In this video Joel Svendson from Rosco Laboratories describes the latest products and innovations. Topics include: correct to blue, correct to orange, balancing lighting, reflectors, neutral density filters, diffusion, chroma-key, plus green and minus green applications, and using Cal Color. Learn tips and techniques of professional gaffers for both HD and 35mm.

In this video, Rush Hamden teaches how to light an action sequence where a gun or sword is present and why each instrument is needed. Topics include: key light, rim lights, flags, fill, spot, flood, barn doors, flashlights, and specials. Learn how to light a scene like an industry professional in this episode of Digital Cinema Training.

Animal stories and action movies are perennial box office attractions. Who are the men and women who work with the animals and take the hard knocks? This program gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the exciting (and dangerous) worlds of animal training and stunt performing.

Today Opera Easy zeroes in on one of the most fascinating and intriguing operas in all of operatic history," says host Natalie Choquette. "The composer of today's featured work was born in Germany in 1819 but became a naturalized Frenchman. He was called the King of the Operetta, having written over 90 popular and hilarious operettas for the Parisian stage during the Second Republic. Yet Jacques Offenbach's dream was to write an opera. When the opera...

Television first arrived in American homes just as the Hollywood studio system was collapsing. As the new medium took hold, so did a new era of motion picture entertainment. Top directors, actors, and film scholars trace the influence of each medium on the other, from the live and fresh dramas of the Golden Age of Television and the growth of Hollywood spectacles to the megalithic entertainment industry of today.

Film budgeting expert Diane Cornell leads off this lecture series regarding financing an independent film with these topics: politics of money, your script, budget strategy, financing, unions, the crew, loss and damage, bonds contingencies, SAG, production reports, set safety, sexual harassment, and animals and children on set.

The Movie Production volume of Digital Cinema Training applies numerous concepts of basic production in the real world, such as composition, camera settings, and manipulating the camera. Part 16 focuses on cinematography principles such as the law of thirds and the 180 degree rule as it applies to outdoor settings.

Valuable for students aspiring to enter the world of filmmaking, The Crew series vividly presents the jobs and lives of film production workers and explores the technical aspects of producing a film by talking to the people who make it happen. The Lead Painter paints all the sets on a production, as well as backdrops. The On-Set Painter is responsible for the upkeep and continuity of paint elements during shooting. The Location Sound Mixer is responsible...

This instructional video, from the Digital Cinema Training series, teaches viewers the basics of makeup application. Makeup artist Maria Guarin McAllister demonstrates how to create a natural look on a male model using concealer and foundation and how to apply foundation, concealer, eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow, and lipstick on a female model. Viewers will learn the importance of having a variety of makeup on hand, keeping organized, and practicing...