Lighting for digital video and television

✍ Scribed by John Jackman

• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 295
• Edition: Fourth
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Why Is Lighting Important for Television and Video?
Exposure and Contrast
Beyond Basic Exposure
CHAPTER 2 Human Vision, the Camera, and Exposure
What You See
What the Audience Sees
Fitting in the Window
So What Happens If We Don’t?
Inside the Legal Video Signal
Proper Exposure
Controlling Contrast
Controlling Color
The Kelvin Scale
CHAPTER 3 Volts, Amps, and Watts
Standard Connectors
Power Tie­Ins and Contractor Connections
Electrical Safety
CHAPTER 4 Lighting Instruments
Open-Faced Instruments
Lensed Instruments
Fluorescent Instruments
HMI Instruments
Ceramic Discharge Metal Halide
Plasma
Soft Lights
Specialty Instruments
LED Instruments
LED = Battery Power!
Cookies and Snack Boxes Aren’t for Lunch
CHAPTER 5 Lighting Controls and Uses
Gels
Diffusion
CHAPTER 6 Basic Lighting Techniques
A Sense of Depth
Basic Lighting Setups
Lighting Jiu-Jitsu, or the Art of the Reflector
Using a Kicker for Modeling
Using Soft Lights
Hard or Soft?
CHAPTER 7 Interview Setups
Basic Three­Point Interview Setup
Hard or Soft?
Simplifying the Soft Look
But Wait, There’s More!
CHAPTER 8 Solving Common Problems
Hot Spots: Film Folks, Be Vigilant!
Eyeglasses
Practicals and Light Sources in Frame
Lighting Dark Complexions
Too Much Light in All the Wrong Places!
Different Color Temperatures in the Scene
CHAPTER 9 Studio Lighting
Power System and Grid
Fluorescent Instruments
LED Lighting
Designing a Lighting Plan With Flos or LEDs
Flat Lighting
CHAPTER 10 Advanced Lighting Setups
Establishing Mood
Lighting Darkness: Interiors
Lighting Darkness: Exteriors
Daytime Exterior Contrast Management
Light Surgery
CHAPTER 11 Lighting Low­Budget Locations
Make Location Lemonade
Low­Budget Lighting Principles
Low­Budget Lighting Process
Using Light and Improvised Cheap Lighting
CHAPTER 12 Specialized Lighting
Product Shots
Food Shots
Lightning and Fire
Automobile Interiors
Blue­ and Greenscreen
Church and Wedding Lighting
Live Theatre Taping
CHAPTER 13 Imagination and Invention
APPENDIX 1 Using a Light Meter for Video
Light Meter Basics
APPENDIX 2 Basic Primer in Signal Monitoring
Waveform Monitor
Vectorscope
APPENDIX 3 Addresses of Manufacturers
Glossary
Index