If you’re a RED camera user striving for perfect blacks, vibrant colors, and noise-free footage, then mastering the art of black shading is your golden ticket. This simple yet crucial technique, often overlooked by beginners, is a secret weapon wielded by industry professionals like Shane Hurlbut, ASC, to elevate their RED camera footage to a […]
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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 […]
On a feature film, it’s important to understand how aspect ratio is going to affect your story, creatively and logistically. Your framing comes down to how the story wants to be told.
After I completed production on Season 1 of AMC’s “Into the Badlands,” I invited our Director, Guy Ferland, to accompany me during a speaking educational event at Revolution Cinema Rentals, here in Los Angeles. I wanted to talk about how we shaped the look and feel of the show, from pre-production all the way through […]
