Chapter 12Lighting and Exposure—Beyond the Basics
In this chapter, we explore lighting and exposure more deeply. We will look at concrete strategies cinematographers use to light a variety of common documentary situations, as well as aesthetic factors that filmmakers consider and some of the technical challenges that cinematographers face while trying to achieve a specific look.
When you first start out, movie lighting can seem somewhat mysterious and tremendously time-consuming. Once you have learned to control your image through lighting and exposure though, countless expressive possibilities become available to you. And the more you work, the greater your technical and aesthetic repertoire.
Basic lighting setups represent the building blocks ...
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