ENGFLM 0530 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fill Light, Key Light, Hard And Soft Light
18 Oct 2017
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Characters are unaware of the status of these objects as motifs. Hard lighting- creates clearly defined, crisp textures, sharp edges. Soft- diffused illumination: deals with the source direction and distance, but also diffusion, direction, refers to the path of light from its source to the object lit. Frontal lighting- tendency to eliminate shadows, flat-looking image. Various angles, silhouettes: subtle contour when combined with other lights (edge lighting or rim lighting) Underlighting- below the subject, distorts features, used for dramatic horror effects, or imply a realistic light source. Hard lighting, fill light is lessened or eliminated altogether. Not talking about camera movement, though the camera placement with respect to the performance is most certainly relevant. Similarly, blocking and light-plotting are dependent on one another. A film suggests volume by space, shading, and movement. Note: significant properties, costumes, color palettes associated with settings.
