Film Lighting

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Author: Kris Malkiewicz
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 93653

Media: Paperback
Pages: 198
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6

ISBN: 0671766341
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.5343
EAN: 9780671766344
ASIN: 0671766341

Publication Date: August 11, 1986
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Also Available In:

•	Hardcover - Film Lighting: Talks with Hollywood's Cinematographers and Gaffers
•	Kindle Edition - Film Lighting

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars

Not Useful for someone new to lighting December 30, 2002
26 out of 29 found this review helpful

If you are looking for a good, instructional book on lighting setups and techniques...keep looking. This book may be useful to a seasoned director or gaffer, but is rather useless for beginners. This is essentially a book on interviews, and while has some techniques discussed throughout, is not presented in a way that would be useful for someone hoping to learn the finer details of lighting.

4 out of 5 stars

A definate must read for cinematographers and directors October 24, 2001
Michael P. Terrell (Atlanta, GA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I am a director and found this book to be really intersting. I really enjoyed hearing advice and techniques from a collection of accomplished cinematographers and gaffers. Too many books just merely point out that there are many ways to approach lighting a scene. This actually shows how different people choose to light particular scenes.

The only complaint that I have is that it is a bit out-dated. Personally, I use a lot of newer lighting equipment that was not mentioned (especially Kino Flo lights). Nevertheless, still probably the best lighting book I have encountered.

5 out of 5 stars Not just a dull technical book . . . very interesting . . . February 26, 1999
hblee@cstone.net (Central Virginia)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

I am an aspiring D.P., interested in lighting and camera operation. This book gives a good insight to the relationship between D.P. and director. It does not give dull "how to set up lights," but provides some interesting information provided by some outstanding cinematographers, many are members of ASC. I found it to be an excellent read.

5 out of 5 stars This is must reading for those interested in cinematography. November 19, 1997
Michael Frediani, S.O.C. pantilt@pacbell.net (Burbank, California)
31 out of 31 found this review helpful

Kris Malkiewicz has assembled some of the finestcinematographers and gaffers in the world to create a must-have bookfor all aspiring and working Directors of Photography. This book is both technical and creative in description of design and technique. From Nestor Almendros, ASC to Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC and other contemporary greats in-between--the reader learns lighting of sets, close-ups, background plates and much more. Both soft-light and hard-light techniques are covered too. Reading the meter is discussed by Caleb Deshanel, ASC who states, "Basically I use the meter after I have finished lighting" to Malkiewicz who states, "a caucasian face has about 35 percent reflectance, but a black face reflects less than 16 percent." He goes on to explain the proper technique for exposing dissimilar facial colors with reflective metering. The late James Wong Howe, ASC and Jordan Cronenweth, ASC are quoted describing their day-for-night techniques. All in all this book covers the basics and beyond and has served me well as a reference book that I consult from time to time, and recommend to others.