A specific camera and lighting configuration for a particular shot or sequence. Every time the camera moves or the lighting is changed, that is a new setupA specific camera and lighting configuration for a particula....
Setups takeA single recorded attempt at a shot or scene. Multiple takes... time: moving lights, repositioning camera, dressing the set. A shoot day is essentially a series of setups. The number of setups you can realistically achieve in a day determines how ambitious your shot listA detailed, practical list of every shot the director plans ... can be.
Setup in the real world
Beyonce’s Lemonade (2016), filmed across multiple days in New Orleans and surrounding Louisiana locations, involved an unusually high number of setups per day because of the variety of visual episodes. Directors including Kahlil Joseph and Beyonce herself moved between abandoned plantations, flooded streets, sports stadiums, and intimate interiors, with each new environment requiring a complete reconfiguration of camera and lighting.
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Shot listA detailed, practical list of every shot the director plans ..., CoverageThe range of angles and shots captured for any given scene o..., TakeA single recorded attempt at a shot or scene. Multiple takes..., GafferThe chief lighting technician on set. The gaffer designs and..., Director of Photography (DP)The head of the camera and lighting departments. The DP tran...