Chapter 6 "Lighting"

1. Chapter 6

2. The key to happiness is having
dreams; the key to success is
making them come true.
James Allen

3. I. Types Of Light
A. Incident Light
B. Reflected Light

4. II. Technical Lighting
Objectives
A. Intensity and Consistency
1. Light meter
2. footcandles (lux*)

5. B. Contrast Ratio
1. Human eye
2. Television camera
C. Color Temperature
1. Kelvin scale
2. Television lights vs. sun

6. III. Creative Lighting
Objectives
A. Shape, Texture, and
Perspective
B. Reality and Non-Reality

7. C. Mood
1. High-key lighting
2. Low-key lighting
D. Focus of Attention
1. Limbo lighting
2. Cameo lighting
3. Silhouette effect

8. IV. Lamps
A. LED
B. Fluorescent
C. Quartz (Tungsten-halogen)
D. HMI
E. Other Lamps

9. V. Housings
A. Spotlights
1. Fresnel
2. Ellipsoidal or leko
i. gobo
ii. cucalorus (cookie or
kook)

10. B. Floodlights
1. Scoop
2. Pan or broad
3. Soft light

11. VI. Lighting Styles
A. Three-Point Lighting
1. Key light
2. Fill light
3. Back light
4. Ratios

12. 5. Additional light sources
a. Set or background
light
b. Kicker
B. Multiple-Camera Lighting
and Movement

13. C. Flat Lighting
D. Specialized Lighting
1. Cameo and silhouette
2. Chroma key
3. Shadows (boom and
glasses)

14. VII. Mounting Lights
A. Hanging Mounts
1. Lighting grid
2. C-clamp
3. Pantograph*
B. Floor Stands

15. VIII. Lighting Control Factors
A. Intensity
1. Inverse square law
2. Dimmer board
B. Diffusion
1. Umbrella or reflector
2. Scrim

16. C. Shape
1. Barn doors
2. Flag
3. Snoot
D. Color (Gel)

17. IX. Setting Up Lights
A. Light Plot
B. Trimming
X. Safety Precautions And
Disciplines