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This document provides a series of questions about lighting for video and film production. It covers topics such as the differences between hard and soft light, color temperature, intensity, using light meters, types of lighting setups including key lights, fill lights, back lights and background lights. It also discusses lighting ratios, guidelines for back lighting and background lighting intensity, and considerations for lighting multiple subjects and areas.

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This document provides a series of questions about lighting for video and film production. It covers topics such as the differences between hard and soft light, color temperature, intensity, using light meters, types of lighting setups including key lights, fill lights, back lights and background lights. It also discusses lighting ratios, guidelines for back lighting and background lighting intensity, and considerations for lighting multiple subjects and areas.

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Production I
Cybercollege Lighting Modules 27-35 http://cybercollege.com/tvp027.htm
At the bottom of each module, click “to next module” to continue through Module 35.
Provide Answers AND Questions on separate paper
*Note: While the primary focus of Cybercollege.com is video and film, the material discussed in these modules is
equally applicable to still photography.

1. Explain “hard” and “soft” light

2. Define Color Temperature

3. Define Intensity

4. Explain the parameters of “foot-candles” and “lux.”



5. How do Directors of Photography get the “film look”?

6. How are Light Meters used?

7. Explain the difference between Reflected Light Meters, Spot Light Meters,
and Incident Light Meters

8. What is a Scrim?

9. What is a Dimmer?

10. Based on the reading (Mod 31), discuss the main things you need to consider
when dealing with typical lighting setups (discuss each of the following
lights: Key, Fill, Back, Background Lights).

11. Explain what you should consider when using the Sun as a Key Light.

12. What is the simplest way to establish lighting ratios?

13. Explain the purposes and effects of each of the lighting ratios listed in Mod 33
• 1:1 o 4:1
o 2:1 o 8:1
o 3:1

14. Explain the guidelines for Back Light (Rim Light) intensity

15. Explain the guidelines for Background Light intensity


16. Explain the guidelines for Subject-To-Background Distance

17. Explain the considerations needed when dealing with multiple subjects and
Area lighting

18. When would you want to, and when would you not want to use “Natural”
Light.

19. Discuss ways to alter appearance with lighting.

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