Producers, who need to budget and schedule, based on the information in the script. An understanding of the script is necessary for answering the many questions that will come up during prep and filming. This allows the Makeup Artist to effectively deal with the changing conditions and concerns of a shoot. You will build lists […]

Motion Pictures in Digital: Motion pictures that are shot digitally are films in which their images are captured on digital formats. These images can be taken with any media that can use digital technology. Digital cinematography is a term usually used to describe when film is being substituted for digital. Cinematography digital cameras are usually […]

by Paul Wheeler The relationship between a Director of Photography (DP) and the Makeup Designer and their team, I believe, has to be one of close cooperation—especially if there are prosthetics on set or, as so often happens in period pieces, wigs. The closeness between the join for a prosthetic or hairpiece needs to be […]

Black-and-white photography with the use of light registers color in variations of gray. Seen this way, more attention should be given to composition and the levels of tone a color will be. Tones are used with light in black – and-white photography to portray emotions, through the lightness or darkness of shadows. The direction of […]

by Paul Wheeler, Digital Cinematography Camera filters are used to alter the temperature of lights, change an image, or enhance colors. The following filters can also be used with digital shooting situations: Color-Compensating Filters (CC Filters): Come in primary colors and are used in front of the camera lens to correct light. Color-Correction Filters: Used […]

Gel filters (Figure 4.3) are used in front of the light source to change what the light is putting out. Lighting designers use gel filters for many different reasons. Gel filters are made of transparent plastic that is heat resistant, and they come in different translucent colors. They should not absorb heat, and are usually […]

by Joseph N. Tawil, President, GAMPRODUCTS, Inc. Color mixing with lights is called additive color mixing (Figure 4.1). This tricolor mixing theory was proposed by Sir Thomas Young in the early 1800s, and it is the basis for all film and video color systems today. Young discovered that by mixing red, blue, and green light, […]

by Joseph N. Tawil, President, GAMPRODUCTS, Inc. Hue, value, and chroma are terms from the Munsell system of color notation (published in 1905). It is a system designed for explaining color in ink and paint rather than color in light. However, the three descriptive terms are used to define the color of light, contributing more […]

Color is one of the most important things to have a good understanding about. The more you use what you read, the easier using color becomes. Whether you use a traditional color wheel or the Real Color Wheel is up to you. The lessons address using the different primary colors, but the knowledge can also […]