Film Studies-Lighting and Color Review

Filmmakers use __________ and __________ lighting to achieve a wide range of visual effects and to influence the audience's response to a scene.

• natural and artificial

• bright and dark

• natural and dark

• fluorescent and natural

What gives the audience clues about where and what time of day the scene is taking place?

• angle

• direction

• both angle and direction

• angle and height

What affects an audience's perception of the quality of the film being produced?

• How many lights are on the actor's face

• The soundtrack to the film

• The skills of the actors

• How well a movie is lit

How can lighting be classified?

• How sharp the shadows are

• The angle of the light

• The brightness and color of the lights

• All of the above

What is the standard lighting scheme for most films?

• single-point lighting

• two-point lighting

• three-point lighting

• backlighting

Which light is the main source of light?

• key light

• fill light

• back light

• red light

Which light balances out the scene and eliminates shadows created by the key light?

• key light

• back light

• fill light

• brake light

True or False: A fourth light is usually aimed at the background behind the actor to illuminate the setting.

• True

• False

The following picture is an example of what type of lighting?

• Soft lighting

• high-key lighting

• low-key lighting

The following picture is an example of what type of lighting?

• high-key lighting

• backlighting

• low-key lighting

• darklighting