Set Lighting Technician's Handbook: Film Lightning Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution

This book covers the day-to-day practices, equipment and "tricks of the trade" associated with the motion picture set lighting technician's job. Emphasis is placed on those activities that promote efficiency and safety, earn one respect on the set, and help get future jobs. In addition to spelling out such topics as electrical distribution and regulation, HMI and arc light operation, and set protocol, this book covers unusual situations such as shooting underwater and in the rain, detailed information on exotic lights such as exon, strobe and lightning effects equipment.