LIGHTING AND LENSING WORSHOP DAY 12

Soumee shoot-

I reached the department at around 9.50 in the morning. I went to internet room to check out my friends but there was nobody in the room. So, i call Hindol to get updates of what is happening.  He says he is in Soumee room and tells me to collect the equipments.  I went there to get the equipments. By the time i reach there, Soumee was doing her shot division. She told me to go and sets up the living room saying she will be in the floor after 15 minutes as she is yet to complete it. Himel calls me and asks me where  I was.  I told him that i am in Soumee room. Himel and I collect the equipments and went to the floor.  Jubraraj was there. I told Jubraraj that he has changed so much in this workshop as he was always in time. I set up the boom as i was in charge of sound. After that we props up the room together. We starts shooting at 11.15 in the morning and ends at 6.15 in the evening. Though we take few shots, we come to learn about lighting through Sir. Tanmay. Its a wonderful new experience to go through it.

• Most of Soumee shot are well composed and well designed. 

Through today lighting experience, i realise, even lighting a simple shot is not very easy. It takes lots of time. That is why Sir explains to take shot through the availability of light if possible without placing or use of professional lighting. 

Sir give us a demonstration what catches most or hold our attention most when we see something.  Through the demo we come to know that our eyes catches most-

a) to the brightest spot.

b) to the action and movement

c) and sharpness.

 Some of the lights that we came to know today were -

1. Dinky light- Dinky light is not very powerful light in professional film lighting use. The power of lights are measured in wattage. This wattage of lighting equipment runs in the hundreds to thousands, for larger lights. If a light is listed as a "300" then it is a 300 watt light, and not very powerful. "K" means thousand, so if something is listed as a "5K" then it is a pretty powerful five thousand watt light. Even in this set up there will be some alternative phrases for these specific lights. If you have a 100 watt incandescent spotlight you may call it an Inky Dinky.

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                                                                           Image- Dinky

• Barn Doors

• Barn Doors are metal sheets that are used to close of against the light or limit the amount of light coming out. They look like barn doors in a sense, so the name is fitting.

  

  
                                                                                 Image- Barn doors

Baby- Baby is more powerful than Dinky. Baby refers to light fixtures in the 750 - 1000w range.

Image - baby light

• Kino Flo- Kino Flo is a manufacturer of lighting equipment for use in motion pictures, television and photography.Kino Flo is best known for its fluorescent tube arrangements fl that are used for the color of film and digital video. These lights provide a relatively compact and efficient way of providing soft lighting. Compared to the original workhorse of motion picture lighting, incandescent lights (and, more recently, HMI lights), Kino Flo tubes produce less heat and fit into smaller spaces, two significant advantages that have made them popular with professionals.
  
• Image - Kino flo
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• Crew’s member-
  
  
  Director –Soumee, Cinematographer – ,Sumana  Assistant Cinematographer- Jubaraj , Actors- Kirti and Hindol Deb,  Sound – Ashok Veilou, Props- Himel.
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