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2. True or False? Glamorous lighting exaggerates the planes and angles of the face and
emphasizes skin texture.
3. Why are spots and fl oods effective instruments for lighting backgrounds?
4. A light’s _____ is the distance between the instrument and the subject or background
that it is lighting.
5. Explain why spots are especially useful in tight quarters?
6. What is the simplifi ed formula for calculating power draw? What are the benefi ts of
using this simple calculation?
7. True or False? Refl ectors that produce softer light provide even coverage.
8. When a long throw is needed, choose a(n) _____ refl ector.
9. How can a heavy face be lit to look slimmer?
10. What are the standard techniques that can be used to light an indoor night scene?
11. What is magic hour? What are the qualities of available light during magic hour?
12. Using an indoor white balance setting outdoors will create a(n) _____ cast to the footage.
13. True or False? The main goal when lighting for compositing is to keep the background
lighting absolutely uniform.
14. What is tent lighting?
15. Explain the setup for recording a vertically-positioned, two-dimensional graphic.
1. Science. What is Ohm’s Law? How does Ohm’s Law apply to electrical circuits and
power supply?
2. Technology. Identify some lighting tools or pieces of equipment that have emerged
in the last 20 years. What impact have these items had on the task of lighting a scene
or location?
3. Engineering. Make a sketch of a single subject on an interior set. On the sketch,
draw the position of each lighting instrument for a three-point lighting arrangement.
Label each instrument on the sketch.
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