Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Lighting techniques

Film language techniques and components


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 Low key lighting is sa very common lighting technique is is normally used in film noir and thriller genre films. The whole technique is very closely linked with the ideology of chiaroscuro which focuses on strong contrasts between light and dark. The low key lighting technique consists of various components and these are: key light Filler light Back light. The whole technique is effectively outlined in the following image.

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