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Power management for lighting. Secrets of story telling.

In our News & Technology segment, Derek and Mark look at a couple of "Off Shore Sightings" from Japan... JVC has a new...

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Controlling the Color of Light

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From yellow to blue, soft to harsh, indoor or out, the "color" of the scene changes with your light setup, and can influence the...

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Reflecting on Reflectors

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No money for more lights? No problem! Here are sure-fire, no-power solutions to making your subject shine. One of the most important lighting accessories that...

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Do the Light Thing

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An informational buyer's guide helping you choose and use the best type of lighting for your productions You want your videos to look professional? Great...

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In the Mood

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In lighting, the most important aesthetic quality is mood: the feeling communicated by the lighting design. You can achieve mood lighting by recipe (Scary: 1....

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Lighting Your Video: Back to the Hardware Store?

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Lighting accessories can be as easy to make as a trip to the local hardware store, but why would you want to go through...

Lighting Design

On-Camera Lighting

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When you're shooting news, documentary, wedding, family, or other event videos, you're always on the move -- and your light has to move with...

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Lights for Different Jobs

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Sometimes we're too busy illuminating you in this department to define basic terms, like, for instance, all the different lights we talk about. So...

Lighting Design

Get Creative with Cookies!

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When you light a set or location, you're not just cranking out lumens to get a good f-stop. You're painting the scene with light,...

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Why Three-Point Lighting?

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Why are we always harping on three-point lighting? You know: key light, fill light and back light? Even when it's done well, it's a...