Lighting LED walls for Virtual Production with Erik "Wolfie" Wolford Ep. 12

Erik “Wolfie” Wolford has worked in the film business since 1990. As a Director of Photography, Wolfie is known for excellent beauty lighting, an eye for color and composition, quick lighting setups, and a deep roster of “A Game” crew members whom he has worked with for years.

Wolfie came up through the lighting department ranks in the 90’s, lighting features, music videos and commercials with such legendary directors like Spike Jonze, Michel Gaundry, Francis Lawrence, Mc G, and even several rap videos for the infamous Death Row Records.

Wolfie has spent time in the lighting department on big budget features such as Shane Black’s Iron Man 3, JJ Abrams Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (Wolfie was brought in to do specialized miniature set lighting).

Highlights of the Episode:

00:00 - Introduction

02:34 - Background of the Guest

07:27 - Being a hacker to a filmmaker

14:23 - Green Screen work

18:03 - What is virtual production?

26:18 - How useful is Unreal Engine

33:21 - Improving workflow

42:00 - Wall Lighting

47:32 - Advice on Cinematography

55:04 - Lights and Shadows

1:01:19 - Best way for a DP to find virtual production jobs for work