| Description |
xvi, 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Fundamentals of Lighting -- 1. Basic Lighting Concepts -- Light Quality -- Light Source Directionality -- Shadows -- 2. Lighting Setups: Basic Light Placements -- Key Light -- Fill Light -- Back, Rim, and Kicker Light -- Background and Set Lighting -- Specialized Light Placements -- Pt. II. Fundamentals of Exposure -- 3. Basic Exposure Concepts -- Incident and Reflected Light -- Reflectance (Reflection Factor) -- Luminance -- The Relationship Between Reflectance and Luminance -- Subject Luminance Range -- 4. Zone System Basics -- The Gray Scale -- Colors Conceived as Zones -- Relativity of the Zones -- Automatic Luminance Placement -- 5. Luminance Range and Characteristic Curves -- The Characteristic Curve -- Relating Zones to Characteristic Curves -- Gamma and Overall Gamma -- Printing and Projection Contrast -- Actual Characteristic Curves and How to Read Them -- 6. Basic Exposure Theory: Light Meter and Keytone Method -- Approaches to Exposure -- Basic Properties of the Incident Light Meter -- The Keytone Method -- Reflected Light Readings in Film -- 7. Common Exposure Situations -- Luminance Range Considerations -- Exposure for Overlapping Luminance Ranges -- Effect of Subject Luminance Range on Exposure -- Exposure for Luminous Objects -- Compromise Exposure -- Combined Incident and Reflected Readings -- All-Light/All-Dark Subjects -- Pulling T-Stop -- Exposure with the Zone System: A Summary -- Pt. III. Lighting Applications -- 8. Lighting Contrast Ratios -- Lighting Ratio Terminology -- Subject Lighting Ratios (Lighting Ratios) -- Methods for Working with Subject Lighting Ratios -- Subject/Background Ratios -- 9. Lighting Setups -- Overall Look -- Mood and Thematic Concerns -- Approaches to Lighting Setups -- Specific Problems -- 10. Lighting Interiors -- Lighting Long Shots -- Matching Closeups to Long Shots -- Controlling Backgrounds and Foregrounds: Interior/Exterior Situations -- Luminous Objects: Lamps, Candles, and Other Practicals -- Night Interiors -- 11. Lighting Exteriors -- Time of Day -- Time of Year -- Controlling Contrast -- Typical Day Exterior Situations -- Magic Hour -- Night Exteriors -- 12. Setting Up a Production: The Cinematographer's Duties -- Aesthetic Decisions and Research -- Testing -- Planning the Execution of the Lighting -- Detailed Lighting Example -- Pt. IV. Electronic Cinematography -- 13. Electronic Cinematography: Video the Film Way -- Film Quality Versus Video Quality -- Differences Between Film and Video -- Waveform Monitors -- Characteristic Curves and Gamma in Video -- Zone Theory Applied to Video -- How to Calculate an Exposure Index Equivalent for a Video System -- Film Attitudes in Video Production -- 14. Lighting Techniques for Electronic Cinematography -- The Standard Video Look -- An Alternative Look -- Interior/Exterior Situations -- Luminous Objects -- Night Interiors -- Color Temperature Effects -- Video Colors -- Use of Visual Monitors on the Set -- Pt. V. Lighting Analyses of Selected Shots -- Appendix A Lighting and Grip Gear -- Appendix B Light Meters -- Appendix C Film Stocks and Characteristic Curves -- Appendix D Logarithms -- Appendix E Some Basic Units of Illumination -- Appendix F Lighting Style -- Appendix G Color and Texture Controls -- Appendix H Lab Printers -- Appendix I Setting Up a Video Monitor and a Waveform Monitor -- Appendix J Suggested Exposure and Lighting Exercises |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-332) and index |
| Subject |
Cinematography -- Lighting.
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| Author |
Viera, Maria.
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| LC no. |
92014321 |
| ISBN |
0534128106 |
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