ABSTRACT
In general, standard video has about a 4½-zone scale range, whereas DSLRs and cinema cameras can double or triple that. Knowing this, you can make choices as to proper exposure for a person’s face; for example, lighting the set accordingly so that your ratio of darks to bright stays within four to five zones and letting the rest fall off. And if you want the audience to see details throughout the shot, you can set up your lights so that everything stays within four zones, for example.
