《KinoFlo-lighting-handbook》.pdfVIP

The Little black book of lighting ForFilmandVideo IndextoKinoFlo LightingHandbook Introduction to Lighting with Kino Flos . . . . . 2 Kino Flo Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lighting Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Broadcast Studio Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chromakey and Visual Effects Lighting . . . 16 Tabletop Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1 IntroductiontoLightingwithKinoFlos There are two kinds of light in this world: The hard kind and the soft kind. We like our light soft. And cool. All soft light all the time. What’s not to like? Kinos are easy on the eyes, flattering on the talent, low on power needs, and high on versatility and portability. Lighting techniques for Kino Flos are pretty much like they are for soft light from sunlight bounced off a white card or tungsten light through a softbox . . . except ours comes with this “little black book of lighting” to help you out. Lighting Tips Kino Flo light fixtures offer a lightweight, low energy, cool alternative to conventional hot lights such as incandescent par lights. The goal usually is to light a scene for film or video that looks like what we see in the real world. Light quality can be characterized by how “hard” or “soft” the shadow is. The light you get from one instrument may be hard, and cast dense shadows such you might see when direct sunlight casts the shadow of a tree on the ground. A softer shadow might be made by sunlight diffused through some clouds. Fixture placement is the first step to producing a softer style of lighting with Kino Flos. Where you place the light is important because the closer the Kino Flo is to the subject, the softer the effect of the light. The same Kino Flo moved farther a