Название: Lighting for Digital Video and TelevisionАвтор: John Jackman
Издательство: Focal Press
Жанр: TV Direction & Production
Год издания: 2010
Страниц: 262
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Размер: 21 Мб
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
Повысьте визуальное качество ваших кинофильмов и цифровых видео с твердым пониманием основ освещения. Этот полный курс по цифровому видео-освещению начинается с того, как человеческий глаз и камера обрабатывают свет и цвет, продвигается через основы оборудования и установок и заканчивается практическими уроками о том, как решать общие проблемы. Заполненный четкими иллюстрациями и примерами из реальной жизни, которые демонстрируют правильное использование оборудования, вопросы безопасности и методы постановки, освещение для цифрового видео представляет читателям все необходимое для создания собственных визуальных шедевров.
Особенности:
* методы стиля фильма для цифровых видео-продукций
* создание" кино " выглядит на низком бюджете
* освещение для HD
* как максимизировать существующий свет
* как быть сцепление + вопросы безопасности
* интервью настройки
* методы коррекции цвета в смешанных ситуациях освещения
Оглавление
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..........................................................viii
INTRODUCTION................................................................ix
CHAPTER 1
Why Is Lighting Important for Television and Video?............1
Exposure and Contrast..........................................3
Beyond Basic Exposure..........................................6
CHAPTER 2
Human Vision, the Camera, and Exposure.......................11
What You See..................................................11
What the Audience Sees........................................13
Fitting in the Window.........................................17
So What Happens if We Don’t?..................................18
Inside the Legal Video Signal.................................19
Proper Exposure...............................................28
Controlling Contrast..........................................30
Controlling Color.............................................35
The Kelvin Scale..............................................37
CHAPTER 3
Volts, Amps, and Watts.......................................41
Standard Connectors...........................................48
Power Tie-Ins and Contractor Connections......................53
Electrical Safety.............................................53
CHAPTER 4
Lighting Instruments.........................................57
Open-Faced Instruments........................................57
Lensed Instruments............................................60
Fluorescent Instruments.......................................64
HMI Instruments...............................................67
Ceramic Discharge Metal Halide................................69
Soft Lights...................................................70
Specialty Instruments.........................................72
LED Instruments...............................................74
Cookies and Snack Boxes Aren’t for Lunch......................75
CHAPTER 5
Lighting Controls and Uses...................................77
Gels..........................................................77
Diffusion.....................................................82
CHAPTER 6
Basic Lighting Techniques.............................................91
A Sense of Depth.................................................91
Basic Lighting Setups............................................96
Lighting Ju-Jitsu, or the Art of the Reflector..................101
Using a Kicker for Modeling.....................................103
Using Soft Lights...............................................103
Hard or Soft?...................................................105
CHAPTER 7
Interview Setups....................................................109
Basic Three-Point Interview Setup...............................109
Hard or Soft?...................................................113
Simplifying the Soft Look.......................................116
But Wait, There’s More!.........................................119
CHAPTER 8
Solving Common Problems..............................................121
Hot Spots: Film Folks, Be Vigilant!.............................121
Eyeglasses......................................................123
Practical and Light Sources in Frame............................126
Lighting Dark Complexions.......................................128
Too Much Light in All the Wrong Places!.........................132
Different Color Temperatures in the Scene.......................134
CHAPTER 9
Studio Lighting......................................................139
Power System and Grid...........................................142
Fluorescent Instruments.........................................146
LED Lighting....................................................147
Designing a Lighting Plan with Flos or LEDs.....................148
Flat Lighting...................................................149
CHAPTER lO
Advanced Lighting Setups............................................157
Establishing Mood...............................................163
Lighting Darkness: Interiors....................................165
Lighting Darkness: Exteriors....................................168
Daytime Exterior Contrast Management............................173
Light Surgery...................................................176
CHAPTER 11
Lighting Low-Budget Locations.......................................179
Make Location Lemonade..........................................180
Low-Budget Lighting Principles..................................181
Low-Budget Lighting Process.....................................182
Using Existing Light and Improvised Cheap Lighting..............190
CHAPTER 12
Specialized Lighting..........................................193
Product Shots..............................................193
Food Shots.................................................197
Lightning and Fire.........................................199
Automobile Interiors.......................................204
Blue- and Greenscreen......................................206
Church and Wedding Lighting................................212
Live Theatre Taping........................................216
CHAPTER 13
Imagination and Invention.....................................219
APPENDIX 1
Using a Light Meter for Video.................................225
Light Meter Basics.........................................226
APPENDIX 2
Basic Primer in Signal Monitoring.............................229
Waveform Monitor...........................................229
Vectorscope................................................230
APPENDIX 3
Addresses of Manufacturers....................................233
GLOSSARY.................................................................237
INDEX....................................................................257