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Nudes (Pro-Lighting Series) by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz

Nudes (Pro-Lighting Series) by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz

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Lingerie Shots (Pro-Lighting) by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz

Lingerie Shots (Pro-Lighting) by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz

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Fashion Shots (Pro-Lighting Series) by Alex Larg, Jane Wood

Fashion Shots (Pro-Lighting Series) by Alex Larg, Jane Wood

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Film and Video Lighting Terms and Concepts (Focal Handbooks) by Richard K. Ferncase

Explained are instruments and accessories such as the C-stand, brute, silver bullet, and bazooka; techniques such as the 'right-hand rule' and the blue-screen process; technical concepts such as the inverse square law and light colour temperature;colourful phrases such as 'beach it', 'shake 'em up', and 'martini shot'; and other popular neologisms often devised by bored grips waiting for the next shot - terms such as sputnik, quacker, branchaloris, and flying moon. Various lighting fixtures and accessories are featured in 70 photographs and illustrations.

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Film Lighting : Talks With Hollywood's Cinematographers and Gaffers by Kris Malkiewicz, Leonard Konopelski (Illustrator), Barbara J. Gryboski

A gaffer is the chief electrician on a movie set, and this book contains interviews with gaffers and cinematographers who know their business, including Conrad Hall, James Wong Howe, Haskell Wexler, Robert Wise, and Vilmos Zsigmond, among others. The book is divided into cinematography, lighting equipment, image manipulation, and studio and location lighting. Teamwork and artistry are accented. The comments are informal yet knowledgeable, and there is a glossary to help the reader. Admittedly specialized, Film Lighting will be of interest to movie buffs and film students, as well as subject specialists.

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Interior Shots (Pro-Lighting) by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz

More from the Pro-Lighting series.

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Lighting for Glamour Photography; Complete Guide to Professional Techniques by David Kimber

Lighting for Glamour Photography; Complete Guide to Professional Techniques by David Kimber

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Lighting for Video (Media Manuals) by Gerald Millerson

Review
'This is a very easy book to read and invaluable to the newcomer to the subject.' ZERB, Autumn/Winter 1992 - Zerb, September 1992 - Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine, January 1993

'Enables readers to produce top-grade results whether lighting off-the- cuff with a portable compact kit or tackling a major project with an extensive heavy duty rig.' LIGHTING AND SOUND INTERNATIONAL

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