Location Lighting for Television

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Vision Control and Measurements

16.1   Vision Control – the Essence of Good Picture Quality

Good vision control is fundamental to picture quality and to lighting continuity. Basic vision control means:

• white balance
• exposure
• black level.

White Balance

Cameras usually have three white balance options:

• Preset – Preset to tungsten (3000 K) or daylight (5500 K)

  

Because of the wide range of lighting conditions to be found on location, it is recommended to white balance each set-up prior to recording/transmission. An alternative to this would be to use the ‘preset’ tungsten or daylight, as appropriate, then make any ‘colour’ adjustments in post-production. ...