Hello everyone, this is my frist topic here and before I ask my question I'd like to say that Im very glad to be part of such an amazing network and I hope to get a lot of knowlege here and perhaps someday I'll be able to help others too.
Im quite interst into cinematography and i've been styding it for a while. I have already studied direction and nature of light. The types of light (key, fill and back light). Diffusers. Color Temperature. White Balance. Gels and filters. Exposure. Light ratios. Painters and other cinematographers.
But I've been having trouble to understand a few things, I hope someone could explain them to me.
I know there are HMI, tungstein, flourescent and led lights. I want to know how to choose properly the wattage and what light (fresnel, kino, PAR etc) to key, fill and back. I mean, how do I choose the light and wattage right for each occasion (documentary, fiction, outdoor/indoor at night and day, etc) and position.
I know this is a dumb question, but I really dont know this, how to choose what light and the wattage right. If someone could explain this to me please, at least an overall explanation. And also if this is not too much tell me what else I could study in order to understand better all this.
Again, sorry if this question is too stupid or if I couldnt ask it right, Im still learning.
Thanks and cheers from Brasil!
