Deck 11: Lighting

Question 1

As a lighting director, you may wonder whether you always need to use a light meter. Which statement is most accurate regarding the use of a light meter?

A) if you are good at lighting, you will never need a light meter
B) good lighting is guaranteed when you use a light meter
C) light meter readings are valuable as a guide to make lighting more efficient
D) light meters, when used correctly, make video monitors unnecessary in lighting
E) light meters should be used only by the video operator

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which lux figure approximates most closely 100 foot-candles?

A) 10
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 3,200
E) 5,600

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which lighting instrument will give you the sharpest beam?

A) Fresnel spot
B) ellipsoidal spot
C) scoop
D) internal reflector spot
E) cyc light

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which lighting instrument has an adjustable beam and lens?

A) scoop
B) fluorescent floodlight bank
C) Fresnel
D) incandescent softlight
E) cyc light

Question 5

Which lighting instrument can be positioned close to small objects because it doesn't generate much heat?

A) LED light
B) ellipsoidal spot
C) open-face spot
D) V-light
E) scoop

Question 6

What is incident light?

A) light that falls on a subject (not what is reflected by it)
B) light that spills over
C) an especially sharp light beam
D) the overall baselight level on a set
E) light that is bounced off the illuminated object

Question 7

How can you best measure reflected light?

A) by pointing the light meter closely at the lighted object
B) by pointing the light meter into the lights that illuminate the object
C) by standing next to the lighted object and pointing the light meter toward the camera lens
D) by standing next to the camera and pointing the light meter toward the lighted object
E) by watching for overly bright spots in the viewfinder

Question 8

Which of the lighting instruments has no lens?

A) Fresnel spot
B) ellipsoidal spot
C) scoop
D) follow spot
E) HMI Fresnel spot

Question 9

What light sources are used for even, extremely diffused lighting?

A) ellipsoidal spots
B) softlights
C) Fresnels
D) strip lights
E) open-face spots

Question 10

Which piece of equipment provides the most precise control of a lighting instrument's brightness?

A) reflector
B) barn doors
C) scrim
D) flag
E) electronic dimmer