how and why lighting affects camera techniques for moving image

Lighting is important to film because without the proper lighting, the shots would be under-exposed or over exposed if lighting is not done properly. There are different lighting techniques like hard lighting, warm lighting, low-key lighting.

Hard lighting is created from a single point and from a single light source, this creates a hard edge on the shadow to give it a clear shape. This is good when creating a silhouette for noir films or if the light is lite through Venetian blinds it creates shadows across a persons face this can give extra meaning to a shot.




Soft lighting creates a softer shadow on the subject or objects. There is several light sources coming from different angles. The shadow of a subject in soft lighting is faded with a gradient edge to give it the softer effect. This is often used as fill lighting to lessen the use of shadows or to make a subject look better as the lighting is not as harsh on the face.



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