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Motion Picture and Video Lighting, 2nd Edition by Blain Brown

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Table of contents

The History of Lighting

Controllable Light

Early Film Production

Introduction of Tungsten Lighting

The Technicolor Era

HMI, Xenon, Fluorescent, and LED Sources

Kino Flo and LED

Lighting Sources

Fresnels

Tungsten Fresnels

The 10K and 20K

The 5K

Juniors

1K

650, Betweenie, and InBetweenie

Inkie

HMI Units

12K and 18K

6K and 8K

4K and 2.5K

Smaller HMIs

When an HMI Fails to Fire

Xenons

Brute Arc

Open-Face Lights

Skypan

2K Open Face

1000-/600-/650-Watt Open Face

PAR 64

PAR Groups

Dino, Moleeno, and Wendy

MaxiBrute

FAYs

Ruby 7

HMI PARs

Soft Lights

Studio Softs (8K, 4K, and 1K)

Cone Lights

Space Lights

Fluorescent Rigs

Color-Correct Fluorescent Units

Color-Correct Bulbs

Cycs, Strips, Nooks, and Broads

Miscellaneous

Chinese Lanterns

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