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An Uphill Battle
Lighting is the single most difficult thing to do on a movie set. Every facet of production
revolves around lighting. Things like costumes, set design, camera movement, film stock, lens type, etc. are influenced by
how the scene is lit.
The Lighting Team
Director of Photography- In charge of the look and feel of the lighting scheme as well as acting boss for the electric crew, camera crew, and grip crew.
Gaffer- Chief lighting technician. The DP’s second hand man.
Best Boy- Gaffer’s second in command. Deals with a lot of management things.
The Lighting Team
Third Electric- Equipment prep., placement.
Grunts
Key Grip- Rig all lights (set up)
Mad Skills
All members of the lighting team are going to be well versed in the following:
*Electrical Safety**Electrical conversion (watts, amps, voltage
etc)**Image Control*
*Lamp/bulb Specifications*
Quality of LightWhat kind of shadow will it produce?
Hard or diffused
What angle is it coming from?
How bright is it?
It’s intensity
How bright is it compared to other lights?
Lighting contrast
What color is it?
Lighting/Film Style
Two types depending on indoor and outdoor use.
Each dictates a specific color temperature
Indoor we refer to as Tungsten
Outdoor we refer to as Daylight
Color Temperature
Named so because of the color a object turns when heat is increasingly added.
Tungsten - 3200 degrees Kelvin
Daylight - 5600 degrees Kelvin