Tag Archives: Books
Vittorio Storaro’s Latest Book
Here’s the fifth book from prolific Vittorio Storaro, AIC, ASC. It is a lavish, large volume visual feast with more than 400 new images, paintings and photographs. This is the jewel in the crown of Vittorio’s visual references for every cinematographer, director and working member of the motion picture community, and for film aficionados as well. The photographs in Storaro–Writing with Light,… read more…
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Rebel Without A Deal: Book Review
Jim Pfeiffer is an award-winning writer and producer with 30 years experience in film and video production. He currently teaches broadcast production at the University of New Hampshire, and continues to freelance as a writer, producer, editor and camera operator for corporations, educational institutions, government agencies and news organizations. This review is by Jim Pfeiffer. REVIEW of Rebel Without A Deal… read more…
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Ron Dexter Award to MBF Filmtechnik
For being first with a PL to Canon EOS Lens Adapter, Matthias Uhlig and MBF Filmtechnik Hamburg won the FDTimes Ron Dexter Award. The award was inspired by Director/Cinematographer/Inventor Ron Dexter, ASC, who never met a piece of camera equipment he couldn’t make better, and was famous for making some of the first video assists by hacking brand-new lenses and… read more…
FDTimes December 2009 Issue 29 Now Online
The December 2009 Issue of Film and Digital Times has gone to press in LA and should be in the mail soon. Our online edition is now ready to download (PDF files) for all Subscribers and Members. We end the year in low light, with articles on: Forgetting Three-Point Lighting; Lighting with Paint at one footcandle; ISO 12,800 to 102,400; Game-Changing Hybrid Cameras;… read more…
CStyle Volume 2 Coming October 12
Here is the long-awaited completion of the Cinematographer Style trilogy: Film, Volume One and now Volume Two. With the 55 remaining full transcripts of the interviews conducted from 2003 and 2005 for the feature-length documentary Cinematographer Style. As with Volume One, the pages are packed with advice, anecdotes, lessons and history from some of the world’s top cinematographers. It’s a… read more…
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RED Read
Noah Kadner has completed the essential book on RED. Here, in 340 well-written pages, with beautiful color photos, is the must-have guide to everything you need to know about working with the RED ONE camera system. For less than the price of an eyepiece cover, you have years of knowledge under one paperback cover. It will save you hours…no, days…of… read more…