Lights & Accessories
A typical light type in 2025
LED
What PM student Allen calls himself when he wears sunglasses inside
Cool Allen
Kelvins describe
A lights color, or color temperature
The main technique used to light a subject
3 point lighting
Silks help do what to light sources
Diffuse
Fill
How tall is Tom Cruise
5'7"
A patterned sheet you place in front of your light
Cookie
Filters used to color your light
Gels
These help lights not tip over
Sand Bags
The light in behind the subject in a 3 point light setup
Light that bounces off a green screen onto your subject
Spill
Small, harsh light source
Spotlight
Metal flaps that can control the edges of spotlights
Barn doors
Screens help do what to light sources
Block
Lighting a background but not the subject
Silhouette, witness protection
Light blue tones imply
night time, sadness, outside light coming in
Can hold both lights and accessories, what the professionals use
C stands
Often used to redirect sunlight
Reflectors
The most popular type of large source light
Floodlight
Zone Lighting
A lighting style that features a triangle shadow under one of the subjects eyes
Rembrandt
The difference between the darkest and lightest part of the image
Contrast
Incadescent, Halogen