prelight
Check before filming
Prelight refers to lighting work done before principal photography or a live event begins.
In film and television production, crews prelight a set by positioning and adjusting lights in advance, so shooting can begin efficiently when talent arrives: We'll prelight the warehouse tomorrow so we're ready for the Monday shoot.
The term also appears in theater and concert production for advance lighting setup.
Focused theatrical lighting
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- gelsSets or coagulates
- diffusersThings that spread outward
- backlightIllumination behind a display
keylight · fixtures · luminaires · LEDs · floodlights · dimmer · cue · theater
Pre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- camera setupHow filming equipment's arranged
marks · staging · dry run · runthrough · gaffer · grip · cinematographer · director of photography
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- colorimetryMeasuring perceived hues precisely
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- white balanceAdjusts hue for neutral tones
- luminanceLight per unit area
chromaticity · contrast ratio · brightness · color space · color grading · bit depth · test pattern · factory settings
Interpretive depiction or performance
- shadersGraphics rendering programs
- ray tracingRendering via light physics
- texture mappingApplying images to 3D surfaces
- CGComputer-generated imagery
spotlights
Focused theatrical lighting
backlight · keylight · fixtures · luminaires · LEDs · floodlights · dimmer · cue · theater · followspot
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
camera setup · marks · staging · dry run · runthrough · gaffer · grip · cinematographer · director of photography · pre-production
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- colorimetryMeasuring perceived hues precisely
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- white balanceAdjusts hue for neutral tones
luminance · chromaticity · contrast ratio · brightness · color space · color grading · bit depth · test pattern · factory settings · uniformity
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- shadersGraphics rendering programs
- ray tracingRendering via light physics
- texture mappingApplying images to 3D surfaces
CG · reflection
prelightshoot
Discharge or capture
principal photography · production · filming · strike · wrap
prelightshoot
Discharge or capture
live action · rolling · action · on-camera · in production
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