Lighting for digital video and television

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