I work in the film industry lighting sets, and this is what it's like to work in the entertainment industry
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Communication breakdown
Published on 2010-08-24 23:02:59
I was booked to work on an insert unit, so I reported to the studio lot in West LA at noon for van ride to our location in downtown Los Angeles. When we got to the lot, one seemed to know what was going on, so we inventoried our five ton truck and added some [...]
Friday Photo
Published on 2010-08-20 11:53:19
On soundstages, as soon as the overhead ‘house’ lights go off, the corners and crannies get really dark. Since tripping and falling is funny but bad, we haul out the worklights. The preferred worklight is a large bulb in a cage on a metal stand – it’s about 8 feet tall and has a very heavy [...]
Christmas in August.
Published on 2010-08-19 00:27:07
Normally, the goal of lighting is not to be noticed – we’re trying to mimic or enhance natural light – key lights have to come from the same direction even when the camera turns around, more than one shadow is a no-no, a light has to look like it’s coming from a logical source, etc… [...]
