AVTF: LIGHTING
A ____ lighting instrument produces illuminations that creates indistinct shadows
Soft
A CTO gel converts 56K sunlight to ____ K light
32K
A CTB gel converts 32K white light to ____ K light
56K
Using _______ allows light to be manipulated into any imaginable shape.
All of the Above (Aluminum foil, Cinefoil, and Blackwrap)
The ______ light serves to separate the talent from the background
Back light
The fully moveable metal flaps attached to the front of an instrument is called
Barn doors
The process of placing instruments in their approximate locations on the grid is called
Basic hang
When using the ______ lighting technique an instrument is pointed at a photographic reflector, the ceiling, a wall, of the ground instead of directly at the subject of a shot
Bounce
______ can be placed on the front of an instrument to both soften the light and reduce the lighting intensity
Diffusion
A _____ has three of four legs and a long vertical pole to which lighting instrument is clamped
Floor stand
When installing incandescent lamps into instruments, which of the following should NOT be used to hold the lamp?
Freshly washed and dried hands
To change the color of light emitted from an instrument, place a _______ in the instrument
Gel
Lighting instruments are attached to a system of pipes on the studio ceiling called the
Grid
A ________ is used to make a fluorescent instrument more directional
Honeycomb
In the television production industry a lighting fixture is called an
Instrument
What consumers call lightbulbs
Lamps
If the talent is in front of a totally back or white or completely indistinct background, a _________ lighting technique is used
Limbo lighting
Use _____ to safely attach foil to an instrument.
Metal Paper Clips
Electrical outlets in the ceiling for studio instruments are called the
Raceway
If a lighting instrument is dimmed more than 10% the lamp takes on an increasingly noticeable ______ tint
Reddish
A ___ is a half spheroid shaped flood light
Scoop
Which of the following is a hard light?
Spotlight
A Fresnel is a hard lighting instrument
True
A back light is pointed at the back of the talent
True
A honeycomb is commonly used on spotlights.
False
Barn doors can be used to shape a light speed into virtually any shape imaginable.
False
Color temperature is a measure of the brightness of a particular lamp
False
Fluorescent instruments and incandescent instruments should NEVER be used at the same time on the set
False
Fluorescent lamps on a set are more likely to cause talent to squint
False
Images recorded outside on a bright sunny day will have a yellowish tint
False
It is safe to handle incandescent lamps with bare hands as long as the lamps are NOT hot.
False
Most consumer and commercial fluorescent lamps produce light with a bluish or greenish tint
False
One way to eliminate a light hit is to spray the reflective object with window cleaner
False
To the human eye, the brightness level of a 500W incandescent lamp will be the same as a 5000W fluorescent lamp
False
When shooting an interview in the field, using the camera light will produce the most attractive image possible of the talent
False
The ______ light is placed opposite the key light and softens the dark shadows created by the primary source of light
Fill light
The primary source of light on an object is the ______
Key light
Which of the following includes all the instruments used in three-point lighting?
Key light, Fill light, and Back light
A white spot or star shaped reflection of a lighting instrument on a highly reflective surface on the set is called a
Light hit
A ______ is a sketch of the set that includes the placement and aiming of the various lighting instruments
Light plot
Limbo lighting creates a background that is solid and indistinct color
True
Properly positioning a flag can prevent a light hit on the set.
True
Three point lighting can cover more than one person or object in the lighting spread using only two key lights and one back light
True
When adjusting individual instruments on the set, the lighting designer turns off all instruments EXCEPT the one being adjusted
True
Work gloves should be worn when adjusting incandescent instruments
True
