distribution of DC current through audio cabling to provide power to a mic. Usually 48V
MONO
1 channel, no direction
STEREO
2 channel, minimal direction
SURROUND
5.1 with 6 channels
Omni Directional
Picks up audio from all around it
Directional
Picks up most audio from the direction it is facing
Super Cardioid
More Precise than directional and can even pick up audio from the sides a bit
DIEGETIC
is any sound that can be identified on or off screen (people talk, lips move, see a ringing bell, gunshot off screen)
NON-DIEGETIC
is any sound you cannot identify on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action
Quantity of light
how much light a scene has or frame and can be overexposed to light or underexposed to light to make lighter or darker images
Quality of light
The quality of a light source, Measured by hardness/softness of light and Used to help create illusion of depth
Color of light
the process of mixing red, green, and blue to create white
Inverse Square Law
Double the distance you lose 3/4th of the power
Contrast
High contrast versus Low contrastMeasure with WaveformMonitors or histogram
Adjusting Intensity
Gels• Dimming• Diffusion• Iris Setting• Position of Camera and Light
Light Density (Hard)
lights a small area with a distinct light beam
Light Density (soft)
lights a large area- soft shadows
Indoor standard
Warm, Orange Hues & 3,200k
Outdoor standard
Cold, BlueHues & 5,600k
Incandescent
(32k) tungsten-halogen
Fluorescent
(32k or 56k)
Kino-Flos
(32 or 56k)
LED
(32 or 56k variable)
HMI
(56k)
How to Match Color Temps
Shoot in a controlled setting (Indoors using studio lighting or Outdoors with natural light)• If color temps are mixed (windows + lights) use color corrective gel
Match to indoors
by placing orangecorrectivegels on windows
Match to outdoors
56k) by placing bluecorrectivegels over lights
Key Light
Main source of lighting (gives shape
Back Light
lights from the back (gives outline)
Fill Light
Fills in to diffuse (removes shadows)
PRESENTATIONAL
news, talkshows, interviews
Spotlights
directional, well-defined light
Spotlight Types
Fresnel & Ellipsoidal
Floodlights
Great amounts of highlydiffused light- Main source of light
Floodlight types
Scoop & Softlight & Broad & Strip/Cyc
Television Graphics
Lower3rdSupers/Ticker/Bug & Fullscreen & Over the Shoulder (OTS)Insert