Types of lighting

Lightings 

Lighting is the main key towards shooting a video to make it look more professional and cinematic 

Low Key Lighting: 

Lighting in which the camera's focus is on the subject and highlights shadows, dark tones and high contrast.

Rembrandt Lighting: 

Lighting at a 45 degree angle which creates a small triangle on the shadowed side of the subject

  • In order to het cinematic footage shoot from the shadow side.
  • 45 degree or rembrandt can be done with single light or double lights.
  • Key light or main light
  • That mainly lit the subject
  • Fill light
  • Lighting that fill up the shadow

Rim Light:

That creates a border near the subject or creates a silhouette of a subject
  • Kieler light is on the 180 degree of the subject
  • Colour temperature (kelvin) the colour of light varies from cold to warm 
  • Motivated light ,light that looks natural in the room e.g using lamps near the subject
  • Background light add appropriate colors to the background 
  • Shoot only at the golden hour 6am or 6 pm 
  • Catch light

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