This thoroughly updated edition of the lighting 'bible' guides readers through technical foundations, equipment, and techniques of lighting for film and video productions. The Professional Lighting Handbook details all major lighting topics, including: characteristics of light; fixture structures and components; light source types, operating principles, and use; unit power requirements; light controllers, modifiers, and filters, and how to select them; the aesthetics of lighting the set. Details everything you need to know about lighting. Perfect for anyone in film or video production. This is the "bible" of professional lighting.