they also present unique challenges for lighting designers in the movies.
In the early days of cinema (above "Mildred Pierce" 1945), the film was not as sensitive as it is today, if an actor lit an electric light or lit a match, additional light outside shooting often have to be turned just in time to shine on the face of the actor.
In an interior scene where practices are visible lights, the bulbs used (known as "TP") are generally between 250 and 500 watts, and their color is whiter. normal household bulbs are usually more red than other lighting instruments.
Today, the most sensitive cameras and digital tools offer more flexible lighting designers. Here is a screenshot from a film in which Gary Natrass was the director of photography. He got the natural look as follows:
"He is on fire with only two practices: a 100w tungsten light bulb in the lamp and a standard 60W bulb in the tungsten lamp table, fire is real and it was shot on an HPX301 100 1920x1080i 25np AVC-Intra, the camera was set to 3,0K tungsten balance. "
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