Thursday, February 18, 2016

Today's work

An initial pass through some footage from Keith Mullin's film Scratchbox (which I also gaffed). Getting ready to teach a workshop in Advanced DaVinci Resolve on Saturday at Austin Movie Gear.

Scratchbox, a film by Keith Mullins. John Sedlack, DP


Thursday, February 11, 2016

Cinematography Rant by Noam Kroll

Noam Kroll pops up on my news feed on Facebook now and then and I always like what he writes. He doesn't drown you in technical details or arguments about gear. He talks about the principles behind the work.  Like this one:

Cinematography Rant: Why All DPs Need To Understand Color Correction

I first started learning the art of color correction for one simple reason - I needed to give my DSLR footage more production value by emulating the look of higher end cinema cameras. It wasn’t long after I started learning the craft that I realized just how much value color can add to any project, and how crucial it is for all filmmakers to understand color.