ABSTRACT
Much of the lighting that is covered in this book is temporary location lighting: mobile stands and stingers are used to mount instruments on location or on a temporary set. Studios are a more controllable environment than locations and so are essential for situations that are more permanent, the most common local application being news sets. Safety must not be an afterthought in the studio. Lighting instruments are heavy items, barn doors have sharp edges. The basic ingredient of studio lighting is a sufficient power system. Direct current voltage control uses a low-level voltage, usually 0–10 vdc (volts direct current), to precisely control the dimmer output. “Digital Multiplex” allows many discrete signals to be mixed (or multiplexed) and sent over a single set of physical wires. Fluorescents are cheaper to run than incandescents by a huge margin. Soft fluorescent or light emitting diodes lighting does not automatically translate into flat lighting.
