Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
"A gorgeous piece of work that bids to become a classic text on cinematography....Few books on cinematography meld aesthetics and pragmatics as deftly as this one."American Cinematographer"The gorgeous illustrations bring movies to life, and the modern approach that incorporates digital as well as film means that this book can be used for years to come."Judy Irola, ASCHead of CinematographyUSC School of Cinematic Arts"The book is a wonderful, well-organized and knowledgable collection of all information a cinematographer may need. I recommend it highly."Andrew Laszlo, ASC"This book shows that there is more to the DP than holding the light meter--he needs to understand so much more about using photography to tell a story, create a mood, evoke an emotion. No other text I know of stresses this to this extent."Douglas C. Hart, First Camera Assistant, Instructor, and Author ofThe Camera Assistant"Blain Brown has created a masterpiece. Cinematography is the best reference book I have ever seen..the theories and practices revealed here will never go out of date. This is a "must have” book for anyone claiming to be a cinematographer that hasn't got at least two Academy Awards sitting on their mantle." - Rick Gerard, Creative Cow