A Quip from the Memory Banks

Walter Glover
Posts: 1270
Joined: 31 Jul 2012, 22:31
Location: Leichhardt, NSW

A Quip from the Memory Banks

Postby Walter Glover » 28 Apr 2013, 06:28

I related an old industry tale in a thread on another site and thought I might do a copy and paste to share it here:

Reminds me of the story of a Hollywood MasterClass in lighting techniques held by the great DOP who had done a lot of cinema noir drama. He showed lighting a mahogany lined den. He explained that it was low key but that the talent could move from pool to pool of light either lit or silhouetted.

A student queried the flare on the front of a bookcase. The Master explained that it was a sheen and not a flare. The student asked the difference between a flare and a sheen to which came the reply: "$1,000.00 per day!"
Walter Glover

"We see things not as they are. We see them as we are."
Emanuel Kant

Return to “Community Chat”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 25 guests

cron