Large Interiors
Large interiors are more comfortable to
work in, but they present problems of their
own, Figure 16-15. An area, say 50 feet square,
cannot be fully lit with the instruments in a
typical small production kit. To solve the problem,
you need to employ a two-part strategy:
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Light the subjects, not the space (as discussed
in Chapter 14).
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Break the action into parts, then light and
shoot each part separately.
To hide lights placed deeper in the set,
deploy units that can be clipped or taped to
moldings, curtain rods, door frames, or the tops
of open doors themselves. Fluorescent ceiling
grids are also prime locations for clipping small
lamps, Figure 16-14.
Some lighting instruments have built-in clips, others
mount on posts fitted with clips or flat surfaces
for recording.
Without the key light, the doorway is dark. The key light spills onto the walls beside the door.
The remaining barn doors cut the beam edges at the
bottom, top, and right edge of the doorway.
The left barn door masks the light beam to match the
left edge of the doorway.
Managing Barn Doors
The edges of light beams look more realistic when they conform to natural features of the
background. In this example, the spotlight is set to light a subject who will appear in the open doorway.
The barn doors are set so that the beam edges are hidden by the sides and top of the door.
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