Lighting for Film and Digital Cinematography (with Infotrac)

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Explores the basic concepts necessary for designing and implementing lighting setups. This text adopts a conceptual approach to lighting, focusing on ideas and setups; it assumes readers have a prior knowledge of equipment. Coverage includes lighting, color control, texture, exposure technique, and elements that create image, 'look,' and mood.


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Illustrated throughout with b&w photographs, this textbook introduces students of film and digital cinematography to the principles and techniques of lighting. The unifying theme of the book is the understanding that lighting is a combination of the art of seeing and the science of exposure. Sample topics include setting facial ratios, pre-visualizing exposure choice, matching close-ups to long shots, and controlling contrast. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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