pihlishaaicemediastudies: Preliminary Exercise: Lighting

In this preliminary exercise we learned what is lighting, and the part it plays in films. Lighting is the intentional use of light to accomplish practical or aesthetically pleasing results.It is very significant in our daily life and it has an impact on our actions, feelings, and cultural development. Lighting is significant to film because it is the quality, direction and source of a mood in a film. It helps to set the atmosphere and also creates a sense of meaning for the audience. Some different lighting techniques are Frontal Lighting, Side Lighting, Back Lighting, Under Lighting, Top Lighting and Three- Point Lighting. The definition of Frontal lighting is when the source of the light is placed directly in front of the subject or object. While side lighting is placed on either the left or right of the subject subject. The definition of Back lighting is quiet different it is when the light source is places behind the subject. Under Lighting is when the light source is placed underneath the subject and the light shines upwards. Top lighting is quite similar, for top lighting the light source is place above the subject and the light shines down wards. Lastly we have three point lighting it is one of the simplest lighting set ups in the film industry . It is when you place your key light on side of the actors face create a small shadow on the opposite side of the actors face, then you place the fill light on the opposite side of the actors face to soften any harsh shadows created by the key light, and then lastly you place the back light behind the actor to help define and highlight the featuresand outline.

Examples of these lighting techniques can be found below