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The Inner Circle Podcast with Ed Lachman ASC thumbnail
Cinematography, Lighting, Recent Blog Posts

Standardizing Exposure with the El Zone System

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DIY Light Shaping Trick thumbnail with Shane Hurlbut ASC
Cinematography, Lighting, Production, Recent Blog Posts

Cheap Lighting Diffusion for DIY Filmmakers

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Lighting closeup with artificial and natural light
Lighting, Recent Blog Posts

Lighting Closeups with Natural and Artificial Light

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Lighting, Recent Blog Posts, Sponsored

5 Rosco SoftDrop Backdrop Techniques

Picking the right backdrop for your scene is essential to create the perfect atmosphere and setting the right mood for your project. Rosco’s Academy Award® and Emmy® winning SoftDrop backdrops are a popular choice for filmmakers because of their versatility and practicality in delivering photo-realistic…
May 9, 2023
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Cinematographer Justin Jones shows how to light with a projector
Cinematography, Lighting, Recent Blog Posts

Music Video Cinematography: Projector Lighting

May 9, 2023
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Cinematography, Lighting

Cinematography Breakdown: How To Light a Car Scene

May 9, 2023
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Cinematography, Lighting

Horror Cinematography: Lighting Closeups

November 4, 2022
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Pipe Lighting Review by Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC
Lighting, Recent Blog Posts

Pipe Lighting Review 2022 by ASC Cinematographer

November 4, 2022
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How To Shape Your Light - Shane Hurlbut Filmmakers Academy lesson
Cinematography, Lighting, Popular Videos

Cinematography Tip: How To Shape Large Light Sources

November 4, 2022
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Filmmaking lighting study - 150w Dedolight and Lekolite
Lighting

Filmmaking Lighting Guide: Dedolight and Lekolite

The Dedolight kit is one of those tools you’ll find on every electric truck, especially when it comes to interior shoot days. These lights are the king of accent lighting and help make your image pop. In this lesson, Shane Hurlbut, ASC, and gaffer Eric Forand take you through the dedolight and where…
August 19, 2022
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Sade Ndya filmmaking
Cinematography, Lighting

Lighting Black Skin Tones with Sade Ndya

Cinematographer Sade Ndya spent her youth traveling the world, observing most of it through the scope of a lens. As a Black, Indian, and Jewish-raised woman of color, Ndya’s unique approach to cinematography portrays a surreal, dreamlike style of imagery. It's rooted in her personal experiences and…
March 7, 2022
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Where Should I Place My Key Light? - Filmmakers Academy
Lighting, Production

Where Should I Place My Key Light?

Light is to filmmaking what paint is to — well — painting. So, for anyone who might be thinking, “Where should I place my key light?” don’t worry, you’re in the right place.  The way you place your key will have an impact on your mood, dimension, and color tones, but you probably already…
June 26, 2021
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How To Create Room Tone - Filmmakers Academy
Lighting, Popular Videos, Production

How To Light Characters and Create Room Tone

Understanding how to light characters and create room tone is one of the most important and subtle tools you can use to take your storytelling to the next level. In fact, the nature of your ambient light hinges on how you light the background, mid-ground, and foreground. This video shows you a glimpse…
April 23, 2021
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Movie action sequence - Man jumps dirtbike
Lighting

Foot Candles: The best way to gauge light

Shane Hurlbut, ASC, reveals one of his best tips for gauging light and it's all to do with a Spectra light meter, Foot Candles and an old 4 inch thick book!
May 22, 2020
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False Color Live Instagram Filmmaking Lesson
Cinematography, Lighting, Popular Videos

Demystifying False Color Live Instagram Lesson

Shane Hurlbut, ASC takes you through False color, one of the key building blocks of learning how to expose your digital negative.
May 8, 2020
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Shane Hurlbut building softbox lighting
Lighting, Production

Softbox – Construction and Theory

You wanna know how to make a Softbox that can rival the most expensive ones on the market? I like to make my own equipment so it works for me on screen. Now I'm revealing one of my best kept secrets using materials that cost next to nothing - even using BEDSHEETS! You won't want to miss out on this explosive blog that will give you the edge on set.
January 22, 2020
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SIC Podcast Episode 7: Lighting Large Day Interiors
Lighting

Light Quality: What Is The Best Light for the Job?

This month, we're taking a deep plunge into lighting! Get ready, we're taking your lighting technique to the next level, including commentary on essential tools, how to light large spaces, power your lights, and work with Chimera soft banks, Rosco LitePads, and DIY lighting. Play it here: February…
July 30, 2019
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Cartman abducted by aliens gif
Cinematography, Lighting, Production

Macro: How to Make Images LARGER Than Life!

Question: There’s an interesting lens coming out on a macro probe lens 24 millimeter that seems to make amazing techniques but won’t be out for a while. Is there a way to do this kind of shooting or similar shooting? Also very interested in how you approach lighting for studio macro lens shooting,…
May 1, 2019
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Trash Can Gag - Fire and Lamp Light
Lighting, Pre Production, Production

Trash Can Gag – Fire And Lamp Light

Some of my favorite setups throughout my career have been trying to emulate fire and lamp light. In terms of complexity and logistics, this has to be one of the hardest setups to execute. Fire is such an organic and spontaneous source to replicate and it takes time to figure out how to get it right.…
April 5, 2019
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Shane Hurlbut creates DIY Light
Lighting, Pre Production, Production

Trash Can Light – The Professional Build Video

Time to let one of my best kept secrets out of the bag, "The Trash Can Fire light"! I thought I’d share my innovation and creation from Into the Badlands. It starts with a light that I don’t think a lot of you know exists. It’s an awesome light to have in your arsenal. It’s called the…
April 4, 2019
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Shane Hurlbut creates DIY Light
Cinematography, Film Theory, Lighting, Production

Murder Scene Cinematography

For this blog post we're gonna be getting dark and gritty. We're going to be making a murder scene on a budget. Grab your popcorn kids!   Here's a question I once got asked... What is your best advice for shooting a dramatic murder scene at night on a desolate road with little to no power supply?…
April 2, 2019
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