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Review Questions

1. What are the benefits of using halogen light bulbs in lighting fixtures for filming?

2. Describe in detail how to create the effect of light coming through a window onstage in a theatrical production.

3. What is hard light? How does it differ from soft light? How can the intensity of hard light be altered?

4. What is three-point lighting? Describe the three components to this lighting setup.

5. What skills and characteristics do you think would be necessary for a lighting board operator to be successful?
Critical Thinking Questions

1. Imagine that you are in charge of lighting for a film or theatrical performance. The scene that you are doing the lighting design for is one in which a young boy meets an alien. How could you alter the mood or feeling of the scene with the lighting? Describe how you might change the lighting to alter the scene.

2. How might a film or play's purpose affect the choices made about its lighting?

3. How is lighting for film different from lighting for a theatrical production?

4. Think about a scene from a film, television show, or theatrical performance that you've seen. Describe the scene, including what is happening in the plot during this particular scene. How is the scene lighted? What effect does the lighting design have on the scene? Would you do anything differently in terms of lighting if you were designing the scene?

5. Why is lighting design an important aspect for filmmakers?



Discussion Questions
Please post questions and answers on the UNIT THREE discussion boards. Unless otherwise instructed, you should submit at least one full paragraph for each question. Each discussion assignment is worth
5 points.

Answer 1

1. What are the benefits of using halogen light bulbs in lighting fixtures for filming?

The benefits of using halogen light bulbs in lighting fixtures for filming is that they have good color effect and they are cheap. It also helps to focus the audience on the scene.

2. Describe in detail how to create the effect of light coming through a window onstage in a theatrical production.

To create the effect of light coming through a window onstage in a theatrical production you would need to make a cutout of the shape of the window. Then you would need to place the light behind the cutout so it creates the effect you want.

3. What is hard light? How does it differ from soft light? How can the intensity of hard light be altered?

Hard light are strong lights. They give off a bad affect. Soft lights are reflected on a surface which in turn softens the atmosphere so that the scene is not disturbed.

4. What is three-point lighting? Describe the three components to this lighting setup.

Three-point lighting is used in a film and it's when you set the lights up in three different positions. The lights are called the Key lights, the fill lights, and the back light.

I don't have 5 yet but I hope this helped at least a little bit.