Thursday 15 November 2018

Lighting Equipment

Lighting Equipment 

The key light is used to create a general all over light to create an atmosphere for the scene, and can be used to create a warm sunlight / natural lighting effect, and can also be used to create a nighttime / moonlight effect too. Fill light, usually done with an LED light is used to fill the spaces where the key light doesn't reach, and can also be used to make the scene brighter, and has a variety of tones such as warm orangey tones as well as blue and green cool tones. Fill lights usually have barn doors which are metal edges on the perimeter of the LED light which can have coloured filters on them to create a coloured light, creating atmosphere and or a specific auteur style. Reflectors can also be used to reflect the key light onto an area that is not reached by the key light. For example, in an interview set up with the subject sitting in the middle with a key light directed on to them from the right, a reflector can be used on the left side of the subjects face to create an even light over the face. A gold reflector can create a warm, hazy and golden sunlight effect, whereas a silver reflector can be used to reflect a bright striking white light on the subjects face. A white reflector can be used on the opposite side of the subjects face to reflect the light, however it will not be as bright of reflective as the white reflector is matte, and not shiny/metallic. The white reflector can also be used to dim the light and create a softer version of the light, usually placed inform of a key light. The black reflector however blocks out the light completely, and could also create a chiaroscuro effect on the subjects face if the key light is shown from the right, and the black reflector is used on the left.


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