Basic Lighting Worktext for Film and Video

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Preface; The visible spectrum; Film and exposure; Using electricity; Video, the electronic media; Controlling colour temperature; Controlling light quality; Measuring light intensity; Manipulating light; Lighting concepts in practice; Lighting in the studio; Lighting on location; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography.

About the author

Richard Ferncase is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker. He has served as associate professor at the School of Film and Television at Chapman University in Orange, California since 1986. He is the author of three books, Basic Lighting Worktext for Film & Video, Film and Video Lighting Terms and Concepts, and a monograph on off-Hollywood specialty films entitled Outsider Features (Greenwood).

Summary

A guide to the fundamentals of light science, for film and video students. In addition to descriptions of equipment and tips on how to use it properly, it provides numerous set-ups that illustrate the techniques and thoughts behind proper studio and location lighting.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Ferncase, Richard K. Ferncase
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.1992
• EAN: 9780240800851
• ISBN: 978-0-240-80085-1
• No. of pages: 126
• Weight: 230 g
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Photography, filmmaking, video filmmaking; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Television, The arts: general issues, Films, cinema, Film, TV & radio, Radio / Podcasts, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, The arts: general topics