Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, Third Edition: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution |  | Author: Harry Box
Publisher: Focal Press
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 556
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0240804953
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.5343
EAN: 9780240804958
ASIN: 0240804953
Publication Date: March 31, 2003
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Product Description
Comprehensive. Detailed. Practical. Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, Third Edition is a friendly, hands-on manual covering the day-to-day practices, equipment, and tricks of the trade essential to anyone doing motion picture lighting. This handbook offers a wealth of practical technical information, useful techniques, as well as aesthetic discussions.
The Set Lighting Technician's Handbook focuses on what is important when working on-set: trouble-shooting, teamwork, set protocol, and safety. It describes tricks and techniques for operating a vast array of lighting equipment including xenons, camera synchronous strobes, black lights, underwater units, lighting effects units, and many others. Since its first edition, this handy on-set reference continues to be widely adopted as a training and reference manual by union training programs as well as top university film production programs. New in the third edition is an expanded resource section, new illustrations and tables, and coverage of new lighting products and techniques for how to use them.
Expanded resources section: websites, unions, chat groups, bulletin boards, etc, plus new illustrations and tables
More advanced, concise, and comprehensive than ever
Coverage of new lighting products and techniques to help you use them
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 One Small Error November 16, 2009
Stephan Bianchi (Santa Cruz, CA)
On p.215 of this book, Box incorrectly identifies the markings on a zip cord. The ribbed side should be neutral. (I read only this part, as I was looking for the answer to this one question. The other sources contradicted Box on this.)
Everything you need to know about lighting for film October 11, 2009
Tark Mwain (Chi town)
Basically the Lighting Bible. A necessary resource for anyone seriously studying lighting, griping, set electric etc..
Excellent Glossary September 14, 2009
Sonia K. (SAT, USA)
If you need a quick reffrence to the jarg, this book is good for that.
Great for those already in the industry August 12, 2009
Dutchtown (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
This book is great for those people already involved in the industry who want to really refine their skills and get to know in DETAIL all of the different lights and their uses on the day of shooting. I don't think this a really good book for beginner's because a lot of information is thrown at you at once. Box, goes in-depth with his explanantions and I found myself getting bored when reading about all the different lights and such. Even in the language that Box uses to explain certain terms, I found other terms within those explanations that needed explaining as well. It's not really a production style book, more a gaffer's book, hence SET LIGHTING TECHNICIAN'S guide...
But, all in all this guy knows his stuff and can definitely be trusted when it comes to his knowledge of lighting.
 Greatest Film Electrician Guide Ever. February 6, 2009
Stephen BRESLIN (West Chester, PA)
This book continues to be one of the greatest resources a D.P., Gaffer, Best Boy or Electrician could ever ask for. I continue to read and reread this handbook and learn and understand more and more about film lighting and technique.
Whether you are an experienced gaffer or an apprenticing electrician, this book is the first step to gaining a professional knowledge of film lights, distribution and practice!
Stephen Q. Breslin
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