2009 FirstLight Cat - First Light Video

CinematographyLighting & Camera • Cinematographer/Stagecraft Designer/Filmmaker/Assistant Director/Cameraman/DPCinematography Master Class SeriesIn this training series nine of the world’s finest cinematographersshare their wealth of experience in a workshop setting,as they guide you through a series of professional lightingproblems both in the studio and on location. 3-D computeranimations vividly illustrate the approaches they take tosolving them. This unique series, sponsored by KODAK, willSAVE $1408 DVD Set: F784DVD $579.00Location Lighting With Geoff BurtonLocation lighting, utilizing the equipment one truck can carry, is the mostcommon task a youngcinematographer will face.Geoff Burton (The Year MyVoice Broke, Flirting, WideSargasso Sea) condenses hismany years of locationlighting experience in thishighly practical and usefulworkshop. Geoff’s approachemphasizes maximum useof natural lighting resources(daylight and practicals) andimitating these sources withthe light he adds. Geoffshows how to work with the limitations of location space and design (in thiscase three rooms of a cramped apartment) rather than against them. Hedemonstrates how fast stocks and fast work can be critical to success. 29 min.14be of value both to students andworking cinematographers.F788DVD $89.95Lighting Dead Poets Society With John Seale”Spectacular!” - Jack Watson, Movie Maker MagazineJohn Seale (Rainman, Gorillas in the Mist, Witness) conducts an intensive andinspirational lighting workshop in the studios of the Australian Film, Radio andTelevision School. The dormitory set from Dead Poets Society was painstakinglyreconstructed for this workshop. Even more important than the technicalknowledge it contains is the insight this program gives into Seale’s workingphilosophy. 28 min.F786DVD $89.95Studio Lighting: A Comparative Workshop With DonaldMcAlpine & Denis LenoirBestSellerLighting Dances With Wolves With Dean Semler“An invaluable source of information and insight!” - R. Levi,Director of Photography, Graduate Film Division, ColumbiaUniversityDean Semler (Road Warrior,City Slickers, Dead Calm)demonstrates the techniquesthat won him anAcademy Award for thecinematography of DancesWith Wolves. Dean’s backgroundin documentaryfilms is a major influenceon his visuals. This workshoprecreates the lightingof an interior fireside scenefrom Wolves, using an exactreplica of the teepee set. The workshop footage was shot anamorphic, using aPanavision camera and a crane. 29 min.F785DVD $89.95BestSellerTwo internationally renowned cinematographers light the same shots from thesame dramatic script in this back-to-back workshop. Don McAlpine (PatriotGames, Breaker Morant and My Brilliant Career) and Denis Lenoir (Monsieur Hire, Clearand Present Danger and Mrs. Doubtfire) vividly demonstrate how differences increative style and approach affect the impact and tone of the scene. This programis packed with technical information, demonstrations & insights into thecinematographer. 59 min.F787DVD $89.95Shooting For Black & WhiteWith Allen Daviau & Denis LenoirAllen Daviau (The Falcon and the Snowman, Avalon, Bugsy, Twilight Zone, The ColorPurple) takes students back to the golden age of cinematography - the 1920’s. Hepainstakingly recreates theshooting style by employingthe filtration, vignetting,aspect ratios and shotcoverage of the period. Indoing so he evokes thespirit and dynamic of theB&W silent screen masterpieces.Denis Lenoir(Monsieur Hire, DaddyNostalgie/These Foolish Things,Paris Awakes, Shuttlecock)creates an intriguing comparisonto the work ofDaviau by using modern cinematic techniques featuring a moving camera. Heshoots with both color and B&W stock to make the comparison complete. 55 min.F805DVD $89.95Shooting For Fantasy With Sacha Vierny & Denis LenoirFrench cinematographers Denis Lenoir (Monsieur Hire, Paris Awakes, ShuttlecockZone) and Sacha Vierny (Hiroshima mon Amour, Prospero’s Books, Stavisky) explore theworld of cinematic fantasy and magic. Vierny generously shares one of his specialsecrets, showing how to create a magical beam of light without the usualneed for a smoked filled room. The effect is electric. Lenoir takes you througheach step of his lighting design and also gives invaluable information about theuse of fluorescent lights.This program explores the techniques that make magic on the screen, but moreimportantly the cinematographer’s creative thought process behind the magic.55 min.BestSellerF804DVD $89.95Shooting For Realism With Allen Daviau & Sacha ViernyAllen Daviau (E.T., The Color Purple, Empire Of The Sun) and Sacha Vierny (Hiroshimamon Amour; The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Prospero’s Books) are given thesame script and set. Daviau creates a series of intricate setups, clearly explainingeach problem he encounters and the solutions he finds by using filters, lightsand F-stop changes. Vierny experiments with a simple and elegant camera movethat encompasses much of the action but presents him with a new challenge:hiding the dolly track. Computer graphics of the lighting setups as well as sideby-sidecomparisons of the finished scenes help you to better understand thetechniques and appreciate the results. 55 min.F802DVD $89.95Shooting For Drama With Robby Muller & Peter JamesRobby Muller’s creditsinclude Repo Man, ParisTexas, To Live and Die in L.A.Peter James shot Alive!, Richin Love and Driving MissDaisy. Both were given thesame script and set constraints.The beautifulimages they created reflecttheir different backgroundsand philosophies on the artand business of filmmaking.Muller creates a moody andimpressionistic feel that ischaracteristic of his approach. James on the other hand neatly sidesteps theproblems caused by a cyc too close to the set and creates a wider view of thewindswept dusty cafe. Both men prove to be generous teachers, sharing manycreative and technical insights that come from years behind the camera. Thevideo culminates with a split screen comparison of each cinematographer’sfinished piece. 55 min.F803DVD $89.95