Lighting+for+Video


 * 1. Lighting Principles in Video Recording (01:13)**

Video records lighting contrasts differently than our eyes perceive it. There are five controlling principles used for video lighting: contrast, quality, direction, intensity, and color.


 * 2. Contrast in Video Lighting (02:18)**

Contrast refers to the difference between the lightest and darkest areas. High contrast in lighting can be used for dramatic effect. Lighting is fine-tuned to balance contrast.


 * 3. Quality in Video Lighting (01:53)**

Lighting quality is hard or soft. Bright sunlight or a cloudy sky can give hard or soft shadows. Small lamps are used to create hard light. Enlarging and diffusing the light source creates soft light.


 * 4. Direction of Light in Video (02:43)**

Lighting direction suggests seasons, time of day, location, or dramatic mood. Hard light is more directional than soft light. Blue backlighting is used for a moonlit effect.


 * 5. Three Point Lighting in Portraits (03:56)**

Three point lighting is used in portraits. Key light is hard and sets mood and exposure. Fill light is soft and reduces contrast. Backlight provides highlight and background separation.


 * 6. Lamps on Location for Video Lighting (02:25)**

Portable low-powered lamps work best on location. "Barn doors" on lamps prevent light from spreading. A special lens turns a lamp into a spotlight. Bounce techniques create soft lights.


 * 7. Intensity of Video Lighting (02:38)**

Spotting or flooding the lamp can control intensity. Blocking with trace or neutral density filter, moving the lamp or subject, and attaching a dimmer can control intensity.


 * 8. Color in Video Lighting (02:34)**

Natural lighting appears blue, and tungsten light appears orange. Filters convert daylight to tungsten, and tungsten to daylight. Other colors can be used for effect and atmosphere.


 * 9. Safety in Video Lighting Operations (01:21)**

Electrical safety is important in video lighting operations. There should be enough floor area for safe movement and all fire hazards should be checked when using lighting equipment.


 * 10. Lighting in Video for Drama (06:36)**

Five ways to control lighting are contrast, quality, direction, intensity, and color. These are used when shooting a drama that requires natural, tungsten, mixed, day, and true night lighting.

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 * 11. Lighting Approaches in Video (02:22)**

Lighting design brings about different effects in video dramas. Naturalistic lighting is used for realism. Non-naturalistic lighting is used for effect.