Chapter 15 review questions
On the Kelvin color temperature scale, neutral light is _____ K.
3200k
A lighting instrument placed above and behind the talent to separate the talent from the background.
Back Light
Flaps attached to the front of lighting instruments to shape or block light are called...
Barndoors
Attaches to the power control of a lighting instrument to control the amount of electricity that flows to the instrument.
Dimmer
True or False? The two main functions of lighting for television production are to help the crew see better while shooting and to add color to the set.
False 1
True or False? A grid is a diagram that indicates the placement, color, and aiming of the lighting instruments.
False 2
An attachment to a spotlight used to restrict spill light
Flag
Soft light instrument that provides general lighting in a large area.
Flood Light
An accessory that turns the white light from a lamp into colored light.
Gel
Most studios have a(n) _____ hanging below the ceiling to support lighting instruments.
Grid
The type of illumination that creates a sharp, distinct, and very dark shadow.
Hard Light
Attaches to fluorescent instruments to reduce the shape and size of the light beam.
Honeycomb
Lighting instrument that provides the main source of illumination on the person in a shot.
Key Light
Most _____ lamps are rated for upward of 50,000 hours.
LED lamps
A _____ illuminates a set when installed in a lighting instrument.
Lamp
The rough hang is the initial process of hanging instruments over the set according to the ...
Light plot
Wire mesh or woven material placed in front of an instrument to reduce the intensity of light.
Scrim
In cross-key lighting, a back light is positioned exactly at _____ o'clock.
Six
True or False? A floodlight is a soft lighting instrument that provides general lighting in a large area.
True 1
True or False? To the human eye, a fluorescent lamp appears less bright than an incandescent lamp.
True 2
True or False? Sunlight is 5600 K, which produces various shades of blue on recorded video.
True 3
True or False? Light takes on the color of the object from which it bounced off.
True 4
The _____ lamps used in television production are usually tungsten, tungsten halogen, or quartz halogen
Tungsten halogen lamps
A _____ may be used to reduce the intensity of light.
diffusion
In _____ lighting, two key lights and two fill lights are positioned in a square around the talent
four-point
When using the three-point lighting technique, the _____ provides the main source of illumination on the object in the shot.
key light
A lighting technique that creates a solid-colored, indistinct background is called...
limbo lighting
The system of electrical cables and outlets used to power lighting instruments on the grid is called the _____.
raceway
Placed between a lighting instrument and a reflective surface on the set to avoid light hits.
spotlight
The lighting technique that covers more than one person or object in the lighting spread using only two key lights and one back light is called...
three-point lighting