Quiz 3
Falloff
-Degree to which light turns into shadow
Qualities
-Directional (hard): has a sharp beam and produces harsh shadows -Diffused (soft): wide, indistinct beam that illuminates a relatively large area and produces soft translucent shadows
Low Key
-Little to no fill light used, ratio between bright illumination and shadow is very high (halloween)
Sources
-Natural (the sun) -Artificial (LED, headlights)
High Key
-Produces an image with very little contrast between the darks and the lights (game shows and comedies)
Light Ratio
-The relative intensities of key, fill, and back lights (1:1, 2:1, 10:1)
Lighting
-To establish the general mood of the event
3 Point Lighting
1. Key Light: primary source of illumination 2. Fill Light: positioned at the opposite side of camera from the key light; "fills" in the shadows 3. Back Light/Edge Light/Rim Light: positioned behind and above the subject and camera; highlights edges of subject to seperate from background