Lighting for Cinematography: A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting for the Moving Image (The CineTech Guides to the Film Crafts)

one of the finest book i’ve gone through. aspiring filmmakers go for this book, you will get to know about many things forsure

It's not been much time I started filmmaking. Lighting was one of the major issues I came across and I wanted something or someone who could help me add value to my films through lighting. I did watch YouTube videos but they are limited to three point lighting only. This book has given me a complete idea about when, why and where to use a specific lighting type.

Very informative book on lighting.highly recommend ed for anyone pursuing serious film making and documentaries.the descriptions in the book is quite eloborate and clear

All concepts of lighting, compactly explained.

It’s a black and white print not an original one. The images and text are not clear enough. Not worth it.

i received a fake paperback with black and white copy of this book with high contrast blackened images in which you cannot makeout whats shown. i own the kindle copy of this book and know that this book cannot exist without colour images.

Si de pronto existe la necesidad de una publicación que explique, paso a paso, el "teje y maneje" básico de lo que implica la iluminación en el cine, éste libro es el punto de partida por excelencia.Lleno de ejemplos concretos, ejercicios que pueden ser aplicables, y una excelente lectura.

The author is clearly experienced as a technical guy and has some useful tips concerning how to handle lights, electricity and weights. It's definitely a useful read for anyone who starts at a junior level in rental & service. It is not a good read for someone wanting to develop his theoretical and creative skills. I'd rather suggest The Death and Rebirth of Cinema by Harry Mathias, which is much better for beginning cinematographers.The examples from this book are very poorly shot, which shows a lack of creative skills by the author. Everything is also quite dated.

Good book to learn lighting from

Full colour all the way through - the way nature intended! And the illustrations are very good.This is an excellent book. Read, learn and inwardly digest every inch of this book and then go on set and hopefully watch how what you have learnt from this book is put into practice!Unlike most books on making movies, Landau actually has walked the walk and knows precisely and exactly what he is talking about. He opens the student's eyes to the various 'tricks-of-the-trade' needed to get that perfect 'Hollywood-Look' or that 'Dutch-Masters-Look' or to build tension through a 'Film Noir' atmosphere.If a student actually gets to go on-set with one of the greats, he will be exposed to some, but not all, the techniques and artistry described in this book. The same is true for college courses and the like. The fact that Landau covers it all, means that the student really gets to taste and read about all the various ways of lighting a movie, a sitcom, or a two-reeler short.

Best book I've read on the subject (and I've read a few). Other authors (e.g. Blain Brown) focus a lot on the "what": "This is an inkie, this is a PAR", etc. Not that helpful for the low-budget filmmaker who's making do with a few cheap LEDs and whatever else he or she can scrounge up. Landau focus on the "why" and the "how": lighting backgrounds, different lighting situations, basic lighting theory. Highly recommended.