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Chapter 13 Flashcards

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Fundamental Objectives of Lighting:

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  • Exposure and visibility
    o Most rudimentary and utilitarian function
  • Depth and dimension
  • Narrative emphasis
  • Tone and mood
  • Consistency
    -Make sure your lighting schemes remain consistent!
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Natural light

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a term meaning a lisght source coming from nature, a source that is not artificial

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Artificial light

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any light source that generates light through electricity

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Available light

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light sources that ordinarily exist in any given location

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Mixed lighting

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combining light sources of different color temperatures (Aaron’s def)

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Motivated lighting

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using movie lights to duplicate where light would logically be emanating from

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Intensity

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  • the strength of the light emitted b a source and is measured by a light meter in footcandles
  • Depends on reflector system
  • Depends of wattage of the lamp used (500 watts, 1000 watts, etc)
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Inverse Square Law

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the intensity of light falls off by the square of the distance from the subject

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Point source

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where the light glows white hot, creating a directional beam

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Hard light

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light that travels from a lamp directly to a subject

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Diffuse light

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light that does not directly illuminate the subject, but instead reflect light off an unpolished, white surface

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Color temperature

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the tonality that a light favors

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Tungsten lights (quartz lights)

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common for artificial lighting instruments for medium-scale film and DV production (color temp. – 3200K degrees) – quite warm

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HMI

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commonly used in bigger production (color temp. = 5600K degrees)- designed to emit a light that matches daylight color temp.

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Gels

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sheets of dyed plastic material that are used in front of a lighting unit to alter the quality of that particular light source BEFORE it falls on the scene

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“tough”

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heat resistant and can be placed on barndoors

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Neutral density

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gray and do not affect the color of a light source: they simply cut down on its intensity

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Camera filters

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glass or hard plastic elements mounted in front of the camera lens to change the quality of the light, from all sources, entering the camera

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Matte boxes

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attach to the front of the camera and extend out from the lens to keep unwanted light from glancing off the lens

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Neutral density filters

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gray tinted filters that simply cut down the amount of light entering the lens

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21
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Diffusion filters

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special effect filters used to soften an image while maintaining sharpness and focus

  • White: creates soft haze
  • Black: softens the image by delicately flaring the dark shadowy areas
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Graduated filters

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gradually introduce a filter effect into only a portion of the frame, leaving the rest of the frame unaffected

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Polarizing filters

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used to block light rays that are not parallel when entering the lens

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Diffusion media

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used to soften the output of a hard light source

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backlight

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you will see bright highlights on the top and side edges of the subject

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sidelight

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positioned 90 degrees from the camera – comes directly from te side of the subject and has the effect of dividing the illuminated object in half

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Frontal light

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illumination that comes essentially from the angle of the camera

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¾ frontal

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place 45 degrees from the camera

29
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key light

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primary source of illumination for your scene

fill light: a soft light that is positioned to fill in the shadows created by the key light

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backlight

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a light that separates the subject from the background by positioning a somewhat lower intensity hard to semi-soft light at a high angle and behind the subject

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specials

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low wattage, unobtrusive lights whose function is to kick up the illumination ona specific object or a small area of the frame for special emphasis

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practicals

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lights included in the shot – lamps, sconces, overhead fixtures

33
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high-key lighting

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  • minimizes shadows, texture, and dimensionality
  • ensures visibility in all parts of your scene
  • has a low key-to-fill ratio (2:1, 3:1)
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low-key lighting:

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  • yields very dark and prominent shadow areas
  • intensity of the fill light is considerably lower than the key
  • high key-to-fill ratio (16:1, 36:1)
35
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reflector board

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a flat, broad, and lightweight board used to bounce light from a source onto your scene

  • one side has a white, diffused surface that simultaneously bounces and diffuses a hard light source like the sun
  • the other side is a specular or hard side that reflects and maintains the hard quality of the source, much like a mirror
36
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open faced spot

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a common open faced unit that has a movable lamp, allowing it to focus its throw somewhat from a broad to a more narrowly defined area

37
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butterfly scrim

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a large sheet of diffusion material attached to a metal frame

38
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broads

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open faced lights with no spotting capability ,deliver hard, efficiently bright light

39
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Chinese lantern

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a specialized soft light rig that is used exclusively as a fill light

40
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Fluorescent lights

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pass electric charge through mercury gas trapped within a hollow tube causing it to glow

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c-stands

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all purpose holder

42
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trimming

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blocking light to keep it from falling where you don’t want it

43
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light spill

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light that falls where it should not

44
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barndoors

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standard addition to almost every lighting unit; design to help control the coverage of the beam

45
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scrims

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wire mesh screens that fit directly in front of the lighting unit; used to reduce intensity

46
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flags

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free standing frames covered with black felt; used to sharply define where the light falls/doesn’t when precise trimming is called for

47
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gobo

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general term for anything that comes between a light source and the scene

48
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gator clips

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ensure a very tight grip ondoors and tables

49
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mafer clamps

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lock onto pipes

50
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polecats

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often used with mafer clamps for hanging light in window frames, doorways, or narrow halls

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