Studying about Cinematic Lightning!

💡Cinematic Lightning!💡

There are a total of 7 initial steps to achieve cinematic lighting...

1) Shooting shadow side:

This means the shadows should be on the subject's face while you shoot! and the camera should be positioned in a way that is opposite to light.

2)Lighting Direction:

Up above direction = depressed/shadowy mood or tone.
Low angle: shadows will reverse / villainy look

If the light is shone at a 45° angle, it creates a triangle for a perfect shadow, giving the shot a natural look. The person should be Shot from the shorter side.

shooting from the shorter side:

This is similar to the "Rembrandant" lighting technique which also uses the contrast of shadows and light to achieve cinematography!

3) Depth :

This basically means separating the subject from the background(Using colors).

Orange-teel gradient gives a blockbuster look. These are 2 complementary colors

If a darker background is used than the subject, it gives attention to the subject adding to the cinematic effect.

A whiter shirt usage = dark background usage.

This is usually done in horror films to draw attention to the subject and portray terror.

4) Motivated lighting:

This means light that is motivated to show on screen so the audience knows the light source.

Usage of motivated lights and a directed source adds to the cinematography as well.

5) Background lightning:

Adding some sort of light in the background fulfills it by brightening the image and making it more pleasing to the eyes.

6) Time of day :

Golden hour is the best time of day to shoot. There are no harsh shadows and shooting into the sun gives a beautiful lens flare.

7) Eye light / catch light:

When Light hits in the eyes directly.

Capturing the camera's light in the eyes.