Film Lighting Talks with Hollywood's Cinematographers and Gaffers

by Malkiewicz, Kris

• ISBN13: 9781439169063
• ISBN10: 1439169063
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-07
• Publisher: Touchstone

Summary

Newly revised and updated, Film Lighting is an indispensible sourcebook for the aspiring and practicing cinematographer, based on extensive interviews with leading cinematographers and gaffers in the film industry.Film lighting is a living, dynamic art influenced by new technologies and the changing styles of leading cinematographers. A combination of state-of-the-art technology and in-depth interviews with industry experts, Film Lighting provides an inside look at how cinematographers and film directors establish the visual concept of the film and use the lighting to create a certain atmosphere. Kris Malkiewicz uses firsthand material from the experts he interviewed while researching this book. Among these are leading cinematographers Dion Beebe, Russell Carpenter, Caleb Deschanel, Robert Elswit, Mauro Fiore, Adam Holender, Janusz Kaminski, Matthew Libatique, Rodrigo Prieto, Harris Savides, Dante Spinotti, and Vilmos Zsigmond. This updated version of Film Lighting fills a growing need in the industry and will be a perennial, invaluable resource.

Author Biography

Kris Malkiewicz , author of the classic work Cinematography, is a graduate of the prestigious Polish State Film Academy. He helped design the film department of the California Institute of the Arts and taught film at the Film Division of The Polytechnic in London, England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
The Cinematographer as Collaborator	p. 1
Working with the Director	p. 2
The Hiring Process	p. 2
Taking on the Project	p. 3
Style	p. 4
Serving the Story	p. 7
Working with the Art Director	p. 10
Working with the Designers	p. 13
Rehearsals	p. 14
Composition	p. 17
Working with the Crew	p. 19
Lighting Equipment	p. 25
Types of Light Sources	p. 25
Tungsten Lights	p. 25
HMI Lights	p. 26
Fluorescent Lights	p. 26
LED Lights	p. 31
Fresnel Lights	p. 34
Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights	p. 37
Xenon Lights	p. 40
Beam Projectors	p. 42
Moving Lights	p. 43
PAR Lights	p. 44
Open-face and Area Lights	p. 49
Soft Lights	p. 52
Compact Lights	p. 61
Accessories to Luminaires	p. 63
Light Packages	p. 68
Power Supply	p. 69
Image Manipulation	p. 72
Film Stock	p. 73
Digital Cameras	p. 73
Brightness Range Manipulation	p. 76
Measuring and Evaluating Light	p. 77
Picture and Waveform Monitors	p. 83
Color Gelatins	p. 85
Image Manipulation by Filters, Nets, and Other Optical Media	p. 86
Working with Smoke	p. 91
Image Manipulation in the Laboratory	p. 92
Processing	p. 92
Timing and Printing	p. 93
Digital Intermediate	p. 95
Anatomy of Lighting	p. 102
Key Light, Fill Light, and Backlight Concepts	p. 102
Key Light	p. 102
Fill Light	p. 104
Backlight	p. 107
Strategy of Lighting	p. 113
Hard Versus Soft	p. 113
Controlling Hard Light	p. 119
Using and Controlling the Various Types of Soft Light	p. 123
Box-type Soft Light	p. 123
Diffused Light	p. 124
Bounced Light	p. 129
Ambient Light	p. 133
Low Key, High Key	p. 134
Studio Versus Location	p. 135
Lighting for Multiple Cameras	p. 137
Lighting for Digital Video	p. 139
Lighting a Scene	p. 144
Lighting Approach to a Scene	p. 144
Sources of Light	p. 151
Long Shot and Close-up	p. 154
Studio Day Interior	p. 157
Night Interior	p. 159
Treatment of Walls	p. 161
Using Practical Lamps	p. 162
Special Practicals	p. 164
Mirrors	p. 167
Process Shots	p. 169
Lighting Faces	p. 170
Beauty Lighting	p. 180
Lighting for Skin Tones	p. 182
Close-up Accessories	p. 184
Eye Light	p. 186
Lighting on Location	p. 191
Location Exterior	p. 192
Daylight	p. 192
Sunset	p. 199
Day-for-Night	p. 202
Night-for-Night	p. 204
Location Interior	p. 213
Location Interior/Exterior	p. 213
Location Lighting with Fluorescents	p. 216
Theater Interior Lighting	p. 217
Vehicle Lighting	p. 218
Learning to Light	p. 228
Notes on the Contributors	p. 233
Glossary	p. 241
Bibliography	p. 253
Index	p. 255
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