4 - Light Categories Flashcards
Lights that are not manufactured
Natural Lights
Lights present on set and possible visible to camera
Practical lights
Lights that are unjustified wich main purpose is storytelling
Dramatic lights or Studio Lights
Natural lights sources three main sources
Sun, Sky and Moon
Lava, lightning and fireflies are….
black bodies but also considered natural lights
Two infinite lights
Sky (Env Light HDRI) and the Sun (Directional or distant light)
First natural light to model your frame
Sun light
Sun during sunrise and sunset, three properties
More saturated, warmer and softer shadows(bigger source)
Two differences between Sunrise(the dawn) and Sunset(the dusk)
We perceive more colors at dawn than at dusk because the night’s darkness has left us with very acute night vision. The sunset’s athmosphere is full of pollution, so dawn is clearer than any other time of the day
Directional lights inconvinient and what you have to use to solve it
The main inconvinient is that they light everything equally. He never uses them without using a GOBO(Goes Before Optics) or blocker. You can use also some Clouds.
In exterior scenes, you should alternate areas of shadow and light to create more “ “
Depth
Planet 51 trick. Advantagea of using spotlights instead directional lights
It allow you to focus more un certain areas very easily because you don’t want to light everything equally, even if it’s the Sun. Other wise, what’s the point?
Contrast Issue. How do you direct the eye with light to make the image more readable
Lighting certain areas more than others
Who said: “ What you do not see is as important as what you do see. The light is there to direct the viewer’s attention, the darkness to stimulate his imagination.”
Sharon Calahan
Except if you are lighting a football stadium, you shoul never render “ “
hard crossed shadows
The association of a point light with a cone is a “ “
Spot light
The moon does not light in blue, it’s not cold. Its temperature is “ K”
4000K
What is the heart of naturalistic lighting
the art of making several sources appear as one
Practical Lights definition
Light sources that are physically present in the scene and are part of the set: lamps, screens, candles, street lights, neon lamps…
Translate “Twinkle”
centelleo, brillo
Director and DP that likes to show the practical lights in the scene, the light sources. Justified lights.
Kubrick and Deakins
Unjustified lights to enhance the shot and are 100% in service of storytelling. They don’t necessarily have any coherence with the other lights from the scene. They are purely artistic.
Dramatic Lights
Who said: “Purely natural or physically correct lightings often not interesting enough to create drama and captivate the audience”.
Sharon Calahan
What the camera sees
Camera frustum
