Sunday, 19 May 2024, 4:31 PM
Site: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY
Course: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY (DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY)
Glossary: FILM & TV GLOSSARY
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three-point lighting | |
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a common arrangement using three directions of light on a scene: from behind the subject(backlighting), from one bright source(key light), and from a less bright source balancing the key light (fill light). | |
tilt | |
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a camera movement by swivelling upward or downward on a stationary support. It produces a mobile framing that scans the space vertically. | |
top lighting | |
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lighting coming from above a person or object, usually in order to outline the upper areas of the figure or to separate it more clearly from the background. | |
tracking shot | |
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Tungsten | |
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Tungsten is a chemical element, a hard rare metal, vanadium tungsten deriving from the Swedish language 'tung sten' directly translatable as meaning a heavy stone. Because of the unusually high melting point of this metal, it is used in alloy form for the creation of incandescent lightbulb filaments, as such and due to its popularity the majority of incandescent lightbulbs are referred to in lighting has tungsten, or tungsten lighting. Tungsten lighting due to the chemical properties of the metal filaments appears as a slightly reddish or orange hue to cameras which have not been colour balanced | |