Description: An updated edition of a how-to book on the art, craft, and practice of lighting for film and video for students and filmmakers that want to improve their lighting.
Brief description: David Landau teaches lighting and cinematography at Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA, where he also created the Cinematography track of study and received a Teacher of the Year Award from the University Film &Video Association. He has won six Telly Awards and a Cindy Award for his lighting and cinematography. He has worked as a Director of Photography on Indie features and served several years as the Lighting Director for Exxon Corporate Video and Warner Lambert Video. Over his career David has worked in the camera and lighting departments on commercials, infomercials, documentaries and TV shows including being one of the gaffers (IATSE Local 52) on Lifetime's Project Runway reality series for 4 years and lead gaffer and location LD for several seasons of Lifetimes Project Runway Allstars. David is the author of Lighting for Cinematography (Bloomsbury, 2014) as well as editor of The Cinetech Guides to the Film Crafts series. He also is the author of Film Noir Production: The Whodunit of Classic American Mystery Film (2016) and co-author with David Carren of Next Level Screenwriting (2019).
Review Quotes:
"The book is perfect for the classroom, providing hints, tips, and tricks for the camera, for both live and camera environments. It allows live production-focused students the opportunity to apply the skills they learn and how they cross over and are relevant in cinematography." --Jason Glenwright, Course Coordinator of Lighting, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Australia
"As the author points out, technology has advanced significantly over the last decade, making this the perfect time for this new edition that includes the widely used LED fixtures of today. In addition to the development of LED fixtures, there have also been advancements in camera technology. This book is an essential read for all aspiring filmmakers and students of film and theater alike." --Hideaki Tsutsui, Professor Theatre and Dance and Deptartment Head, University of Texas at El Paso, USA "A master class in cinematography! David Landau's conversational tone mixed with 35 years of technical experience and aesthetic prowess results in a very accessible text that should be cherished by students and professionals alike. Landau's multiple accounts from his work in the field give this book a much appreciated practicality and voice of authority that is invaluable for the emerging cinematographer." --Harlan Bosmajian, IATSE local 600 Director of Photography and Professor of Cinematography, Emerson College, USA "As a Cinematography teacher, I am always looking for textbooks, and David Landau's Lighting for Cinematography is the best resource I've come across. I think this book illuminates every aspect of lighting that I want to teach." --James W O'Keeffe, IATSE local 600 Cinematographer and Adjunct Professor of Cinematography, University of Southern California, USA