Essential Knots for Filmmaking: Figure 8
I'll show you how to tie a figure 8 knot for filmmaking. This knot is quick to tie and also very sturdy which is why it is essential for on set.
Chimera Softbank
The power of the Chimera Softbank is great if you don’t have a whole lot of gear. This light is a one-man band machine. It is a creamy beautiful machine you can use as a key light.
Lighting Modifiers: Building the Perfect Toplight and Key Light Source
Chimera is one of my favorite lighting modifiers, and we are going to go into building one of my favorites, called the pancake. It has amazing control, and you’re able to do a lot of unique applications with this tool.
Lighting Techniques: Using a theatrical light to save time, decrease crew size and save on grip gear
I wanted to continue my instruction on shaping light techniques with using specific theatrical lights. Hold on, how does a light shape itself? Well, the ETC Source 4 Leko light is like having a grip and flag package inside your light.
How to Use Indirect Bounce Light
It is incredible how just one light that is not direct, but bouncing off something, changes the mood and tone of your image. It doesn’t have to be from a bounce card; it can be a wall, a floor or a ceiling. Indirect light is one of my favorite lights to use. I feel it mimics what your eyes see because it is natural, soft, forgiving and beautiful.
Lighting Techniques – When To Use a Fill Light
The third point of a classic three point lighting set up is a fill light. This is that light that adjusts your contrast ratio.
The Power of Shaping Hard Light
Shaping light can add a 3D quality to your image. In this video, I will show you how you can create a window pattern in your background to create that depth.
C-Stand Basics, Powered by Matthews Studio Equipment
A foundation in c-stand protocols, the so called rules, are essential to live by. In the right hands and with the right instruction, this baby will change the way you light.
Essential Knots for Filmmaking: Bowline
I am going to take you through the four most essential knots in filmmaking and we start with the number one used knot in the movie business: the bowline.
Illumination Experience Galleries
Welcome to our gallery of Illumination Experience photos.
The Illumination Experience Educational Tour
Lighting techniques and camera composition is the focus of this course tailored to open your mind in new ways. I have designed this experience to be immersive, interactive and intimate using simple techniques to build confidence with any budget.
Need for Speed Lighting Breakdowns
Lighting car interiors at night. How I light, what choices I make with specific units, and why one lighting tool is selected over another.
The Buzz About Plasma Light Tech: Hive Lighting
A few weeks ago, I shot a run and gun style web series and the generous team over at Hive Lighting gave me one of their units to demo. Plasma light technology is pretty incredible.
My Go To Lighting Package Part Two: The Basics
When you have a small team to tell your story, you need to find lights that do many things and provide many color temps. You need some that can focus and ones that are a broad source.
DSLR Cinema: Crafting the Film Look with Large Sensor Video Cameras
This week's post will focus on the subject of DSLR cinema and a fantastic resource known by the same name - DSLR Cinema: Crafting the Film Look with Large Sensor Video Cameras.
Shane Hurlbut’s Go To Lighting Package
Many of you requested information on the go to lighting package. Having a package that can do many types of lighting is the secret. Lights that can multi-task are my recipe for success.
Essential Knots for Filmmaking: Clove Hitch
A useful knot to know for filmmaking is the clove hitch knot. The clove hitch can grip anything, from round objects, to square objects, to rectangles, it can wrap around pretty much any shape.
Shane Hurlbut Returns to NeedCreative podcast
I joined the NeedCreative Podcast again this week. We talked about the art and science of cinematography and then did a mini-workshop. I go into story scenarios and how I would light and lens them.
Create Innovation: The Story Behind SmallHD
The trailer for the documentary that Hurlbut Visuals produced about this forward thinking company called SmallHD, founded by Wes Phillips and Dale Backus.
Herb Ritts Exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Museum
From 1991-1996, I had the unique opportunity to work with one of the most talented still photographers of the 20th Century. Not only was Herb Ritts a great artist, he was also an amazing human being.
Building Medusa: The Perfect DIY Fire Light
How to create DIY fire light to shape and manicure available light and make the ordinary look extraordinary.