Behind The Scenes of Photographic Production

Director of Photography: Kevin Cable
Shooting Film, HD - RED, @ Digital Photography

When I studied photography in the early 70's I used the zone system by Minor White. I still use the zone system today. It helps me determine the shades and zones of an image when shooting and what I can do with it in photoshop. It depends on where your highlights and shadows fall in your exposure and how you can manipulate them in post. It takes a few tests to determine your own personal camera.



Things have changed with digital photography. No negative to develop and print and you see your image instantly! But no mater if it's film or digital its the creative way of using the camera and how you pre-visulize the image. What can you do to make it better. If you have the time and the equipment, use it to it's full creative potential!


This is not about the RED camera but I do like using it. The main thing is to be creative, and no matter which camera you use, I always look at it as a tool. All cameras are different and in that they are different tools. So we all tend to have favorite tools. We need to always remember it's how you use that tool!



The RED camera is easy to mount on a crane or just about anything with it's rail system. Pretty much anything you can do with an Arriflex you can do with the RED (mounting, and movement) except shoot film.


Now we have HD and the RED camera. Most of my work in the past was 35mm and mainly on Arriflex cameras. When HD came along the cameras were so different to use and not physically the same. Then came the RED One, and it's like a 35mm camera. You have to build it like an arriflex, change lenses (35mm) and like most film productions you need an assistant to help use the camera. A credit to my friend AC/DIT Simon Manses who has worked with me for more than 25 years.


Shooting 35mm film has always been by favorite and most of my background. I believe lighting is the most important part of film making. "because without light, there is no image" Now we need to be creative with lighting.

Behind the Scenes of Production with
Director of Photography: Kevin Cable
Contact: Kevin Cable
www.imageskc.com
kcable@imageskc.com
954-931-4084