ABSTRACT
The main aim and purpose of a television lighting-cameraman, or as he is more commonly called, lighting supervisor, is to provide illumination for a scene and its parts in such a way and of such a quality as to bring out as much of the character and significance of that scene as possible and get it across to the viewer’s set at home. Light and its companion worker shadow, properly handled, can play a large and important part in conveying the messages of television. In a television studio, however, even the simplest problem is greatly complicated by a formidable number of other factors. There are nearly as many different techniques of lighting as there are lighting supervisors. The camera rehearsal follows. During its course, the pictures from the cameras are carefully studied. Television lighting has, quite naturally, grown up with the medium itself.
