 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, 1 st Baron Kelvin) that measures color temperatures of light in degrees Kelvin (i.e.: 32K).

2000KRed 2500KYellow 3200KWhite 4000KGreen 5000KBlue 7000KViolet 10,000KBlack

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.