What is Lighting? (Research on my role)

What is lighting?

There is many different lights that are involved in film and television productions. I have decided to take the time out to research different lighting and sounds that are involved in my role and also in the studio provided for us.

What is lighting used for?

Lighting is used mainly to help enhance an atmosphere, mood and even to add to a scenario to build suspense. Overall it is mostly used to make a set stand out, look professional and clear.

 Key Lighting 

You have your key lighting which is known to be one of the important lights that a camera person uses. Its main purpose is to highlight the main object. It is normally combined with a 3-point setup, which also includes a backlight and an additional light to add more focus on an object.

Fill lighting 

  The fill light is similar to the key lighting as it also uses a 3-point set up, and its function is to decrease contrast and shadows around an item and a subject. It does this by being positioned at a different angle to the main key light. It is normally delicate and softer than the key light.

High key lighting

High key lighting decreases the amount of contrast due to the fact that the lighting is very powerful. This creates a pleasant and jolly feeling in the video or picture.

<-- An example a picture taken in high key lighting as you can see the lighting is very powerful and you capture almost everything in the picture. 

This is the type of lighting I am choosing for my magazine show as it would just give my show a clear appearance that would look quite professional to my viewers.

Skim Lighting 

What Skim lighting does is send light rays at a deep angle across an illuminated surface, This throws any surface abnormalities into high relief, making the texture highlighted. Skim lighting is known to have a very powerful visual effect with focused beams of lights.

Bibliography:

http://www.slideshare.net/AlanaFormanMedia/media-lighting

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/39726285
http://www.slideshare.net/solyanna/different-types-of-lighting-and-sound

Pictures from google images when typing the different types of lighting in the search bar