The Art of LightThe Art of Light

Introduction to LightingIntroduction to Lighting

Natural Lighting pictorial lighting Hard light and soft light Basic light sources

Natural Lighting pictorial lighting Hard light and soft light Basic light sources

Naturalism and PictorialismNaturalism and Pictorialism

Naturalism : Follow the logical position of light sources in a scene. This is often referred to as motivated lighting.

Pictorialism: allow the use of light angles that violated this logic, if they achieve a more pleasing picture as a result.

Naturalism : Follow the logical position of light sources in a scene. This is often referred to as motivated lighting.

Pictorialism: allow the use of light angles that violated this logic, if they achieve a more pleasing picture as a result.

Naturalism PictorialismNaturalism Pictorialism

To Achieve the “Look”To Achieve the “Look”

Motivated Lighting: justify the logical light source Motivated Lighting: justify the logical light source

To Achieve the “Look”To Achieve the “Look”

Lighting Planes: to give the perception of depthLighting Planes: to give the perception of depth

Direction of LightDirection of Light

The direction from which the light comes suggests the mood of the scene, the time of the day, and the typle of location

The direction from which the light comes suggests the mood of the scene, the time of the day, and the typle of location

Direction of LightDirection of Light

It models the objects in the scene, bring out their shape and texture. It models the objects in the scene, bring out their shape and texture.

High Key Scene

Low Key Scene

High Key Scene

Low Key Scene

Mixed Lighting SceneMixed Lighting Scene

Basic lighting sourcesBasic lighting sources Key light: is the dominant source

of light. It usually establishes character and mood of the shot.

Fill light: Fill light gives the appearance of ambient light and determines the mood by keeping shadows dark or by lightening them.

Back light: is designed to separate the actors from the background. This adds three-dimensionality to the picture.

Key light: is the dominant source of light. It usually establishes character and mood of the shot.

Fill light: Fill light gives the appearance of ambient light and determines the mood by keeping shadows dark or by lightening them.

Back light: is designed to separate the actors from the background. This adds three-dimensionality to the picture.

Control the Available lightControl the Available light

Identify principal light sources Identify the Key, back and fill lights from a

scene How to light by positioning

Identify principal light sources Identify the Key, back and fill lights from a

scene How to light by positioning

FiltersFilters

Color correction filters Neutral density filters Effects filters

Color correction filters Neutral density filters Effects filters

Color Correction FiltersColor Correction Filters

Color correction filters are used when shooting tungsten-balanced film of doors or when using daylight balanced color film indoors.

85 filters:when shooting tungsten-balanced color film out of doors.

85(the most commonly used), 85B, 85C 80 filters:When using daylight-balanced color film

indoors.

Color correction filters are used when shooting tungsten-balanced film of doors or when using daylight balanced color film indoors.

85 filters:when shooting tungsten-balanced color film out of doors.

85(the most commonly used), 85B, 85C 80 filters:When using daylight-balanced color film

indoors.

Neutral Density FiltersNeutral Density Filters

To cut down overall brightness and reduce all colors equally.

When to use ND filters Most common used: ND 0.3, ND 0.6 and

ND 0.9, need to increasing exposure (stops) in 1, 2 and 3 stops

To cut down overall brightness and reduce all colors equally.

When to use ND filters Most common used: ND 0.3, ND 0.6 and

ND 0.9, need to increasing exposure (stops) in 1, 2 and 3 stops

Effects FiltersEffects Filters Diffusion filters, Nets, Ultraviolet (UV) filters: The filter most often used

for cutting haze and slightly warming the scene is the Sky 1-A. If you don’t want to extra warmth of Skylight filter, Haze 1 and 2A can be used

Fog filter Low contrast filters: produce less halation and less

softening than fog filter. (Tiffen Ultra Contrast filter) Polarizing filter: light striking an object radiates in

all directions Soft contrast filters Graduated filters

Diffusion filters, Nets, Ultraviolet (UV) filters: The filter most often used

for cutting haze and slightly warming the scene is the Sky 1-A. If you don’t want to extra warmth of Skylight filter, Haze 1 and 2A can be used

Fog filter Low contrast filters: produce less halation and less

softening than fog filter. (Tiffen Ultra Contrast filter) Polarizing filter: light striking an object radiates in

all directions Soft contrast filters Graduated filters