3 Point Lighting

Question 1

Name and briefly describe the 3 points of lighting

Answer 1

◆ Key Light is the most intense, highlights the focus/subject.

◆ Fill Light lights/lifts the shadows the key light creates.

◆ Backlight separates an object from the background

Question 2

Is it better to over-light or under-light?

Answer 2

OVERLIGHT
Easier to darken in post

Question 2

Explain how you would measure the brightness of something?

Answer 2

Use a light meter

Input the camera’s ISO and frame rate into the light meter, the light meter then measures the amount of light that hits its sensor and tells you the value of the light it’s recieving in an F-stop x

Put that F-stop into the camera, and the shot exposure should be perfect

Question 3

Give us a few nicknames for the backlight

Answer 3

Slash
Kicker
Rim
Hair light
Highlight

Question 3

What are two nicknames for the fill light?

Answer 3

Eyelight
Catchlight

Question 4

What’s a cute little nickname for the key light?

Answer 4

Exposure

Question 5

What is a light ratio? Provide some examples

Answer 5

The brightness ratio from the KEY light to the FILL light

1:1 fill light is equal to key

2:1 fill light is half the intensity of key - 1 stop darker/1 stop difference

4:1 fill light is a quarter the intensity of key - 2 stops darker

8:1 fill light is eighth intensity to key - 3 stops darker
etc.

Question 6

What is a key sign that the camera is placed 3/4 front?

Answer 6

Rembrandt Shadow

Question 6

What can light ratios be used to communicate?

Answer 6

The degree of dark drama/moodiness you want in your shot

Question 7

What is a key sign that the camera is placed At R/L 90?

Answer 7

50/50 shadow

Question 8

What is a key sign that the shot is backlit?

Answer 8

Hair is visibly separated and lifted from the background

Question 9

What is a key sign that the shot is toplit?

Answer 9

Deep eye shadows