PART 1:
Bring Equipment:
Light meters (Sekonic x 5 or 6)
Light Kit (Lowell Pro)
2 extension cords
Show card
Flex fill/ reflector
Diffusion (spun glass)
Clothes pins/ clamps
Sand bag
Gloves
Sony 170 or Panasonic 100 (remember to set Display option ON)
Tripod / Cartoni
AV cable and monitor (from Peter)
CONCEPT: LIGHTING STYLES High Key / Low Key (think film noir as in Visions of Light re Greg Toland vs. sit com ‘high key’)
Contrast Ratios.
3 Ways of Controlling Light: BLOCK/REFLECT/REFRACT
Demonstrate light meter
Discuss incident vs. reflective meters (as in camera)
Light intensity measured in Foot Candles
ASA (briefly)
Using light meter to calculate F-stop
Take a measurement. Change ASA (as though using faster film)
Q: How does that impact exposure?
Demo Lighting Instruments
Start with stand
Types of lights (fresnel, open faced, closed face)
Barn doors and flood/spot control
Bulb , explain quartz halogen bulb and safety issues
Wattage ranges from 60 watts for household vs. 1K (1000w.) for film.
Difference between hard and soft light. (diffusion/ show card/ umbrella)
Controlling intensity (pull light back/ flood out/ diffuse/ scrim )
3 POINT LIGHTING SETUP – Key, fill, back. Look at setup. Look at Contrast Ratio (key/fill ratio)
Concept: Modulated Light and Shadow to create depth
PART 2: Go over Midterm Study Guide Questions