APPS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY (PART II) LIGHTING DESIGNER

Jan 17 2017

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This app designed by Clayton Combe is very useful for cinematographers who would like to design Lighting by diagrams and direct their ideas to Gaffer.
Lighting designer app helps to create lighting plots for not only films but also for concerts (Theatre lighting).With wide selection of equipments and simple yet powerful interface makes it easier than ever to illustrate and communicate lighting setups.

This app feature allows specifying details for each light like wattage, lens, DMX address and notes option that allows describing every detail of lighting setup that can also be shared through emails.
We can even draw a floor plan using basic shapes, including images from smart phone device.

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lighting-designer/id511366142?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Shot Designer

This is a useful app for the Director of photography which helps to place cameras and get good angles of action. With this app, one can move the characters, place props, and design the set.
Shot Designer is a ground-breaking tool for Directors and DPs that creates Animated Camera Diagrams with integrated Shot List, Storyboards, Professional Director’s Viewfinder, Sync & Team Sharing via Dropbox.
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.us.hollywoodcamerawork.shotdesigner&hl=en

pCam Film + Digital Pro
This app has almost everything a Cinematographer wanted to have. It is one of the most-praised apps in the Hollywood Film industry. In fact, the app won an Emmy award for Engineering. The app was originally created in 1998.
Features

Depth of Field, Field of View, Angle of View, Sensor Sizes, Focal Length Matching, Exposure, Shooting to Screen Time, HMI Flicker-Free, Color Correction, Diopter, Time Lapse, Underwater Distance, Beam Intensity, Light Coverage, Conversion Calculator, Focus Chart and so much more.
App has many interesting applications for quick reference include:
• Motion Picture formats: 8mm – 16mm – 35mm – VistaVision – 65mm – 70mm – IMAX.
• HD Video formats: 1/4”, 1/3”, 1/2”, 2/3” HD CCD – 35mm Still Lens Adapters – Digital HD SLR’s, Super 35mm-sized HD – 65mm-sized HD.
• Still Camera formats: 35mm Standard – 4/3 – APS – Panoramic – DSLR – Digital backs – 6×6 cm – 6×7 cm – 4×5 – 5×7 – 8×10
• Reference to Lens guide like Cooke, Sigma, Leica, and Kowa,.etc.
• Foot candle,Lux convertor
Best thing about this app is Quick Buttons for Camera Formats; Jumps to “Film,” “Video,” “Stills,” or “Custom.”
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pcam-film-digital-calculator/id295456485?mt=8

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