Lighting for Digital Video and Television.
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TextUtgivningsuppgift: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2010Datum för upphovsrätt: ©2010Utgåva: 3rd edBeskrivning: 1 online resource (273 pages)Innehållstyp: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780080961040
- 778.59/2
Cover -- Lighting for Digital Video and Television -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introductioon -- 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 Tie-ins and Contractor Connections -- Electrical Safety -- CHAPTER 4 Lighting Instruments -- Open-Faced Instruments -- Lensed Instruments -- Fluorescent Instruments -- HMI Instruments -- Ceramic Discharge Metal Halide -- Soft Lights -- Specialty Instruments -- LED Instruments -- 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 Ju-Jitsu, or the Art of the Reflector -- Using a Kicker for Modeling -- Using Soft Lights -- Hard or Soft? -- CHAPTER 7 Interview Setups -- Basic Three-Point 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 Low-Budget Locations -- Make Location Lemonade -- Low-Budget Lighting Principles -- Low-Budget Lighting Process -- Using Existing 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.
Enhance the visual quality of your motion pictures and digital videos with a solid understanding of lighting fundamentals. This complete course in digital video lighting begins with how the human eye and the camera process light and color, progresses through the basics of equipment and setups, and finishes with practical lessons on how to solve common problems. Filled with clear illustrations and real-world examples that demonstrate proper equipment use, safety issues, and staging techniques, Lighting for Digital Video presents readers with all they need to create their own visual masterpieces. Features * film style techniques for digital video productions * creating "movie" looks on a low budget * lighting for HD * how to maximize existing light * how to be a grip + safety issues * interview setups * color correction techniques in mixed lighting situations.
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