Bill Berner Pt's guest appearances

Bill Berner Pt

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Eddie Kramer

Laura Frank

Kevin Campbell

Haskell Wexler

Daniel Connell

Guy Smith

Scott Barnes

Jeff Croiter

Elizabeth Harper

Al Crawford

Bobby Hale

Brad Schiller

Steve Lieberman

Mike Grabowski

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Bill is back on the show with even more information about how he creates lighting for television, how the TV business works, and the protocols he works under on set during the pandemic.  His nearly 40 years of experience on camera, first as a lighting designer and then as a director of photography, gives him insight into and informed opinions about nearly every aspect of the job.After a multi-camera show finishes shooting, the DP’s job isn’t done until they have worked with the colorist to shade, adjust, recolor, and in some cases reframe shots.  Bill walked us through the process, and has given us some of the documents he provided to the colorist on The Crew to illustrate his notes.We discussed the safety protocols that his latest project The Crew – and any other project shooting under SAG-AFTRA rules – is required to follow, how they affected the workflow, and what people entering a set under these conditions need to know.  Bill told us about his work on Disney’s Girl Meets World, and explained how he created two amazing outdoor scenes (a night rooftop party and a night campfire scene) indoors on a stage.  He also told us about working in corporate theater, including the challenges he faced lighting stages as rear projection video screens became major scenic elements.Thanks for downloading and listening!

Bill is back on the show with even more information about how he creates lighting for television, how the TV business works, and the protocols he works under on set during the pandemic. His nearly 40 years of experience on camera, first as a lighting designer and then as a director of photography, gives him insight into and informed opinions about nearly every aspect of the job.After a multi-camera show finishes shooting, the DP’s job isn’t done until they have worked with the colorist to shade, adjust, recolor, and in some cases reframe shots. Bill walked us through the process, and has given us some of the documents he provided to the colorist on The Crew to illustrate his notes.We discussed the safety protocols that his latest project The Crew – and any other project shooting under SAG-AFTRA rules – is required to follow, how they affected the workflow, and what people entering a set under these conditions need to know. Bill told us about his work on Disney’s Girl Meets World, and explained how he created two amazing outdoor scenes (a night rooftop party and a night campfire scene) indoors on a stage. He also told us about working in corporate theater, including the challenges he faced lighting stages as rear projection video screens became major scenic elements.Thanks for downloading and listening!

Bill Berner Pt. 2: the serious business of lighting comedy

There are few people who know more about lighting for television than Bill Berner.  Over the course of a nearly 40 year career, he’s lit countless series and episodes of celebrated television, and picked up six Daytime Emmy Awards and 11 nominations.  He shares a nomination for Sesame Street and a win for Between The Lions with previous podcast guest Mitchell Bogard and his credits span from corporate theater to TV Funhouse to Cosby to a slate of Disney sitcoms.Today, Bill is a Director of Photography working almost exclusively on multi-camera sitcoms.  His latest project is The Crew on Netflix, which released its first season the same day this episode was posted.  We discussed the show in-depth, with Bill explaining his approach, his fixture and grip choices, the schedule by week and by season, and how he deploys his team.  We also discussed his early career and how that led to him forming Berner &amp; Brill Lighting Design with Steve Brill, why he departed the company, why he chose to transition from an LD role to a DP role, and the continuum of job titles and responsibilities he’s held.Come back next time for the second half of the interview!  Thanks for downloading and listening!

There are few people who know more about lighting for television than Bill Berner. Over the course of a nearly 40 year career, he’s lit countless series and episodes of celebrated television, and picked up six Daytime Emmy Awards and 11 nominations. He shares a nomination for Sesame Street and a win for Between The Lions with previous podcast guest <a href="http://www.castinglightpodcast.com/podcast/2014/11/15/mitchell-bogard-tv-ld-lighting-director-puppeteer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitchell Bogard</a> and his credits span from corporate theater to TV Funhouse to Cosby to a slate of Disney sitcoms.Today, Bill is a Director of Photography working almost exclusively on multi-camera sitcoms. His latest project is The Crew on Netflix, which released its first season the same day this episode was posted. We discussed the show in-depth, with Bill explaining his approach, his fixture and grip choices, the schedule by week and by season, and how he deploys his team. We also discussed his early career and how that led to him forming Berner &amp; Brill Lighting Design with Steve Brill, why he departed the company, why he chose to transition from an LD role to a DP role, and the continuum of job titles and responsibilities he’s held.Come back next time for the second half of the interview! Thanks for downloading and listening!

Bill Berner Pt. 1: 40 years behind the camera