Lighting Flashcards
1
Q
Light exhibits three attributes
A
quality (hard or soft)
placement (where/who)
contrast (high/low)
2
Q
Hard Light
A
- small light source
- deep shadows and surface imperfections
3
Q
Soft Light
A
- larger source that’s diffused
- minimizes blemishes
4
Q
Available Light
A
- documentary look”
- light naturally available on location or set
5
Q
The less light available…
A
the faster the film is required and the more grain is visible
6
Q
Realistic lighting
A
Director controls available light to highlight/simulate an explicit source
7
Q
Pictorial Lighting
A
- Purely aesthetics
8
Q
Three point lighting
A
- the use of three angles
- key light, fill light, back lighting
9
Q
High Key Lighting
A
- 2:1 ratio
- key/fill just as intense as eachother
- hopeful mood
10
Q
Natural Key Lighting
A
- ratio is 4:1
- key light is more intense
- not every shadow
11
Q
Low Key Lighting
A
- ratio is 16:1
- impossible to fill shadows,
- high contrast (variance in light to dark)
