Basics of Video Lighting Book

	Introduction to the second edition	vii
	Introduction to the first edition	vii
	How to use this book	viii
1	The lighting team	1
	The team	1
	Types of light	2
	Mixed lighting	5
	Light and distance	9
2	A little electricity	11
	A little physics	15
3	The video camera	20
	The human eye and the video camera	22
	What the camera needs	24
	How much light	27
4	Types of luminaires	33
	Luminaires	35
	The focusing reflector	35
	Softlights	37
	Cyc lights	39
	Beam lights	42
	Sealed-beam types	44
	The fresnel	46
	The PC	47
	Profile spotlights	48
	On location	49
5	The lighting grid	53
	Supports	53
	High level	53
	Low level supports	56
6	Lighting accessories	59
	Accessories	59
	Barn doors	59
	Snoots	60
	Flags	61
	Scrims	61
	Colours and shapes	62
7	Dimmers and control	65
	Dimmers	69
	Lighting consoles	71
8	Single-point lighting	73
	Shadows and angles 1	74
9	Two-point lighting	79
10	Three-point lighting	85
11	Planning lighting	89
	Studio questions	89
	Location questions	90
	General questions	91
12	Lighting on location	99
	Controlling daylight	100
	What tools can be used?	103
13	Location lighting - little power	105
	A little safety	107
	Shadows and angles 2	111
14	Lighting in the studio	115
	Shadows and angles 3	128
15	Your turn now!	129
Exercise 1	Location interior	130
Exercise 2	Studio information programme	131
Exercise 3	Location exterior	132
Exercise 4	Drama in studio	134
Exercise 1	Possible solution	136
Exercise 2	Possible solution	138
Exercise 3	Possible solution	140
Exercise 4	Possible solution	142
	Glossary	144