There are a lot of rules for cinematography regarding lighting, composition, and movement, and I'm in a few camera and lighting groups where the stills shared from unrelated projects are attractive bu

(Piggybacking somewhat off a topic on cml-glass:) Can anyone share experiences shooting in 'scope (~2.39:1 aspect ratio) digitally, particularly on mid-range cameras? My only experiences have been sim

Hello all! We have a bunch of solids & flags, 18x24, 2'x3', 4x4, etc. that are in sorry shape. Does anyone have a source for re-covering these in new Duvetyne in the US? Preferably East coast? Thanks

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Just got a deal on a 5d Mark II and this will be my first full-frame camera purchase. I'm excited to try this out, but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend some resources to get the most out of the c

I'm teaching a Cinematography class this spring at a local university. One of the topics I'm covering is something is a bit outside my personal experience: budgeting. I simply haven't had many project

Hello, We are shooting a film down here in Mexico in July and we are in doubt as to what camera to use. We have access to a kit of Leica PL mount lenses, and are choosing between Ursa Mini Pro 4.7K ca

Hi, I've always wondered about viewing a DSC chart like the Xyla or anything with many steps represented—which I take it are full stops —in a Rec.709 image. If Rec.709 is only capable of showing aroun

Dear Friends, I'm about to buy my first spot meter, and I am looking at the Sekonic Speedmaster L-858D-U (link). Anyone have experience with it? I'm open to other recommendations, too. I've also looke

Hello all, I'm building out a budget kit that can be used as an AC's focus puller setup for our Ursa G2. Now I think I got all the right parts to satisfy my nostalgia for knex contraptions but I would

Hello all, I'm building out a budget kit that can be used as an AC's focus puller setup for our Ursa G2. Now I think I got all the right parts to satisfy my nostalgia for knex contraptions but I would

Hey There! I am currently a grad student and I will be working on a short fictional film about some young rock band performers. I want to recreate the lighting as if they were truly on stage. I am not

Hi dear mentors, Next saturday I'll be DPing a music video with just 3 lights: 1 1K fresnel, 1 1K quartz redhead, 1 500w fresnel. The scene will be just one: a color paper as the background. I will ne

I am shooting a interview using the Interrotron, with two Alexa LF cameras side by side. It seems to be hard to find a interrotron that is large enough to cover the physical space of two lenses. Does

Hello everybody, Next week I am going to make my first tests with a Cinema Camera. My brother works in a rental house and we are going test a Canon C 300 Mrk II, a RED Scarlet and maybe a Arri Alexa P

In my recent student project, I tried to do build an image system in a different way. But after a premier of my project, I didn't get an expected reaction. So how do I do self- analysis and learn from

CML-Mentor I hope this is the right place for this. I am working on a docu-series where I am being relied upon to wear many hats, including producer/line-producer style work. I have been tasked with a

Hi all- I’m giving a little talk tomorrow about lighting for commercials. It’s basically me showing some spots I shot and talking about how I lit them. If you’re interested, here’s the place: https://

Hello everyone, I'm preparing a music video that's being thought of as a two minute single take in front of a 30' blue screen. Because of the restricted budget, we plan to shoot outdoors using natural

We're taking the plunge and we're investing in buying our own gear. We've settled on getting a Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, and now we’re lost in the endless research of rigging it out. I hope th