Lighting

Question 1

Frontal Lighting

Answer 1

illumination directed into the scene from a position near the camera

Question 2

Side Lighting (Sidelight)

Answer 2

lighting coming from one side of a person or an object, usually to create a sense of volume, to bring out surface tensions, or to fill in areas left shadowed by light from another source

Question 3

Backlighting

Answer 3

illumination cast onto the figures in the scene from the side opposite the camera, usually creating a thin outline of highlighting on those figures

Question 4

Underlighting

Answer 4

illumination from a point below the figures in the scene

Question 5

Top Lighting

Answer 5

lighting coming from above a person or an object, usually in order to outline the upper areas of the figure or to separate it more clearly from the background

Question 6

Key Light

Answer 6

in the three-point lighting system, the brightest illumination coming into the scene

Question 7

Fill Light

Answer 7

illumination from a source less bright than the key light, used to soften deep shadows in a scene

Question 8

Three-Point Lighting

Answer 8

a common arrangement using three directions of light on a scene

from behind the subjects (back lighting), from one bright source (key lighting), and from a less bright source balancing the key light (fill light)

Question 9

High-Key Lighting

Answer 9

illumination that creates comparatively little contrast between the light and dark areas of the shot

shadows are fairly transparent and brightened by fill light

Question 10

Low-Key Lighting

Answer 10

illumination that creates strong contrast between light and dark areas of the shot, with deep shadows and little fill light

Question 11

What are some functions of lighting within a scene?

Answer 11

registering the image

shadows assisting the composition of a shot

directing attention

Question 12

What are the four features of lighting?

Answer 12

quality
direction
source
color

Question 13

What is the quality feature of lighting?

Answer 13

the relative intensity of the lighting

hard lighting creates sharp edges and defined shadows

soft lighting in contrast is diffused and attempts to reduce shadow

Question 14

What is the direction feature of lighting?

Answer 14

the path of light from its source to the lit character/object

Question 15

What is three-point lighting?

Answer 15

combination key, fill, and back light

Question 16

What is high key lighting?

Answer 16

the use of lighting to reduce the degree of contrast between darker and lighter parts of the image

often uses three-point lighting to create high-key effect

Question 17

What is low key lighting?

Answer 17

the use of lighting to increase the degree of contrast between darker and lighter parts of the image

fill light often not used

Question 18

What is the source function of lighting?

Answer 18

the origin of the light used to illuminate a shot

often source lighting does not coincide with the practical lighting that is presented in the film

Question 19

What is the color function of lighting?

Answer 19

selection of color of lighting can be either realistically or unrealistically motivated

if the latter, the colors are often used for expressive pruposes

Question 20

What are the film noir lighting influences in blade runner?

Answer 20

low key lighting schemes used to create an aesthetic of uncertainty

significant emphasis upon shadows to express unease of characters

Question 21

What is the neo-noir aesthetic in Blade Runner?

Answer 21

neo-noir: low-key lighting schemes adapted for color film

reliance upon strong directional sources of light to create pools of darkness

creation of textures of smoke and mist

often unmotivated lighting sources

sources of light within the story world are frequently unclear to create a distinctive futuristic look

Question 22

What is the cyberpunk aesthetic in Blade Runner?

Answer 22

cyberpunk: the future is depicted as a technological dystopia

the neon lights and tv screen associated with Asian cities are used to reimagine Los Angeles