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