Monday, February 2, 2015

Lighting

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- 
  • 1. What effect does it create? butterfly shaped shadow under the chin
  • 2. Why use it? Beauty lighting
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? at least one.

Loop -- 
  • 1. What effect does it create? 
  • 2. Why use it?
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? Two.

Rembrandt --
  • 1. What effect does it create? Creates a triangle of light on the shadowed side of the face.
  • 2. Why use it? Creates drama and mystery.
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? One or second light if its dim.

Split --
  • 1. What effect does it create? Two face, half shadow half lit side.
  • 2. Why use it? To create a story or create mystery.
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? one.

Broad and Short -
  • 1. What effect does it create? Emphasizes one side of the face.
  • 2. Why use it? Get someones good side.
  • 3. How many lights or light sources? one

Fill light- used to lighten shadows and control contrast 

Key light (main light)- Key light determines the character of the lighting 

Hair light- light placed facing the top of the head

Background light- Reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject

Shadowless-

Hard light- a small focusable source used with or without a lens that produces strong highlights and/or shadows

Soft light- Diffused, Bounced, indirect light

Grey card- A Matte 18% reflectance card used instead of a subject for a Reflected Light Meter reading. Tips: Exposure corrections for unusually light or dark subjects are the same as for an ILM - not an RLM. Angle the card for typical but glare-free light. See: 18% Assumption*

Reflector- reflects light from subject

Diffuser- A Translucent material placed in front of a Light to soften Highlights and Shadows, reduce Contrast and increase Beam Angle.

Intensity -he "strength" of the Incident Light independent of subject reflectivity, commonly measured in Foot Candles or Lux. High levels allow for increased Depth of Field (not always desirable) or faster shutter speeds (stills or high-speed filming). 

  • Direction: Where is the light coming from—the front, the side, or behind?
  • Intensity: How bright is each light source?
  • Color: What color is the light—white, red, blue…?
  • Contrast: Is the transition from the highlights to the shadows subtle or sudden?
  • Hardness: What do the edges of the shadows look like?

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