lighting Flashcards
(25 cards)
The Kelvin temperature of a light source is __________.
a higher degree number on the scale if the light appears very blue.
Which statement is untrue about an LED light source?
All LED’s you can buy have a CRI of 95 to 100.
The movie industry standard color temperature for a tungsten filament lamp is ___ kelvin.
3200
A production lighting source containing a fresnel lens is _________.
a hard light that can reveal texture in a subject.
The “quality” of light can be described as ____________.
how hard or soft it is.
Chiaroscuro in cinematography is a lighting style that exhibits __________.
contrasty, deep shadows.
The Dutch Masters ______________.
are collectively a group of artists that have influenced a lighting style in motion pictures.
An example of a “practical” light on an interior set could be:
A desk lamp
Cross key or cross lighting:
Places a key source directly on each side of the subject(s).
What can be said that is true about shadows? (Check all that apply)
Shadows reveal shape.
Shadows reveal texture.
Shadows create depth.
Shadows help tell your story.
Ambient light can best be described as:
Naturally occurring light in a location.
What are some reasons to shoot into or against the main light source? (check all that apply)
To achieve a silhouette.
To purposely create lens flare.
The contrast ratio in a lighting set-up primarily refers to the:
Intensity difference between the key light and fill light.
The magic hour is considered to be:
A beautiful time of day to shoot.
The most important reason behind creating any lighting set-up is _________________.
to help tell the story.
Motivated light is best described as_____________.
light that appears to come from a source within the scene.
To make a single, very large soft source of light harder with more defined shadows you could______________.
move it further away from the subject.
A cuculoris or “cookie” is_____________.
a type of gobo that can break up the light to add some variation with shadows.
The light coming from a single instrument with a fresnel lens can be softened by:
Using C47’s to place a diffusion gel in front of the fresnel lens.
If you want beams of light to be illuminated in your scene, you would need to____________.
Fog the room
Controlling spill from a light source can be accomplished with _____________ .(choose all that apply)
flags.
Shaping light can be accomplished with: (check all that apply)
Flags; barn doors
Modifying light can be accomplished with ___________. (check all that apply)
Soft boxes; diffusion panels
“Rembrandt” style lighting is accomplished by:
Correctly positioning a single key source to one side of the subject.
