Importance of Lighting:
Lighting is undoubtedly something critical in film making, and can be used not only to enhance the quality of a recording but also to bring out certain features or create a different mood.
Key Light: This is the main and strongest light placed so that one side of the subject is in shadow
Fill Light: This light is placed on the opposing side of the camera to the key light in order to 'fill' the shadow made prominent by the key light. It is usually softer than the key light and often set to a higher 'flood' setting; meaning that the beam is wider.
Back Light: It's main purpose serves to provide a separation of the subject from the background, giving the composition more dimension and outlining the features of the subject.
Above is an example to show how lighting is manipulated in Spielberg's 'Schindlers List' with Janusz Kaminski as cinematographer. Kaminski manipulates the lighting; using a sharp back light and a soft fill light setting a dark atmosphere and emphasising the cigarette smoke.
3 Point Lighting Experiment
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