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Cinematography Lab

A Q&A for lighting, camera, and camera movement.
Subject: Show all lighting (20) camera (45) misc (4)

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A continuous shot.
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True Detective style opening.
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Lighting a small cabin...
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IMPORTANT: green screen setup
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Help needed with lighting for darkness in a child's cot
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Video Problem
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Tips for shooting a "Marathon like" event!
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I don't know much about cameras
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Critique Music Video Lighting
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Focusing Easier
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Brad902
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Fstop Chart... This looks super-helpful
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Making a ten minute music film/video for the song Sweet and Sour Dreams
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fixed aperture zoom
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PaulWrightyThen
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Any such filters
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Tips, how to film someone in wardrobe?
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TV as director's monitor
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Radiation Fuzz/ Artifacts
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How to????
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focal lengths and multiple cameras
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What are good cameras for filming short films?
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shot type inventory
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can I avoid paying for colour grading by shooting black and white?
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Shooting with car headlights
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I'm confused by auto photography settings
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New to reality
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underthegun
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light in long steadicam shots
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directorik
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ajedproduction
Create practical/in camera lens flares/light leaks?
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rabbit
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Which Tripod Video Head?
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SkyCopeland
SkyCopeland
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what gloves in light department
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Will Vincent
Will Vincent
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How do I get this shot from Schindler's List?
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cheeseandachallenge
How much power do Kinos draw?
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jax_rox
jax_rox
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London based Cinematographer
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NickClapper
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Torch Light Scene
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WhiteOpus
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Adeimantus
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Cheap Lights???
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Will Vincent
Will Vincent
Zaco32
Feedback on Lighting/Cinematography Wanted
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neuro
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eye line ?
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harmonica44
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Does anyone else run into this lighting problem (noise in dark areas)
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jax_rox
jax_rox
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How does turning up the color tone, look more like film?
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Sweetie
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Bokehlicious, baby!
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wheatgrinder
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Lighting Question
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wheatgrinder
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Locutus Of Borg
Mirror Replacement Effect?
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Locutus Of Borg
Locutus Of Borg
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Sekonic l758cine, resetting shutter angle?
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neuro
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