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Dramatic lighting: can focus on an individual while the rest of the stage is dark, illuminate a scene, or provide a soft glow to a silhouette
The Floodlight: most simple light, cannot be specifically focused, soft and wide-ranging stage lighting; used when you don't need to focus the light on a certain person The Fresnel: soft and wide-ranging stage lighting, light can be adjusted through shutters that open and close to control the amount and direction of light that leaves the equipment; used when you want to be able to actually control the light you're setting on the stage The Profile Light: most often used theater light, can focus on a specific object or area on the stage, can put different images on the stage through slides placed in front of the light (gobos); used when you want to put an image on the stage and focus on different people or areas on stage Parcan Lights: cheap and simple theatrical light, best at applying special effects or colors; used when you want to shine light or colors on the subject and will be used to it's not just a plain white light  Spotlights: focus on an individual on stage, used by stage technicians; used to focus on the main person and will be used when only one person is on stage or being focused on

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Natural lighting: light used in videos that comes from windows or lamps available
- Do not place subject in front of the light, it creates a silhouette; place them behind or beside the light instead

Artificial lighting: lights that give you control over direction, quality, and strength of the light
Hand-Held Light: you shouldn't hold this too close to the subject because the lighting can be harsh, instead you should stand 3 feet away; you need someone with you to hold the pack; used when you don't have natural light and you don't have a place to put free-standing lights, like in the picture shown Free-standing Main Lights: cover a wide area with overall illumination; has "barn doors" to control the direction of the light (be careful not to burn yourself on them!); used when you don't have natural light and you have space to put lights

Available lighting: defined as the default lighting in the studio at the time of the shot. Most often used for indoor scenes such as buildings where using extra lights would make it look less realistic to not use available lighting.

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A typical source of available lighting. Source HERE

White Balance: The process of making the camera record what appears to the human eye as white as this, to prevent either a blue or yellow tint. This is always set on the camera (if the camera allows this to be changed) before filming for the most appealing visual appearance.

Incorrect White Balance =============> Correct White Balance

====Color of Light: The color of the light can affect the scene in many different ways. You could be walking into a disco scene and see a bunch of different colors of light. Without telling the audience where they are they could probably guess by the color of the light being used. ====

Links - http://www.ehow.com/facts_5197419_dramatic-lighting-effects.html - http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/using-natural-light-in-your-video-production/ - http://witnesstraining.wordpress.com/3-film/tips-for-filming/tips-for-getting-good-lighting/