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As a technical artist in the craft of moving pictures, Jason’s philosophy is that a good story must drive the selection of lighting placement and character... and that lighting design (from selective viewpoints) relative to documentary or fictional subjects must take priority over camera manipulation.  His artistic and technical experience includes work with the following lighting and electrical equipment:

  • Arri...

    • HMI 1200W

    • Arri 650 Plus Fresnel

  • Lowell...

    • DP 1000W

    • Tota 750W

    • Omni 500W

    • Pro 250W

    • Rifa eX series

  • ETC...

    • Selador Desire D40

    • Source 4 LED Lustr+

    • Selador Pearl

    • Vivid Fire and Vivid Ice

  • iKan iLED6

  • FloLight FL-220AW

  • Mole-Richardson Jr. 2K

  • Honda EU2000i Generator

  • Experience creating effective and efficient DIY lighting kits and rigs with CFL and LED technology.

  • Experience programing cues and submasters on the ETC Element 40-250 Channel Console.

Jason also has extensive experience with the following camera equipment:

  • 16mm. Celluloid

    • Bell & Howell

    • Arriflex

    • Bolex H-series.

  • Digital

    • BlackMagic Cinema 4k

    • Canon 5Dii with MagicLantern Firmware Enhancement (14-bit Raw Video filming)

    • Canon 7D, Canon T6i, Canon T5i, Canon T3i

    • Panasonic DVX-100B

    • JVC GY-HD200, JVC GR-HD1

    • GoPro Hero3

    • Canon GL-1 & XL-1.

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From Production to Post-Production –

Experiments in Dynamic Range...

Jason also has an expertise with hacking Canon DSLR cameras using MagicLantern firmware to get them to perform at their full potential beyond their distributed factory settings. Recently, he has also experimented with creating his own flat picture styles for the Canon Rebel T3i, maximizing the recorded dynamic range off the Canon CMOS sensor into .jpg stills and H.264 .mov files.  This results in a recorded image that can be better color-graded in post, reclaiming dramatic contrast while also preserving detail in the highlights and shadows. The results of Jason's flat recording curve experiments can be viewed in the images showcased at the bottom left and bottom of this paragraph.

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For more examples of Jason's color grading skills, be sure to check out his Visual Effects & 3D Modeling/Animation Demo Reel located here:

http://dallas-corbin.wixsite.com/veridical-1/visual-effects-3d-animation

Lighting & Cinematography

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More Lighting and Cinematography examples

Interior museum shot using Canon's Standard Picture Style, which comes with the camera as a factory setting.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Focal Length = 18mm.

Aperture = f•3.5

Shutter = 1/48sec.

 

Same interior shot using Technicolor's Cinestyle Picture Style, available at:  http://bit.ly/1cFotOo.

Same focal length, aperture, and shutter speed settings.

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Jason's custom picture style: KnowlesCineLog_3

Ungraded video produced using this style is good for filming low-light scenes in museums.

 

Other scenes filmed in KnowlesCineLog_3 then color graded in Adobe Premiere Pro can be viewed under the Visual Effects & 3D Modeling/Animation Demo Reel section of this portfolio (link above).

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Same interior scene filmed in KnowlesCineLog_3, then color graded in Adobe Premiere Pro using Lumetri color and curves effects.

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