Lighting for digital video and television

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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