ABSTRACT
New directors sometimes feel that they must be the sole creative force on a motion picture set, but that’s impossible. The working relationship between the director and cinematographer is the key to getting a film made. Along with the production designer, they are the people on the set responsible for creating the look and feel of the project. When starting to light and set up a new scene, the assistant director will ask for an estimate of how long it will take to be ready to shoot. Sets for spacecraft are almost always very tight and cramped and this is going to make traditional lighting techniques difficult or impossible. Safety on the set is no joke. Movie sets are, quite frankly, potentially dangerous places. A digital still camera is useful for location scouts and also for use on the set.
