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AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER Manual 11th EDITION
The revised 11th edition of this essential technical reference is now exclusively available from the American Society of Cinematographers.
Containing entirely new chapters and substantial rewrites of entries from the previous edition, this hardback book designed for on-set use is a must-have for cinematographers and other motion-imaging professionals.
Edited by M. David Mullen, ASC and ASC associate member Rob Hummel, contributors to this edition include Society members Bill Bennett, Christopher Chomyn, Richard Crudo, Richard Edlund, John C. Hora, Levie Isaacks, Dennis Muren, James Neihouse, Sam Nicholson, Steven Poster, Christopher Probst, Pete Romano, Roberto Schaefer and David Stump.
Topics covered in this new edition of our “Filmmaker’s Bible” include:
- Evaluating digital cameras
- Take ownership of your sensor
- Measuring light
- The color science behind modern lighting instruments
- Virtual production/emissive screens
- Digital versions of day-for-night and infrared cinematography
- Imax/large-format cinematography
- Specialty lenses
- Variable frame rates
- ASC Color-Decision List (ASC CDL)
- Academy Color Encoding System (ACES)
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution 5TH Ed.
A friendly, hands-on training manual and reference for lighting technicians in motion picture and television production, this handbook is the most comprehensive guide to set lighting available. It provides a unique combination of practical detail with a big-picture understanding of lighting, technology, safety, and professionalism, essential to anyone doing motion picture lighting.
The fifth edition delves into every aspect of lighting and features vastly expanded sections on controlling LED lights, color science, lighting control systems, wireless systems, Ethernet-based control systems, battery power, and modern set protocol for productions small and large. With a generous number of original images, the book illustrates the use of soft light, the effect of lighting angles, and how the gaffer and DP build an effective lighting plan around the blocking of the actors. This encyclopedic volume of technical knowhow is tempered with years of practical experience and a much-needed sense of humor.
This is the ideal text for professional lighting technicians across film and television including lighting directors, gaffers, DOPs, and rigging crews, as well as film and television production students studying lighting, camera techniques, film production, and cinematography.
It includes a revamped companion website with supplementary resources, forms, checklists, and images.
Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Set Basics: Your First Barbecue
Chapter 2 Preproduction Planning: the Package, Expendables, Personal Tools
Chapter 3 Lighting Objectives
Chapter 4 Lighting Strategies
Chapter 5 Manipulating Light: Tools, Techniques, and the Behavior of Light
Chapter 6 Color
Chapter 7 LED Lights
Chapter 8 Established Lighting Instruments
Chapter 9 Operating HMI Lights
Chapter 10 Stands and Rigging
Chapter 11 Set Protocol
Chapter 12 Lighting Control Networks
Chapter 13 Electricity
Chapter 14 Power Distribution Equipment
Chapter 15 Dimming Equipment
Chapter 16 Electrical Rigging
Chapter 17 Working With Electrical Power
Chapter 18 Power Sources
Chapter 19 Special Circumstances and Practices
Chapter 20 Specialty Lighting Equipment
Chapter 21 LED Color Science and Technology
Appendix A Photometric Calculation Tables
Appendix B Lamp Tables
Appendix C Flicker-free Frame Rates
Appendix D Electrical Tables
Appendix E IP and NEMA Equipment Ratings
Appendix F Equipment Suppliers and Manufacturers
Appendix G Gels and Diffusions
Appendix H LED Lights
The Grip Book Seventh Edition -The Studio Grip’s Essential Guide
Gain the essential skills of a professional grip to become the jack and master of all trades on any movie or television show set. This new edition has been fully updated and revised and will enable aspiring and professional grips to discover vital insider tips ranging from how to operate cutting-edge rigging and lighting equipment to performing difficult camera mounts on aircraft, boats, trains, and cars.
Seasoned Hollywood grip Michael G. Uva teaches you to install, set up, maintain, and ensure the safety of all equipment on a set, such as C-stands, cameras, and any specialty gear needed for a shoot. Expanded content on navigating the set, including set etiquette and how to succeed as a technical crew member, will jump-start your career and make you a valuable asset on any film or television crew. This seventh edition has been updated to include the latest technology, further explanations of equipment and how to use it for those new to the role, a new chapter on working as a grip on virtual sets. Other features include technical expertise on maintaining the latest and greatest filmmaking equipment; a self-test section containing over one hundred questions and answers; a comprehensive appendix containing a robust glossary of insider and equipment terms; and guidelines on what a grip has to be physically able to perform in their day-to-day duties.
The book is ideal for the aspiring or working grip to use on the role, as well as aspiring students looking to break into the industry.
Contents
A rose by any other name
WHO KNEW!
Contributing Companies, Manufactures, and Suppliers That you Should Know
Author’s Note
Warning
About the Author
Acknowledgements
What Could Happen on Your Way to the Throne!
Biography
Michael G. Uva is a well-respected key grip in Hollywood, with over 32 years of experience in film, TV, movies, and commercials. Credits include films such as Easy A, Kalifornia, and Iron Eagle, and TV shows such as The League, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Bones. He has taught at UCLA’s extension program, the Phoenix, Denver, New Mexico, Cuyahoga College Cleveland, and Bakersfield Film Commissions, as well as for the Hollywood CPR Program at West Los Angeles College. He has also taught at international institutions such as the Kerry ETB Training Centre in Ireland.
