Name: ______

Lighting

Directions: Go to the website: Click the Lighting Section. Read the sections, clicking next at the bottom of the pages. While you read, fill in the blanks in the following sentences.

  1. Quality lighting is not about getting ______light on the subject. Rather the focus is getting the right ______of light in exactly the right place.
  2. Knowing how to manipulate light is truly the hallmark of ______production.
  3. ______light comes from a single point source and thus produces sharp or hard shadows.
  4. ______light comes from a large diffuse source.
  5. Every light source has a ______color.
  6. The most common studio lighting instruments are ______.
  7. Fresnels have two important features. First, they have a ______on the front of the instrument. Second, they have a sliding ______.
  8. Studio lights are big and heavy, which is impractical for field use. Most field production uses ______lights.
  9. A ______is nothing more than a big shiny parabola with a lamp inside. They provide ______light.
  10. ______are metal flaps that allow you to block out the light from a certain area.
  11. A ______is a piece of special fabric that hangs in front of a lighting instrument to soften the light. Any white fabric will ______do, because scrims must accept a lot of heat without flaming up.
  12. ______are, well, umbrellas that are coated with a special reflective material. Umbrellas create a nice soft light, but are used less commonly in ______production.
  13. A ______is a sheet of special see-through plastic that can be used to change the color of light coming out of an instrument.
  14. The ______is positioned below the subject to bounce light into the shadow areas.
  15. The ______is the foundation of all professional lighting.
  16. The goal of the ______setup is to make people look more three dimensional on television.
  17. The ______is the brightest light source and is positioned 45 degrees to the left or right of the subject.
  18. How high up should you place the key light? The answer is ______degrees.
  19. To fill in that dark area opposite the key, we use a second light called the ______.
  20. The fill light is placed exactly like the key, except that it is placed on the ______side.
  21. The trick is to ensure that the fill is NOT as ______as the key.
  22. There are at least 3 ways to make sure the fill is less bright than the key:
  23. Use a ______to cut down intensity.
  24. Use a fill light with lower ______.
  25. Move the fill further ______from the subject.
  26. The third light in a 3 light setup is called the ______.
  27. The purpose of the back light is to separate the ______from the ______.
  28. Another name for a 3-light setup is ______.
  29. Lighting problems—SUNNY DAY! List one solution:
  30. Lighting problems—LARGE AREA! Try ______a light or two off the ceiling.
  31. Lighting problems- MIXED LIGHTING! List one solution: