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