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Index
Cover
Description
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter One: The Cinematographer as Collaborator
Working with the Director
The Hiring Process
Taking on the Project
Style
Serving the Story
Working with the Art Director
Working with the Designers
Rehearsals
Composition
Working with the Crew
Chapter Two: Lighting Equipment
Types of Light Sources
Tungsten Lights
HMI Lights
Fluorescent Lights
LED Lights
Fresnel Lights
Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights
Xenon Lights
Beam Projectors
Moving Lights
PAR Lights
Open-Face and Area Lights
Soft Lights
Compact Lights
Accessories to Luminaires
Light Packages
Power Supply
Chapter Three: Image Manipulation
Film Stock
Digital Cameras
Brightness Range Manipulation
Measuring and Evaluating Light
Picture and Waveform Monitors
Color Gelatins
Image Manipulation by Filters, Nets, and Other Optical Media
Working with Smoke
Image Manipulation in the Laboratory
Processing
Timing and Printing
Digital Intermediate
Chapter Four: Anatomy of Lighting
Key Light, Fill Light, and Backlight Concepts
Key Light
Fill Light
Backlight
Chapter Five: Strategy of Lighting
Hard Versus Soft
Controlling Hard Light
Using and Controlling the Various Types of Soft Light
Box-Type Soft Light
Diffused Light
Bounced Light
Ambient Light
Low Key, High Key
Studio Versus Location
Lighting for Multiple Cameras
Lighting for Digital Video
Chapter Six: Lighting a Scene
Lighting Approach to a Scene
Sources of Light
Long Shot and Close-up
Studio Day Interior
Night Interior
Treatment of Walls
Using Practical Lamps
Special Practicals
Mirrors
Process Shots
Lighting Faces
Beauty Lighting
Lighting for Skin Tones
Close-up Accessories
Eye Light
Chapter Seven: Lighting on Location
Location Exterior
Daylight
Sunset
Day-for-Night
Night-for-Night
Location Interior
Location Interior/Exterior
Location Lighting with Fluorescents
Theater Interior Lighting
Vehicle Lighting
Chapter Eight: Learning to Light
Notes on the Contributors
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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