Doug Wolf

Thanks, Phil! Great insight.

Thanks to everyone for the responses. So speaking of least amount of cuts, etc. Have any of you ever used multiple cameras to get as much coverage possible at the same? If money wasnt an issue to have all that equipment , could you light so that each shot could be covered from three angles, close, over the shoulder and wide?

Thanks! Information like that is exactly what I was looking for! Much appreciated, D

Hello group, While having a long history in VFX, I am fairly new to the practical side of things. I am planning on doing some short films where once the general blocking of action is done, I want to pre-light for the environment rather than make each shot perfect. I plan to have bounce cards to move around quickly for each shot to shape the light a tad. All my on set experience has been on high end productions where every shot is setup for 10 mins to an hour or more, or super low budget with little to no thought put into lighting. Is environment lighting even a practical consideration? Any vid tutorials out there or help on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!