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Lighting Dances With Wolves with Dean Semler
An interesting look at lighting a campfire scene in an enclosed space. We learn why beauty lighting fails when attempting to set a mood- and being in a small enclosed space makes it all the worse. Information is delivered very quickly, so be prepared! If you don't have a background in photography and don't know how f-stops relate to aperature size and light quantities- you may want to start with something more basic. Left me wanting more- in more than one way- and I found it with the next disc in the series, Lighting Dead Poets Society with...
Although the "key Frames" concept is important, the set-ups that this DVD suggests are mostly impractical and require the dolly and actors movement to coincide, rather than the illusion that camera is directed by actor movement. The audience will see right through these set-ups- and despite what the authors may claim, are not necessarily time-saving. Do yourself a favor- hire a qualified dolly grip who can do compound moves on dance floor, and experienced DoP and Camera Operator.
