Cinematography-Theory-And-Practice

AAaton TCGun, 326Academy aperture, 336–337Accent lights, 117Acceptable focus, 274, 278ACE (Adjustable Contrast Enhancement),251Action axis (action line). See LineAction cuts, 98–99Adams, Ansel, 201ADCs (analog-to-digital converters), 149Additional cameras, 302Additive color, 230–232Additive printing, 246–247Adjustable Contrast Enhancement (ACE),251Advanced Television Standards Committee(ATSC) video, 148, 160Aerial perspective (atmosphericperspective), 44–45Aerial shots, 224Agonic lines, 329Aim density, 246Airstar balloon lights, 129Almendros, Nestor, 249Ambient base, 117Ambient light, 109, 114, 117American shots (cowboy shots), 20, 22American Standards Association (ASA)rating, 183, 187–189Amplitude, 156, 229Analog, defined, 148Analog video, 148–149, 165Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), 149Anamorphic photography, 336–337, 341Angel Heart, 4–5, 9, 10, 25Angenieux lenses, 95Answering shots, 22, 26, 28, 85, 86–87Aperture (iris), 182–183, 186–187, 198, 274Apocalypse Now, 2, 7–8, 44, 100, 113Apparent focus, 274, 280Arri lighting, 134ASA (American Standards Association)rating, 183, 187–189Aspect ratios, 48, 152, 160, 336Assistant chief lighting technician (secondindexelectric), 299Atmosphere inserts, 23, 25, 26Atmospheric perspective (aerialperspective), 44–45ATSC (Advanced Television StandardsCommittee) video, 148, 160Autotransformer dimmers, 315Available light, 109, 118–119, 128AVC-Intra codec, 174–175BB frames, 173Babies (1K tungsten Fresnels), 135, 138Baby juniors (BJs), 137Baby lights, 136–137Back cross keys, 116–117Background plates, 312, 315Backing up files, 171–172Backlight, 114, 116defined, 108rain effects, 324–325separation, 105sun as, 125three-dimensionality, 107Baked in, 154, 166–167, 179Balanceas design principle, 40frame, 50visual, 39Ball heads, 216Ballastsflicker-free, 131, 309–310HMI units, 131–132Kino Flo units, 142Balloon lights, 143, 145Banding, 173–174Bandwidth, 161Barfly, 142Barger baglights, 141–142Barn doors, 112Barry Lyndon, 15, 44, 54, 94–95Base plus fog, 195Bayer-filter sensors, 150, 154Bead board, 111Beam splitter viewfinders, 263Bellatoni, Patti, 115Bellows, 284index347