Lighting

There are many different types of lighting used to create any film. The lighting is very important as it creates an atmosphere of the scene that the audience are watching and it helps set the mood of the film. There are six different types of light which we have looked at these are: Key Light : This light is usually the brightest and the most influential , Back Light : This light helps counteract the effect of the key light, making the object/character look more rounded, Filler Light : This light helps to soften the harsh shadows that the use of the key and back lights create, Under lighting: This is when the main source of light comes from below the person/subject. This gives a distorting effect on character or object and is usually used in horror films, Top Lighting: This is when the light comes from above and it’s usually used to highlight the features of a character usually used to glamorize the main characters or the stars and lastly Back Lighting: This light is behind the character. If little or no other lighting is used with this lighting a silhouette is created. Usually used in horror films because the director wants to keep the characters identity hidden form the audience.