《Arri - Photography Lighting Handbook》.pdf

LIGHTING HANDBOOK How to Get The Most From Your New ARRI Kit b y B i l l H o l s h e v n i k o f f LIGHTING HANDBOOK I m a g e s a n d T e x t © 2 0 0 0 b y B i l l H o l s h e v n i k o f f For more detailed information about the lighting techniques for the images used in this booklet, please go to ARRI USA, INC. 617 Route 303, Blauvelt, NY 10913 Ph: 914-353-1400 Fx: 914-425-1250 600 North Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502 Ph: 818-841-7070 Fx: 818-848-4028 e-mail: lighting@ LIGHTING THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES: There have been dozens of books throughout the past decades that have discussed standard lighting setups for interviews, talk shows, dramas and countless other productions. This handbook is designed to help you create the best possible images with your new Arri Lighting Kit. It is intended to help you to use these tools to light a variety of setups for location or studio productions. CHOOSING A LIGHT SOURCE: Arri Kits contain a variety of lighting fixtures. The two basic types of instruments are the open-faced instrument and the Fresnel-lensed instrument. Both types of light sources provide a focusable, even beam field of light that can be used to create a wide variety of light qualities and moods for your productions. ARRILITE OPEN-FACE ARRI FRESNEL ARRI LIGHTING HANDBOOK 1 LIGHT QUALITY can be characterized by how hard or soft the shadow produced by an instrument appears. The quality of light produced by an instrument is deter- mined by the physical size (not the intensity) of the light source used. In general, the larger, more diffu