Cinematography

Question 1

What is high-key light?

Answer 1

Unnaturally bright light, often used to suggest an upbeat mood.

Question 2

What is low-key lighting?

Answer 2

Low level lighting producing shadows, often used to suggest a sombre or frightening mood.

Question 3

What is chiaroscuro lighting?

Answer 3

High contrast lighting used to create distinct areas of light and dark.

Question 4

Define 3 point lighting.

Answer 4

A lighting set up that uses a key light, a fill light and a back light for illumination. Provides sufficient depth to the characters and is most common in Hollywood films.

Question 5

Define natural light.

Answer 5

Daylight used as a lighting source for a film.

Question 6

Define practical light.

Answer 6

A light source that forms part of the scene, e.g. a reading lamp.