“How much time will you need for the shot-up?” the assistant director asks the DP. The DP looks at the grip crew for answers and responds, “Uh, 10 minutes?” “Shot-up in 10,” the AD announces to the crew. The DP isn’t sure how much time she’ll need because she isn’t sure how to use the lights she just rented. She had seen someone use them once before on set but had never used the new LED lights herself. So, to figure out how to use them on the fly, she does what many Gen-Z filmmakers do when we have questions—we […]