Handheld shooting is an everyday thing in film and TV. Over the years, cameras have dropped in both size and weight, making the world a lot easier on operators and AC’s that have to lug the gear around. What I want to talk about in this article is one of my favorite support tools for this. One of the …
Lighting Control Grids, or LCG’s, have long been a contrast helper for both film and photography, and I’m always impressed when crew members haven’t heard of them. I try to have them on set when using soft lights- especially in narrative work. There are two different types of grids available: fabric grids (shown in photo) …