Capturing Light - A Director of Photography's Podcast
Capturing Light Podcast is a Director of Photography’s Podcast that both inspires and educates filmmakers with cinematography tips, tools and techniques by other cinematographers from around the world. Learn about digital video and film cameras, lighting and camera equipment, the film industry, and listen to interviews with film industry professionals about their work on tv shows, commercials, films, music videos, web series, and documentaries.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 164
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Capturing Light – Episode 24 with Sara McDermott Jain
In this episode, We talk about:
* What to consider when starting screen writing.
* Explaining themes in films. What’s the bigger message?
* Talking a little bit about character development.
* Using…
Wed 24 Feb 2016
Capturing Light – Episode 23 with Gregg Easterbrook
In this episode, We talk about:
* How be limited can help spark your creativity.
* Trading cash for creative control when you can.
The Featured Director of Photography: Gregg Easterbrook
http://…
00:36:09 |
Fri 12 Feb 2016
Capturing Light – Episode 22 with Seth Fuller
In this episode, We talk about:
* Film Societies: What some of the abbreviations mean.
* Balancing being a cinematographer and director.
* Dealing with the school system and politics.
Film Societi…
00:24:00 |
Thu 04 Feb 2016
Capturing Light – Episode 21 with Tobias Linden
In this episode, We talk about:
* Transitioning from screenwriting to cinematography.
* Talking about two films: Deception and Shutter
* Talking a little about the music video FRVR by The Black Lig…
00:19:36 |
Thu 28 Jan 2016
Capturing Light – Episode 20 with Les Gaddis
In this episode, We talk about:
* So you’ve gotten on set, now what?
* Building a community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/capturinglightpodcastcommunity/
The Featured Director of Photography: L…
00:07:36 |
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Capturing Light – Episode 19 with Amy R. Williams
In this episode, We talk about:
* The job of a production designer.
* The industry chain of command. Where a Production Designer falls.
* Communication between the Production Designer, Director, a…
00:31:17 |
Fri 15 Jan 2016
Capturing Light – Episode 18 with Nicole Fairbrother
In this episode, We talk about:
* Finding a mentor, things to think about.
* Being critiqued as an artist – Criticism vs Validation.
* The importance of Social Media as an artist.
The Featured Dir…
00:30:17 |
Thu 07 Jan 2016
Capturing Light – Episode 17 with Alexander Elkins
In this episode, We talk about:
* How Alex filmed two music videos with the same band and created two totally different looks.
* Making connections, networking, and getting experience on set.
* Tal…
00:27:24 |
Thu 31 Dec 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 16 with Sasha Moric
In this episode, We talk about:
* How Sasha went from being an extra on set, and working in craft services to working in the camera department.
* Talking more about the traditional training route o…
00:32:42 |
Thu 24 Dec 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 15 with Stephen Campbell
(SPOILERS)
What we cover in this episode and interview:
With the lack of new ideas and stories in film, avoiding something that you’ve seen before.
One thing I have learned through my experience as…
00:40:15 |
Thu 10 Dec 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 14 with Gregory Middleton
What we cover in this episode and interview:
Different paths to getting on set. Apprentice vs. shooting your own projects.
Collaboration… working with other cinematographers
Scheduling on a large …
00:32:19 |
Thu 03 Dec 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 13 with Matt Workman
The Featured Cinematographer: Matt Workman
http://www.mattworkman.com
http://www.cinematographydb.com
http://www.cinematographydb.com/modern-cinematographer-podcast/
https://www.instagram.com/mattw…
00:30:00 |
Wed 25 Nov 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 12 with Nico Aguilar
In this episode, I talk about:
* What tools you should invest in.
The Featured Cinematographer: Nico Aguilar
http://www.nicoaguilar.com
https://www.instagram.com/nicolasnicolby/
https://www.fac…
00:32:43 |
Tue 17 Nov 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 11 with Daniel Cotroneo
In this episode, I talk about:
* How to get on a film set
Websites mentioned in the show:
http://gaddisvisuals.com/getonfilmset/
www.productionhub.com
Monster.com
http://www.backstage.com/casting/…
00:40:45 |
Tue 10 Nov 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 10 with Les Gaddis
In this episode, I talk about:
* Modifiers for lights
* Negative Fill
* My experience filming my first feature. (LEFT)
Websites mentioned in the show:
www.isanetwork.org
The Featured Cinematog…
00:12:15 |
Mon 21 Sep 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 9 with Les Gaddis
In this episode, I talk about:
* Iphone apps for filmmakers:
Artemis – a director’s viewfinder app
Movie Slate – an intuitive slate app
Shot Designer – an app to develop lighting plots and more.
He…
00:12:46 |
Wed 09 Sep 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 8 with Alex Buono
In this episode, I talk about:
* Film Education – Film School vs. Online Training.
* www.gaddisvisuals.com/bestwebsitesforfilmmakers
The Featured Cinematographer: Alex Bouno
http://www.alex-buono…
00:17:20 |
Tue 01 Sep 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 7 with Eli Bam’s
In this episode, I talk about:
* What’s your favorite focal length?
* Do you use storyboards or shot list?
* How do you cover a scene?
The Featured Cinematographer: Eli Bam’s
http://www.elybam…
Wed 26 Aug 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 6 with Matthew Scott
In this episode, I give quick tips about:
* Working with a great story.
* Working with what you have.
* Assembling the right Cast and Crew
* Shooting safety takes.
The Featured Cinematographer: …
00:25:46 |
Wed 19 Aug 2015
Capturing Light – Episode 5 with Sam Nuttmann
In this episode, we get into detail about:
* How to calibrate monitors. (For color correcting you can use the Datacolor Spyder monitor calibration)
* What are some tools you use to help with getti…
Tue 11 Aug 2015
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