{"id":117456,"date":"2019-07-26T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=117456"},"modified":"2019-07-25T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T18:41:37","slug":"shaping-and-cutting-light-filmmaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/shaping-and-cutting-light-filmmaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing the Audience’s Eye by Shaping and Cutting Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this write-up, we’ll take a look at cutting and shaping light, why you would want to do it, and the best methods for each budget level.<\/h2>\n

The main reason to cut and shape light is to keep the light where you want it and to avoid spill where you don\u2019t want it. The objective is to separate your subject from the background, drawing the viewer’s eye to where you want it.<\/p>\n

Instead of painting the walls or using a huge location, you can keep light from the background by “flagging” \u2014 putting something between the background and the light to block it.<\/p>\n