ABSTRACT
After all, today’s cameras are so light sensitive you can often get away without any additional lighting. The real key to fine lighting is not only to simulate reality, but to communicate the proper mood and feeling to the viewer. The most obvious way in which lighting is important for video is in basic exposure. Overexposing causes worse problems than underexposure, because sometimes the result can’t be repaired. Great lighting begins with the creation of an illusion of depth. Keep in mind that no matter how much television is a part of our lives, the TV screen is still just a flat piece of glass with flickering colored lights. Most local news studios, talk shows, and soap opera sets are flat lit with loads of light and almost complete elimination of shadows. The real key here is to communicate the proper mood and feeling to the viewer.
