Lighting 

Tungsten light

- very cheap to buy 

-can get very hot as well 

-can break really easily 

- Perfect colour rendition

could be used really well in scenes which have candles in or any light which comes from fire or to create a warm effect. 

LED lights 

- long life span 

-can get warm but not really hot 

-can be expensive 

-not always colour accurate 

can be used for any scene really depending on what you are filming. and what mood you want ti create or what you want it to look like. 

Hard lighting 

Hard lighting can be used in many ways such as strong shadows,Emphasising textures and adding drama. This can be easy to see can be spotted in many different scenes in film and television. Hard lighting is light from a small source examples of this is the sun , spot lighting and bare light bulbs. 

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HMI - Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide

-can be very expensive 

-will not get really hot but can become warm.

-high light output can be good for lighting big rooms or in dark rooms also very close to the suns lighting this could be good for normal talking scenes. 

-uses lots of power which can increase our production cost. 

Fluorescent Tubes

-low cost 

-soft lighting 

-can fliker which could be really effective with in a set or scene to create a scary atmosphere 

but can be bad if you are using it for normal lighting of a scene. 

-Domestic tubes not colour accurate

soft lighting 

Soft light is indirect from a large source which can produce a large amount of light which can lead to a bright source. But it can also be used in normal talking scenes but can be used in different scenes. For examples its very close to the sun on a cloudy day,Light with diffusion (through a screen) andBounced light from a reflector or wall/ceiling.

- soft lighting is best for smooth shadows ,showing tones of emotions, and making people look good.