{"id":73951,"date":"2016-05-16T13:11:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T18:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=73951"},"modified":"2022-01-27T06:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T12:57:28","slug":"basic-light-placements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/basic-light-placements\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting 101: A Quick Guide for Lighting Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From three-point lighting to motivated setups, here is everything you need to know about lighting placement and schemes.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Lighting is an integral part of cinematography, and it’s one of the few areas of filmmaking that has infinite arrangements of setups. Like camera terminology, there are many variations of tools and lighting language. In short, it can get confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no one right way to employ lighting design. A scene could be lit several different ways by different cinematographers, each altering the mood and overall impact of the image. However, there is a basic list of lighting placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a list of primary light placement terminology and the key points for that placement. It’s important to note that there can be several terms for the same placement. For example; A backlight, rim light, and a hair light are interchangeable terms for having the light placed behind and above an actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key Light<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A key light is the primary light of the scene. It will be the most intense and direct light source of the entire scene. It will be the first light to set up and be used to illuminate the form of the subject or actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n