Tony Sanchez

PL Charron, Thats a good idea. Im gonna look into some of those . Hey you never know ...one may come to life as a hot model.

Thx guys these are great responses. I dont have the ability to assist on shoots often. I do own a small lighting package. How should I go about practicing to sharpen my skills? I can probably get one to two actors or just friends at a time to play out a scene. What would you guys suggest I could do to keep challenging myself until I can get on a set to assist ?

Hey guys, This is kinda of a mental slash technical question. What steps do you go through mentally when lighting a scene on the fly, with no prior prep to the location. All you have for information, is the scene is going to be....lets say two people arguing? What goes through your mind when you only have limited gear. How do you deal with this situation and how do you know you have done the best you can and its time to roll camera? Do you have a mental check list that you go through? Do you try a amny different things until something works? I know this is a little out there but I feel so many people have such different approaches to this. I would like to know more about the way expereinced cinematographers think. Thx Again Tony