Lighting

The lighting in films helps to convey the mood or atmosphere.

• bright lights draw attention or give importance keeping the minor objects in relative darkness
• shadows can be used to create suspense or to conseal something from the audience

Main sources:

The Key Light → main light

The Back Light → counteract the Key Light

The Filler Light → softens the effect of the other two lights


→  all 3 lighs together 












Different angles:

1. Underlighting - below object → destorting effect
2. Toplighting - above object → highlights features of objects
3. Backlighting - behind object → silhouette effect

High-Key Lighting and Low-Key Lighting:

- Low-Key:

• by using Key and Back Light
• sharp contrast of light and dark
• shadows formed
• known as "chiaroscuro"

- High-Key

• Filler Light used
• appears normal and realistic