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3.Night/Moonlight

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Foramoredramaticandmoodyeffect

Thisisamorenarrationalapproach

Requiresadifferentcolourbalance

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Then,forlightingwhenthereisnaturallightavailable:

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‐Ambientlighting

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Withambientlighting,oneshouldtrytomimic,forexample,thestandardthreepointtechniqueusing

whatevernaturallightisavailable.Forexampleonemayuselightcominginfromthewindowaskey,

andthenlightsturnedonintheroomasthefillandbacklights.Duringourworkshopwegotsomeof

ourbestshotsusingambientlight.Ifusedproperlyitcanbeveryclean,pleasingtotheeye,andmake

subjectslookveryattractive.

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NEWTERMS 

‐Blondes:theseareextremelypowerfullightsthatyouwouldn’tcommonlytakeintothefield.[Tip:be

carefulwhenusingtheminareaswhichhavealowpowersupplybecausetheymayblowthecircuitry

withtheirridiculouspower–notthebestoptionforshootinginaruralschool,orthelike].

‐Redheads:Thesearelesspowerful,moreversatilelightswhichyouwouldtakeintothefield.

‐Gels:thecolouredplasticpaperswhichyouputoveralighttochangeitstone

‐Scrim:thecleargelpaperwhichyouputoveralight

‐Gobo:ashorteningof‘gobetween’–thisisamediumbetweenthelightandthesubjectwhich

reflectsthelight.

Thesecanbeusedincreativeways,suchasafanwithstripsofnewspaperstucktoitandblowingto

createtheeffectofrippledlight.Orabodyofwatertocreateamoredappledeffect;inthiswayone

canmimicpoolsorlakes,orgenerallycreateamoreinterestingshot.

Agoboisusedwhenyouneedtoreflectthelightoffsomethingelsebecauseitisn’tgivingthedesired

effectshiningdirectlyonthesource,orwhenit’simpossibletoplacethelightdirectlyinthepathof

thesource.Sometimestheroommaybetoosmalltodothis,oranoddshape,oryoumaybeinan

awkwardplace,andsoagobobecomesveryuseful.

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