Lighting Test
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- The color we see
- is what is reflected
- Rods are for
- Contrast
- Cones are for
- Color
- Light is made up of these 6 rays:
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1. gamma
2. x
3. UV
4. Visible
5. IR
6. Radio - 9 forms of thater light from past to present .
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1. sun
2. fire
3. torch
4. oil
5. oil lamp
6. candle
7. gas
8. lime light
9. electricity - what is effect of candle on present day?
- still measure in "foot candles."
- problems with gas
- it is hot! and can have leaks/death.
- 3 kinds of dimmers
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1. salt water (dangerous)
2. transformer (heavy)
3. silicone chip rsister (microchip controls) - problems with electricity
- emits UV, X and IR rays
- which light source is the most modern?>
- LED
- 4 properties of light
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1. intensity
2. distribution
3. color
4. movement - what is intensity?
- brightness. relative to key light.
- what is distribution?
- Where the light is coming from and how that affects subject.
- what does top light do?
- makes subject look shorter and closer to the ground
- what does side light do>?
- Good for dance, looks taller.
- what does head on light do?
- flattens figure. no shadows.
- what are primary light colors?
- blue, green, red
- what is the whitest light we know?
- sun light
- what is awesome about LED?
- Closest to true colors.
- 4 goals of 4 light properties.
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1. visibitily
2. revelation of form
3. composition
4. mood - what does revelation of form mean?
- defines edges, creates shadows
- what is composition?
- creating appropriate light for action i.e. bright for comedy dark for tragedy
- what is significant about mood?
- it comes last, rsult of first 3 stps
- main things on a tech drawing (at least5)
- scale, plan view, title block, grid system, channel # in circles, color # inside light, notes, practicals...
- things t think about when designing
- blocking, costumes, color, venue size
- what is subtractive mixing?
- Removing whit light to let another color pass. i.e. letting light pass through a gel.
- what is additive mixing?
- 2 lights shine into same area to create another color.
- what is saturation v. tint?
- saturation is more opaque.
- bad color for white skin? black?
- green, red.
- 3 types of gel co.
- roscoe, lee, gann