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A Shot in the Dark: A Creative Diy Guide to Digital Video Lighting on (Almost) No Budget
Author(s): Jay Holben (Author)
- Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr
- Publication Date: January 1, 2011
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 282 pages
- ISBN-10: 143545863X
- ISBN-13: 9781435458635
Book Description
The most significant contribution to film imagery is lighting. Lighting is the key to turning amateur footage into professional stories and presentation. A SHOT IN THE DARK: A CREATIVE DIY GUIDE TO DIGITAL VIDEO LIGHTING ON (ALMOST) NO BUDGET shows that good lighting doesn't always require expensive or extensive Hollywood hardware. With a little creativity, ingenuity, and some elbow grease, you can create your own lighting arsenal to handle a multitude of situations. This book will show do-it-yourselfers how to create their own equipment and how best to use it. The first part of the book teaches you about the basics--the fundamentals of light, color, exposure, and electricity--that are the building blocks of lighting. You'll discover what light is and how to control it. Once you have that foundation, the book will introduce tips, techniques, and hands-on projects that instruct you on how to create your own lighting tools from inexpensive, readily available resources. The only limit to what you can do is your imagination.
