In this cinematography tutorial, I show some of my tips for creating scenes that look dark even though we're using film lights so the audience can see what's happening. Film makers often need to create scenes that are dark and moody. A mistake they make is lighting a scene with minimal light and then boosting the ISO of their camera. I talk about what it means to "light for your sensor," how to use shadow to make dark scenes, and some mistakes to avoid.

As cinematographers, we need to understand light - where it comes from, how it’s shaped and how we can use it. In this video and blog post I share some pictures I’ve taken where I’ve been paying attention to the lighting so that I can better understand how to replicate it in my own work.

Welcome to my first post and video. I hope you’ll be back to learn from my successes and mistakes in my time as a cinematographer. First, get to know me and what I’m about.