ABSTRACT
As television and video production has become more sophisticated, and as digital moviemaking has emerged as an art, film production values have filtered down into the video world. Film-style lighting has two major components: creating a realistic simulation of the eye’s experience of the world, and creating mood. Flags and cutters are enormously important to lighting control. The concept of lighting darkness seems to be one of the most difficult for beginners to get their minds around. The “unmotivated full lighting” approach is often used in exterior shots as well. Taping outdoors involves a number of challenges. Bright sunny days present contrast issues; the nicer the weather, the more of a problem. Today’s cameras provide electronic fixes for skin flaws. Most professional cameras provide separate control for skin detail; this allows a softening of detail in areas of the picture that match a user-selectable skin tone.
