Lighting

In class we learned about different types of lighting and how they are used in film. We had to find the definitions for the following lighting terms:

Key Light: The main source of light in a film.

Fill Light: Supplementary light used in filming that does not change the character of the main light and is used to lighten the shadows.

Backlight: Lighting from behind an actor, object or scene.

Ambient/Naturalistic/Artificial/Low Key: Light not supplied by the photographer.

Chiaroscuro: Strong contrasts between light and dark.

Accent Light/ Spot Light: A lamp projecting a narrow beam of light onto a character, object or place.