Chapter 15 vocab

Scoop

A common type of flood light with a half-spheroid shape that produces a great deal of light

dimmer

A device attached to the power control of a lighting instrument that can reduce or increase the amount of electricity that flows to the lamp.

Fresnel

A hard light instrument that is lightweight and easily focused

floor stand

A lighting support with three or four legs and a long vertical pole to which a lighting instrument is attached.

bounce lighting

A lighting technique where a lighting instrument is not pointed directly at a subject, but the light is bounced off of another object

kelvin color temperature scale

A scale developed by the scientist for measuring color temperatures in kelvin

Flood Light

A soft light instrument that provides general lighting in a large area

raceway

A system of electrical cables and outlets used to power lighting instruments on the grid

Light Hit

A white spot or star shaped reflection of a lighting instrument or sunlight off of a highly reflective surface on the set

C-clamp

Clamp shaped like a "C" that is used to attach lighting instruments to the grid

Barndoors

Fully moveable black metal flaps attached to the front of a lighting instrument

background light

Lighting instrument pointed at the background of a set

Lamp

Part of a lighting instrument that glows when electricity is supplied

Instrument

The device into which a lamp is installed to provide illumination on a set

basic hang

The initial process of hanging instruments over the set

back light

The lightning instrument placed above and behind, at the twelve o'clock position, the talent or object in a shot to separate the talent or object from the background.

incandescent lamp

The type of map that functions when electricity is applied and makes a filament inside the lamp glow brightly

Spotlight

Type of hard light instrument that creates a circle of light in varying diameters

Soft Light

Type of illumination used in a studio that creates indistinct shadows

Hard Light

Type of illumination used in a studio that creates sharp, distinct, and very dark shadows

three point lighting

a common lighting technique that uses three lighting instruments for each person or object photographed.

Flag

a flexible metal rod with a flat piece of metal attached to the end

gel

a heat resistant thick sheet of plastic placed in front of a lighting instrument to turn white light form a from a lamp into a colored light

limbo lighting

a lighting instrument technique in which the background of the set is lit to create the illusion of a solid color indistinct background.

grid

a pipe system hangs from the studio ceiling and supports the lighting instruments

scrim

a wire mesh or woven material placed in front of an instrument to reduce the intensity of light

honeycomb

device that attaches to fluorescent instruments to reduce the shape and size of the light beam making the light more directional ad easier to control

light plot

diagram developed by the lighting designer that indicates the placement of lighting instruments on the set of a program

fill light

lighting instrument that is placed opposite the key light and above the talent to provide illumination on the other side of the talents face or object in the shot

cross key lighting

lighting technique that covers more then one person or object in the lighting spread using only 2 key lights and 1 one back light

four point lighting

lighting technique that uses four lighting instruments for each person or object photographed two key lights and 2 fill lights

3200 kelvin

temperature of white light in degrees kelvin also noted as 3200k or 32k

key light

the lighting instrument that provides the main source of illumination on the person or object in shot

diffusion

translucent material that is placed in front of a lighting instrument to soften and reduce the intensity of light

fluorescent lamp

type of lamp that functions when electricity excites a gas in the lamp which causes material coating the inside of the lamp glow