Cinematic Lighting

Cinematic Lighting is a film lighting technique that goes beyond the standard three-point lighting setup to add drama, depth, and atmosphere to the story. Cinematic lighting utilizes lighting tricks like bouncing light, diffusing light, and adjusting color temperatures.

The following are all the different types of lighting in film:

1. Key Lighting
2. Fill Lighting
3. Back Lighting
4. Side Lighting
5. Practical Light
6. Hard Lighting
7. Soft Lighting
8. Bounce Lighting
9. High Key
10. Low Key
11. Motivated Lighting
12. Ambient Light

Why it so important to use cinematic lighting?

Lighting is a fundamental to film because it creates a visual mood, atmosphere, and sense of meaning for the audience. Whether it’s dressing a film set or blocking actors, every step of the cinematic process affects the lighting setup, and vice-versa.

• Lighting tells the audience where to look. 
• Lighting reflects the psychology of characters.
• Lighting defines and supports the genre of the film.