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Motion Picture and Video Lighting, 4th Edition
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Motion Picture and Video Lighting, 4th Edition

by Blain Brown
December 2023
Intermediate to advanced
340 pages
11h 19m
English
Routledge
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THE HISTORY OF FILM LIGHTING

Lighting has evolved continuously since the earliest days of film-making. Changes in the technology of lighting have strongly influenced filmmaking styles and procedures.

Lighting creates the environment for storytelling and we must never forget that at its heart, filmmaking is telling stories with pictures. The first lighting for storytelling was the fire. For some purposes, it is still nearly perfect. Firelight is warm and glowing, associated in the mind with safety, heat, and protection from nature. It draws people toward it, they automatically arrange themselves into a circle at a comfortable conversational distance. It flickers gently and provides a visual focus that prevents one’s attention ...

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ISBN: 9781003811916