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Manipulating light: Tools, techniques, and the behavior of light |
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I can't stand a naked light bulb any more than I can a rude remark or vulgar action.
—Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
In our work in motion picture and television, we can identify five properties of light that we manipulate to create compelling images. They are: color, brightness, shape (or pattern), quality of light (hard or soft), and movement. The techniques used to manipulate and control these five properties represent the central knowledge required of a lighting technician working on set. Mastery of the principles that govern the properties of light is the very core of the expertise a director of photography and gaffer bring to a project. ...
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