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Kook & HoomenNotes from the bench, the darkroom and the mixing desk

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Film & motion

Lighting a scene, moving a camera and cutting a sequence, the practical craft of pictures that move.

Latest piece Kook & Hoomen

Cut the Sequence on the Sound

A video editing desk at night, waveform display filling the monitor at one second across, marker flags on the breaths, a pair of studio headphones resting on the keyboard, single warm lamp from the left, medium shot from slightly above.

SO Sound & sessions IM Photography & darkroom CR Craft & notes

The other pieces

  1. A single tungsten table lamp with a fabric shade placed on a wooden stool at the edge of frame, angled toward an empty chair in a small room at night, with a white foam board reflector leaning against the opposite wall and a black cloth draped over a chair back on the shadow side.

    One Lamp, One Reflector: Night Interior

    How to light a small room at night with a single lamp and a reflector: placement, bounce, negative fill, and an exposure that keeps the window readable.

    MO-001Film & motion