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Shooting Day for Night

Shooting "day-for-night," of course, means recording night scenes in daylight. It's done all the time because casts and crews tend to be less grumpy...

Using Diffusion

Light-diffusing material (just plain diffusion in professional jargon) softens directional light by scattering it. In the short version, that's all there is to tell,...

Light Source: Lighting for Mood

The main difference between straight and artistic video lighting is mood. Mood-setting moves beyond technical competence and into lighting design. It's not hard to...