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  Good Lighting books

  Posted by Daniel Schultz on January 12, 2010 at 12:31 am

  Just read Kris Malkewitz’s Film Lighting book and loved it.
  Can anyone suggest good companion books for lighting that would be a good next step?
  Are there good magazines about lighting?

  Thanks,

  Dan S.

  Daniel Schultz replied 16 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Rick Wise

  January 13, 2010 at 12:23 am

  Motion Picture and Video Lighting, Second Edition, by Blain Brown — lots of typos, and sometimes dense writing, but a thorough book. The textbook I assign to grad students studying lighting at the Academy.

  Lighting for Digital Video & Television, Second Edition, by John Jackman — I have not read this book but currently evaluating it for an on-line lighting class; looks promising.

  Lighting for Television & Film, Third Editiion, by Gerald Millerson. Encuyclopedic. British. Somewhat out of date but full of timeless information.

  Matters of Light & Depth, by Ross Lowell

  Rick Wise
  director of photography
  San Francisco Bay Area
  and part-time instructor lighting and camera
  grad school, SF Academy of Art University/Film and Video
  https://www.RickWiseDP.com
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwise
  email: Rick@RickWiseDP.com
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  Daniel Schultz

  January 13, 2010 at 3:47 am

  Appreciate your advice. I’ll check out those titles.

  Dan S.

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