Set Lighting Technician's Handbook

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 edition delves into every aspect of lighting and features vastly expanded sections on controlling LED lights, color science, lighting control systems, wireless systems, Ethernet-based control systems, battery power, and modern set protocol for productions small and large. With a generous number of original images, the book illustrates the use of soft light, the effect of lighting angles, and how the gaffer and DP build an effective lighting plan around the blocking of the actors. This encyclopedic volume of technical knowhow is tempered with years of practical experience and a much-needed sense of humor.
This is the ideal text for professional lighting technicians across film and television including lighting directors, gaffers, DOPs, and rigging crews, as well as film and television production students studying lighting, camera techniques, film production, and cinematography.
It includes a revamped companion website with supplementary resources, forms, checklists, and images.

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.

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