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Also know n as aCinematographer.  \n# Gaffer\n\nThe person working directly under theCinematographer to help plan and executelight setups, including the necessary gearand lighting equipment.  \n# RELATED CREW\n\nLIGHTING  \n# LIGHTING TERMS\n\nWatts  \nA measurement of how much power a lightsource requires.  \nLumens  \nA measurement of how much light asource produces.  \nLux or Foot Candles  \nA measurement of how much light hits thesubject (lux uses the metric system whilefoot candles use the imperial system) .  \nInverse Square Law  \nA scientific law that measures how muchlight is lost at specific distances from thesource with an equation: intensity equalsone over the distance squared.  \nColor Temperature  \nThe color of light emitted at a particulartemperature.  \nKelvins  \nThe unit of measurement used to describecolor temperature.  \nLight Falloff  \nThe loss of a light’s intensity the further itgets away from the source.  \nExposure  \nThe amount of light that hits the camera’ssensor or film stock.  \nISO  \nShort for the International Organization forStandardization, but in photography andcinematography is the light sensitivity offilm stock or the equivalent “sensitivity” indigital sensors.  \n# Aperture\n\nThe adjustable opening in a camera lensthat dictates how much light passes into it.  \n# Shutter Speed\n\nThe speed at which a camera’s shutteropens and closes to determine how longthe film or sensor is exposed to light.  \nF-stop  \nAperture settings that either double orhalve the amount of light with each “stop. ”  \n# T-stop\n\nLens setting similar to f-stops thataccurately measures how much lightactually hits the film or sensor.  \n# Spill\n\nUnwanted light that “spills” onto a subjector background, often remedied with flags.  \n# Contrast Ratio\n\nThe ratio that measures the difference inbrightness between two parts of an image,often both sides of the subject’s face orbetween the subject and the background.  \n# Dynamic Range\n\nThe range between the darkest andbrightest parts of an image that aparticular camera can capture while stillregistering visual information.  \n# High Key Lighting\n\nWhen the subject and background are litrelatively evenly.  \n# Low Key Lighting\n\nWhen the subject and background are litunevenly with greater contrast.  \n# Chiaroscuro\n\nA style of lighting defined by extremecontrast between light and shadow toseparate subjects from the backgroundwhile giving depth and dimension to theimage.  \nMagic Hour (Golden Hour)The time of day (just before sunset and justafter sunrise) when the sunlight is softerand more colorful.  \n# Short Side (Dumb Side)\n\nWhen the camera is positioned on thesame side of a subject’s face as the keylight.  \n# Broad Side (Smart Side)\n\nWhen the camera is positioned on theopposite side of a subject’s face from ","cbCaiev70L924Sp8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiev70L924Sp8","pdf",854717,"English","# Ambient Light\n## Practical Light\n## Motivated Light\n## Incidental Light\n# Lighting Types of Photography\n## Director\n## Gaffer\n# Lighting Terms\n## Color Temperature and Kelvins\n## Exposure, ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed\n## Contrast Ratio and Dynamic Range\n## High Key Lighting and Low Key Lighting\n## Chiaroscuro\n## Magic Hour\n## Hard Light and Soft Light\n# Lighting Gear\n## Fluorescent Lights\n## Kino Flos\n## LED Lights\n## Light Meter and Spot Meter\n## Waveform, Histogram, False Color\n# Light Shaping Techniques\n## Diffusion\n## Soft Box","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between ambient, practical, and motivated light?\",\"answer\":\"Ambient light is any light already present that the crew does not add. 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