Motion Picture and Video Lighting

I don't read a lot of books, but this one is definitely worth the time. It's extremely detailed and in-depth. If you're a beginner, this book will give you the complete knowledge you're looking for without going over your head. If you're a seasoned pro, you'll find this helpful as a reference, or to fill in the gaps of things you might have missed. At any rate, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

It's quite simply written..easy to understand..and even has a DVD which is most usefull..BUY IT

I bought this book to learn about cinematography. It's very well informed and up to date. It's very techy in language so a bit hard to read. This book has all sort of resources on what industry professionals do and use on independent/studio films, commercials, and music videos. It's a book that you can always reference if you need to know about cinematography related subjects. I got a chance to work with the author, Blain... Read Full Review

After a long lifetime as a practicing director of photography, I now also teach graduate film and video lighting at the San Francisco Academy of Art University. In a quest for the best book for my students, one that provides background and needed information to the hands-on work we do, I searched through most of the available texts and found Blain Brown's to be by far the best book out there for aspiring directors of photography... Read Full Review

The thing about this book is that it is written from a completely professional point of view. It deals with lighting as it is really practiced on professional movie sets - not like most books on cinematography which seem to be written by people who haven't actually done it all that much in the real world. I've bought about every book there is on movie lighting and most of them are a waste of money. This book covers everything... Read Full Review