From the course: Learning Cinematography: 2 Working on Set
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Work with the lighting crew and equipment
From the course: Learning Cinematography: 2 Working on Set
Work with the lighting crew and equipment
- Okay, so we're lookin' pretty good here. There's some minor little things, I've got to work on, and I'm always working with the gaffer and key grip at the same time. I'm working with Alex here, because we the camera set up. We have a Shogun Flame, which has a Way Four monitor, so that I can actually measure the values. I've got my light meter, so that I can measure the values and keep those consistent. I have to think ahead about how this shot will integrate with the next shot, and I'm also visualizing right now, how this will land here. It's going to start there, and it's going to dolly, the camera will dolly in this direction, and land here, so I'm going to visualize and take a look at the lighting from this direction as well as that direction. I have two stand-ins in, because the actors are off working. I also want to mention, if you've noticed, all of the crew members are wearing black t-shirts. They have close-toed shoes. That's a safety issue. No one on the set will be allowed…
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