sites and includes lamps which can be moved to spot or flood positions, and
accessories which include barndoors, metal flaps in front of a spotlight to
control the light; full and half scrims, and cucalorus (kookie), a special
cutout placed in front of a spotlight (figs 4-16 and 4-17).
Figure 4-16.
Barndoors
Figure 4-17.
Cucalorus (kookie) inserted in
front of a spotlight
a. A battery-powered light can be used anywhere.
b. Photoflood lamps are excellent
for
on-site
shooting;
they
can
be
attached to lightstands or a bracket.
c. Tungsten halogen lamps
are
smaller
lamps
and
emit
constant
color
temperature in spite of age.
d. A portable sungun is a hand-held battery-powered light. It can be used
in television news gathering. The battery has a built-in charging device and
will operate between 20 and 30 minutes (fig 4-18).
Figure 4-18.
A sun gun can be held or clamped
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