What is your favorite light & why?

On the latest edition of CookeOptics TV, Cooke asks 10 cinematographers what their favorite light is, and why.

Here are the cinematographers Cooke talked to:

Phedon Papamichael ASC
Todd Dos Reis ASC
Kimisha Renee Davis
Steve Poster ASC ICG
Richard Crudo ASC
Checco Varese ASC
Dan Mindel ASC BSC
Jess Hall ASC BSC
Natasha Braier ASC ADF
Alan Jacobsen

While there is no one light that can do everything, it is interesting to hear about what types of light high-end cinematographers like to use.

By Matthew Allard ACS

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 30 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.

Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.

Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.