LAMP – the bulb

LIGHTING INSTRUMENT – the fixture

Creates a sharp, distinct shadow.

Creates an indistinct shadow.

SPOTLIGHT – Produces a sharp, directional beam.

A SPOT LIGHT COMMONLY USED ON STUDIO GRIDS.

Flood Light – Produces a diffused, nondirectional light that spreads over a wide area.

A FLOOD LIGHT COMMONLYUSED ON STUDIO GRIDS.

Barn doors – moveable metal flaps attached to a lighting instrument

Flag – a flat piece of metal that is placed in front of the instrument

A device used to soften the intensity of light without reducing its color temperature.

Umbrellas

Reflectors

Scrims

Use a diffusion device Bounce the light Move the instrument away from

the subject Use a lower watt lamp Use a dimmer

KEY – The main source of illumination

FILL – Placed opposite the Key light BACK LIGHT – Placed above &

behind the subject

A scale developed by a scientist (William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin) that measures color temperatures of light in degrees Kelvin (i.e.: 32K).

2000KRed2500KYellow3200KWhite4000KGreen5000KBlue7000KViolet10,000K Black

3200 degrees Kelvin equals White Light. In order to reproduce colors properly on TV the light hitting the object must be WHITE (32K).

A function of video cameras that forces the camera to see an object as white no matter the type of light hitting the object.

A plastic sheet that is placed in front of a lighting instrument to turn the white light from a lamp into a colored light.