General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Jorge Oter Gonzalez

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 4

Teaching staff: 

Rafael Suarez Gómez
Lluís De Sola Llovet 

Teaching languages


  • Spanish

The vast majority of practices will be taught in Catalan.

There are readings in English. 

Skills


Specific skills
  • E5_Design and make an audiovisual product (consisting of still or moving images), taking into account both its technical and artistic aspects, in all its components

  • E8_Design the lighting needs of a space according to its characteristics and the final purpose of the product to be recorded, photography or video

  • E10_Apply processes, methods and techniques to develop creativity and innovation in audiovisual production, multimedia development and video game programming

Description


The subject is aimed at raising awareness of lighting, materials for use in the audiovisual field and the use of light in order to create more elaborate or constructed images.

It is carried out during the first year of the Degree in Audiovisual Media so that, subsequently, the student has a prior training that allows him to use photographic and film tools with more knowledge, with the basic resources of natural light and artificial lighting as structuring elements.

It has theoretical and practical content, with history and analysis being the transversal tools used during the teaching of this subject.

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or towards teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from others.

Contents


The contents of the subject are worked on in large group sessions (weekly session of 2 hours with all students in the same classroom) and small group sessions (weekly session of 2 hours in groups of a maximum of 20 students on set). 

The contents are transversal and work on the following topics: 

Contextual and conceptual contents

  • Physiology of the eye and basic physics of light.
  • Principles of lighting: Controllable properties: Quality, direction, color temperature, contrast.
  • Light measurement units.
  • Light filtering.
  • Color: temperature and effects, primary and secondary color schemes.
  • Introduction to the psychology of color.
  • History of lighting in cinema. Home.
  • Relevant films in the evolution of lighting in cinema.
  • The figure of the director of photography. Historical evolution.
  • Basic lighting schemes.
  • Creation of lighting schemes with digital tools. 

Contents technicians

  • Lighting on set. Set material.
  • Types of lighting projectors: Tungsten, HMI, Florescence and LED.
  • Contrast control.
  • Light quality control.
  • Creation of schemes.
  • Lighting for interviews.

Analysis contents

  • Awareness of representations in images: The portrait in painting.
  • Analysis of reports and documentaries.
  • Analysis of music videos.

Evaluation system


- Continuous evaluation (60%), distributed as follows:

  • Laboratory practices (compulsory completion) and associated work: 15%
  • Freelance work: 20%
  • Final Video: 25%

- Final exam (40%)

Exam on the contents of the entire assignment with a value of 4 points on the final grade.

To access this weighting, it is essential to have achieved an average of 5 out of 10 in both the continuous assessment and the final exam. If the student has a lower average in one of the parts, he/she does not access this weighting and suspends the subject with the grade of the suspended part.

The part of continuous assessment is not recoverable.

The exam part is recoverable in the Recovery Exam. To access the weighted calculation of the grade, it is necessary to achieve a grade of 5 in the recovery.

The statements of the different exercises will be provided throughout the course.

Identification of plagiarism is considered a serious circumstance that may lead to a failing grade in the subject. In case of detection of plagiarism, the coordination of the degree will be informed so that the corresponding disciplinary measures can be taken.

REFERENCES


Basic

Revault D'Allonnes, Fabrice (2008). Light in the cinema. chair

Millerson, Gerald (1994). Lighting for video and cinema. IORTV.

Complementary

Moreno, J. Carlos, and Linares, César (sd). Illumination (Scenic illumination notebooks) (6th ed.) Ñaque.

Almendros, Nestor (1983). Days of a camera. Six Barral

Heredero, Carlos F. (1994). The language of light. Interviews with directors of photography in Spanish cinema. Alcalá de Henares University.

Tanizaki, Junichiro (2011). Praise of the Shadow Watercress

Shaeffer, Dennis, and Salvato, Larry (1992). Masters of light. Conversations with directors of photography. PLOT.

Loiseleux, Jacques (2005). Light in the cinema. paid

Brown, Blaine (1998). Lighting for cinema and television. Focal Press.

Jackman, John (2010). Lighting for Digital Video and Television. Focal Press.