Everything You Need To Know About Basic Film Production - Background Lighting

       Setting and Lighting a backdrop fundamentals are covered in this simple 3 Point Lighting set up. This program covers elemental proper background techniques, cable connections, setting the risers and safety procedures around electricity. The crew demonstrates how to run and roll cables, sandbag a lighting rig, and keep a lighting set up safe and clutter free. Setting Up The Background: C-Stands, High High Stand, Using Sand Bags, Background Supports, Tightening The Support Gobel Arm, Counterweights, What are Hot Points?, Seamless Rolled backgrounds, PVC Tubing, Over-rolling and Hanging the Background, Spacing the Background in the set, Backgrounds with Scenery or Patterns, Kinking The Background, Clamping The Backdrop Roll, Adjusting Barn Doors. Cables: Rolling Over Under, Avoiding Cable Curls, Stinger Connectors. Stands: Baby Stands, Locking Lights Finger Tight VS Hand Tight, Striking the Lights, Tilt and Lock, Starting with the Highest Riser. Lights: Tungsten Light Filament Safety, Single, Double and Triple Risers, Sandbagging the Lights, Soft Silks Soft Box Lights, Head-wrapping the Light, Extension Connectors, Cable Sparking, Fully Flooding and Dialing Down the Bulb, Finding the Light Spot, 3 Point Lighting, Controlling the Fuse Load too Prevent Power Outage, Possible Hot Strikes, Re-Patching.