Is this a Good Lighting / Cinematography Book

I've never heard of it, but just for a frame of reference, what other cinematography books have you already read? (i.e. looking for something new, or just getting started in film lighting as a good intro. book and a good advanced technique book are sadly never the same)
 
Gohanto said:
I've never heard of it, but just for a frame of reference, what other cinematography books have you already read? (i.e. looking for something new, or just getting started in film lighting as a good intro. book and a good advanced technique book are sadly never the same)
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I haven't read many cinematography books. I still think I have a lot to learn.
 
I have it and its a great resource for its charts and great coverage on lights and other tools.

I recommend it.
 
Having taught this subject to Digital Arts majors for a few years I suggest using the book': Lighting, for Film & Electronic Cinematography by Dave Viera, ISBN 0-534-12810-6
 
I second "Lighting for Film and Digital Cinematography" by Dave Viera. Great book, teaches you a lot. Don't be put off by its price tag, its worth every penny.

http://www.amazon.com/Lighting-Film...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226012220&sr=8-1

"Cinematography" by Kris Malkiewick is pretty good for the basics.

http://www.amazon.com/Cinematograph...=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226012634&sr=8-3

Cinematography: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers by Blain Brown

http://www.amazon.com/Cinematograph...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226012680&sr=8-2

You gotta read "rebel without a crew" by Robert Rodriguez if you haven't..... enough said.
 
Harry Box's book is a must if you're looking to be an electrician. If you're looking for creative ideas of a cinematographer, probably not. It's the best book on technical details I've found. Definitely worth it in my opinion.
 
Been looking through several cinematography books recently for lighting theories and I stumbled onto "Cinematography: Theory and Practice" by Blain Brown.

I've read a fair number of cinematography books and never seen anything quite as interesting. I'd say it's a DP's equivalent to "Directing Actors" imo.

And even more fun, Google has large chunks of the book available to preview here...
http://books.google.com/books?id=1JL2jFbNPNAC&printsec=frontcover
 
I agree, Blain Brown's book is pretty good ( I have it in my collection of many) but Dave Viera's book is far beyond it in actual lighting practice and the resulting understanding gained by studying it.
 
i would recommend that book, "The Set Lighting Technicians Handbook" I own a copy. but it depends what you are looking for, someone mentioned it was dry and technical but for me those are the books i like, i mean i know what i want to do and when i look to buy books i not looking for the creative inspiration side as i know exactly what im trying to achieve in my head, so i just like the more technical books that teach me how to use and understand the abilities of tools in film production.

actually on a personal level, my favorite types of books on film production are the ones that are way indepth technically, the ones that most would consider boring and lacking any creative inspiriation within them. but for me these are the most inspirational books for my creativity, cause by reading these and understanding the exact uses of tools in certain situations and soaking up all that raw data allows me to think of new ways to do things and new ideas that i didnt have before i understood a certain process or technique
 
Yeah, you can read all the fun and creative "rebel without a crew" books you want, but without these technical books, you'll never know how to actually do anything. No book is an end all, but I'm sure this would compliment some other of the books already mentioned.

By the way, not knocking rebel without a crew...jeez. Best book ever.
 
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