{"id":606,"date":"2023-07-18T01:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T05:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/?p=606"},"modified":"2023-07-18T09:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:57:27","slug":"interior-and-exterior-lighting-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/2023\/07\/18\/interior-and-exterior-lighting-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior and Exterior Lighting Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>There wouldn\u2019t be film without film lighting. Lighting is as crucial to cinematic storytelling as a script and a subject, and filmmakers have experimented with different lumination techniques for as long as the medium has existed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to produce professional-looking video you need to know at least the <strong>basic principles of lighting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good lighting calls for <strong>intentional illumination.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Color Temperature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When all three primary colors overlap Red Green Blue (RGB) you get white.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The standard by which we measure the relative reddishness or bluishness of white light is called color temperature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Color temperature is measured in Kelvin (K) scale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The more bluish the white light looks the higher the color temperature. (Daylight)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The more reddish, the lower the color temperature. (Indoor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Color Temperature Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5,600K Daylight &#8211; outdoors, bluish light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3,200K Indoor &#8211; warmer more reddish light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White Balance &#8211; You need to white balance a camera because not all light sources produce light of the same degree of whiteness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A candle produces a more reddish light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midday sun gives off more of a bluish light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"White Balance &amp; Kelvin Color temp explained \ud83d\udca1\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/48c02L_nHZc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Types of Light<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directional Light: <\/strong>Precise beam that causes shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diffused Light: <\/strong>Soft light, its beam spreads out quickly and illuminates a large area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Quality of Light<\/strong> &#8211; How it affects your subject, how the light behaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The distance of the light from the subject can create soft or hard shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diffusion of light can soften it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Soft light<\/strong> is light that is diffused before hitting the subject. Soft light tends to &#8220;wrap&#8221; around objects, creating diffused shadows with soft edges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H<strong>ard light <\/strong>hits the subject directly from the source. Hard light is more focused and produces harsher shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example: An overcast day produces soft light (clouds act as diffusion). A sunny day produces harsh shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lighting 101: Quality of Light\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jw066PBZe60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Light Intensity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A light meter is used to measure light intensity or how much light falls onto an object. It measures the contrast between light and dark areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contrast:<\/strong> The difference between the brightest and darkest spots in a video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Baselight:<\/strong> Available light in the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shadows:<\/strong>&nbsp; Shadow control is an important part of lighting. Shadows can influence our perception. There are two main types of shadows attached and cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attached shadows &#8211; Attached to the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cast shadows &#8211; Can be seen independent of the object causing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High Key Lighting<\/strong> &#8211; is a lighting style that results in a brightly lit frame with even lighting, minimal shadows, and low contrast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Low Key Lighting<\/strong> &#8211; accentuates shadows, high contrast, and dark tones. The visual aesthetic of low-key lighting is usually achieved by using hard sources or key lights with minimal to no fill light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How your face changes in different lighting\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6sgpeoWpO9w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Gels<\/strong><br>Thin, plastic, colored sheets placed in front of a light source to manipulate the color temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Reflector<\/strong><br>Any material used to \u201cbounce\u201d light from the source onto the subject.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There wouldn\u2019t be film without film lighting. Lighting is as crucial to cinematic storytelling as a script and a subject, and filmmakers have experimented with different lumination techniques for as long as the medium has existed. If you want to produce professional-looking video you need to know at least the basic principles of lighting. Good &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/2023\/07\/18\/interior-and-exterior-lighting-part-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Interior and Exterior Lighting Part 1&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7573,"featured_media":637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-units"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7573"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/vat-100-intro-to-video-technology-fall23-singletary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}