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Chapter 19 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter looks at the essentials of planning for television lighting. It discusses the objective of planning to gain all necessary information, to identify and anticipate possible problems and evolve a strategy to cope with production requirements. It lists the information that should be gathered before making any decision.

Chapter 18 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter explores the basics of television lighting. It offers a number of techniques which may be applied to avoid noticeable illuminance changes. It also enumerates some points to ensure a good crossover. In addition, this chapter discusses the advantages of using on-camera filters.

Chapter 17 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter discusses the use of exterior lighting for television. It illustrates a model of sunlight and skylight for television. It also indicates the effects of clouds passing in front of the sun. In addition, this chapter provides the advantages and disadvantages of using a reflector.

Chapter 16 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter looks at the components of vision control and measurements. It begins with the essence of good picture quality. It discusses the elements of basic vision control: white balance, exposure and black level. It also indicates the advantages of incident light meters that measure illuminance.

Chapter 15 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter presents the reasons for avoiding the use of direct sunlight on interior shots. It also gives some techniques that embrace the use of lighting with soft-light. In addition, this chapter provides two basic objectives in lighting a subject at a window.

Chapter 14 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter discusses the components of basic lighting on location. It begins with the parts of the basic three-lamp kit. It then explores the basic principles of lighting. In addition, this chapter identifies some problems in using a backlight.

Chapter 12 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter discusses the features of electrical mains supplies, safety and installation. It looks at the domestic and commercial premises of electrical sources. It also outlines three basic circuits wired from the consumer unit. In addition, this chapter covers a need to use a generator on location to provide the alternating current mains supply.

Chapter 11 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter looks at the basics of television lighting grip equipment. It begins with the lighting stand as the basic item of lighting grip equipment. It then lists a number of attachments designed to increase the facilities provided by the stand. In addition, this chapter describes the functions of super-clamps and telescopic poles.

Chapter 10 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter discusses the use of dimmers on location. It outlines the advantages of using such dimmers. It also enumerates the categories of dimmers on location: in-line dimmers, simple four-way dimmers, centralized dimmers, and distributed dimmers.

Chapter 9 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter looks at different types of luminaire that have been developed to satisfy specific needs of lighting for television. It also outlines the results of the use of Fresnel lens. In addition, the chapter discusses the use of dimmers on location.

Chapter 8 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter discusses the sources of television lighting. It outlines the factors that influence the decision on choice of light source, including lamp efficacy, lumens package and color temperature. It also considers the principle of using the heating effect of an electric current to heat a tungsten filament to incandescence.

Chapter 7 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter discusses a number of factors affecting the camera sensitivity. It begins with the use of teleprompters and range extenders. It then looks at the effects of zoom ramping. In addition, this chapter examines the use of camera minus blue filters and electronic shutters.

Chapter 6 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter covers the components of television color temperature. It discusses the process of calibrating the color camera known as white balance. It then presents the sources of tungsten light for television. In addition, this chapter identifies the two basic categories of color temperature meters.

Chapter 5 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter looks at the basics of color television. It begins with the principle of additive color mixing in which color television is based on. It then shows the basic television camera system. In addition, the chapter enumerates the essential signal gain requirements provide by the signal processing.

Chapter 4 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter looks at the basic television optical parameters. It begins with the focal length of a lens. It then illustrates the angle of view for a given lens. In addition, this chapter shows two factors which affect the luminance of the focused image.

Chapter 3 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter looks at the basics of television cameras. It discusses the persistence of the eye/brain and its components, including the aspect ratio, the scanning system, pictures and lines. It also explores the range of tonal values over which full gamma correction is possible.

Chapter 2 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter looks at the basics of television lighting. It begins with human perception that operates in a logarithmic manner. It then discusses the factors that should be considered in lighting changes, including color adaption, brightness adaption, psychological power of color and perception of depth.

Chapter 1 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter introduces the content of the book. It discusses lighting as an important part of the television production process. It also indicates the duties of the director of photography. Moreover, this chapter illustrates the need for good communication and planning if the lighting person is to understand fully the director's requirements.

Chapter 21 of the book "Location Lighting for Television," by Alan Bermingham is presented. This chapter looks at the standards for television lighting. It indicates a number of factors to consider when lighting does not look right. It also suggests ways to avoid camera flares and minimize the reflection of lights.

Chapter 20 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter looks at the components of the lighting and sound pick-up technique. It outlines the factors that will influence the technique. It also lists the basic options available for the technique. In addition, this chapter illustrates the basic technique in avoiding boom shadows.

Chapter 13 of the book "Location Lighting for Television" is presented. This chapter focuses on the safety of lighting on television location. It enumerates the main safety hazards associated with lighting on location, including electrical fires, electric shock and tripping accidents. It also offers guidelines for ensuring electrical safety and avoiding accidents.

The author dedicates his book "Location Lighting for Television" to the memory of his grandson, Adam.

People that the author would like to thank for their assistance in the creation of the book "Location Lighting for Television" are mentioned.