an Anton/Bauer battery in just about any situation, whether wall power is available or not? Anton/Bauer's small, lightweight Tandem 150 is what you need. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:56:48 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/kobler_helmut/SolaENG-review/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/kobler_helmut/SolaENG-review.php There are plenty of power-sipping LED lights that you can mount atop cameras, but very few have enough punch to fill up large spaces, or cut through daylight. Litepanels finally has such a light in the Sola ENG. It's powerful, controllable, and in some cases, a little loud. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:41:47 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/battistella_david/DSC-Charts/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/battistella_david/DSC-Charts.php As digital photography and cinematography reach further into the digital media landscape, and your captured images can be viewed on a vast range of media, the need for standardizing color has become more invaluable than ever. Imagine trying to get a consistent hue of green or blue or teal across mul Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:32:02 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/primes_robert/magazine_dslr-time-exposure/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/primes_robert/magazine_dslr-time-exposure.php Robert Primes, ASC is watching the progress of DSLR video, and sees some remarkable visions of the future of cinematography. Read on for his detailed review... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:50:47 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/sullivan_mike/coacoochee-story/1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/sullivan_mike/coacoochee-story.php Highly complex multi-media installations -- at least the successful ones -- are only possible through careful planning, intense cooperation, and a willingness to turn the picture on its side. Thu, 06 May 2010 03:49:07 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wise_rick/shadows.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wise_rick/shadows.php In this extended version of his article in the Creative Cow Visual Effects Issue, lighting expert and instructor Rick Wise draws on his decades of experience to illustrate how shadows can be the most important part of how a scene is lit. Learn how to control the direction and quality of your lightin Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/sullivan_mike/magazine_westward_ho.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/sullivan_mike/magazine_westward_ho.php A wild ride of an edit: shot on film, projected onto five screens. In this Creative COW Magazine article Mike Sullivan discusses some of the problems such as lighting and color interaction he faced in a project he did for National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:42:03 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/halkka_eki/poets.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/halkka_eki/poets.php Creative COW Magazines Music Video issue featured a look at the making of Poets of the Falls Carnival of Rust, one of the most imaginative music videos we have seen. Created in Helsinki, Finland by director Stobe Harju and director of photography Eki Halkka, you can read about the making of Carnival Thu, 29 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/griffin_nick/hbo_the_wire.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/griffin_nick/hbo_the_wire.php Set in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire will begin its fifth and final season in January 2008 on HBO. As different from standard TV as it gets, the show has received the highest levels of critical acclaim, being referred to by multiple reviewers as the best show on television. In its last issue of 2006 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gondek_mike/dean_collins.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gondek_mike/dean_collins.php CreativeCOW leader, Mike Gondek examines Dean Collins On Lighting: Live at Brooks Institute of Photography 1991 and published by Software Cinema. Although, this was presented in 1991, Mike believes the content is timeless material. Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harvey_jim/light_and_shoot.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harvey_jim/light_and_shoot.php In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey takes a look at one of the newest titles from HandsOnHDV called How to Setup, Light & Shoot Great Looking Interviews and has determined that this is a 5 cow instructional DVD that you really can't be without. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ticheli_leo/low_cost_lighting_rigs.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ticheli_leo/low_cost_lighting_rigs.php In this article, Leo Ticheli looks at some of the lower-cost options for acheiving beautifully lit professional lighting design for your shoots. These solutions aren't the 'G.E. bulb in a cardboard box' solutions that some try to point to as acceptable low-cost lighting -- but if you are looking for Tue, 30 Apr 2002 07:00:00 GMT http://library.creativecow.net/articles/onneweer_barend/chromashoot.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/onneweer_barend/chromashoot.php In addition to his tutorial on how to pull a usable matte from badly lit blue or green screens, Barend Onneweer has put together a list of things to consider when shooting for chromakeying. Mon, 17 Dec 2001 08:00:00 GMT