5th Edition

Set Lighting Technician's Handbook Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution

By Harry C. Box Copyright 2020
624 Pages 465 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

624 Pages 465 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

624 Pages 465 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A friendly, hands-on training manual and reference for lighting technicians in motion picture and television production, this handbook is the most comprehensive guide to set lighting available. It provides a unique combination of practical detail with a big-picture understanding of lighting, technology, safety, and professionalism, essential to anyone doing motion picture lighting. The fifth... Read more

Chapter 1 Set Basics: Your First Barbecue

Chapter 2 Preproduction Planning: the Package, Expendables, Personal Tools

Chapter 3 Lighting Objectives

Chapter 4 Lighting Strategies

Chapter 5 Manipulating Light: Tools, Techniques, and the Behavior of Light

Chapter 6 Color

Chapter 7 LED Lights

Chapter 8 Established Lighting Instruments

Chapter 9 Operating HMI Lights

Chapter 10 Stands and Rigging

Chapter 11 Set Protocol

Chapter 12 Lighting Control Networks

Chapter 13 Electricity

Chapter 14 Power Distribution Equipment

Chapter 15 Dimming Equipment

Chapter 16 Electrical Rigging

Chapter 17 Working With Electrical Power

Chapter 18 Power Sources

Chapter 19 Special Circumstances and Practices

Chapter 20 Specialty Lighting Equipment

Chapter 21 LED Color Science and Technology

Appendix A Photometric Calculation Tables

Appendix B Lamp Tables

Appendix C Flicker-free Frame Rates

Appendix D Electrical Tables

Appendix E IP and NEMA Equipment Ratings

Appendix F Equipment Suppliers and Manufacturers

Appendix G Gels and Diffusions

Appendix H LED Lights

Glossary

Biography

Harry C. Box has worked in the motion picture and television industry since 1987 with significant experience as a lighting technician and gaffer and later as a camera operator. Harry also works for the industry trade association ESTA focusing on issues relevant to the motion picture/television market.