Color & Lighting Practice Quiz

Which of the following is a reason that lighting is fundamental to film?

• It doesn't tell the audience where to look.

• It gives the audience a chance to get inside the character's mind.

• It defines the opposite of the genre of the film.

• It tells us what life was like in a true story.

What is the main purpose of a cinematographer using three-point lighting in any aspect of film?

• It allows them to illuminate the subject in any way they want.

• It allows us to see the development of the setting of the film.

• It provides historical context to the scene.

• It allows the audience to control the direction of the narrative.

This type of lighting is also known as "chiaroscuro" lighting. This WON'T be on your quiz, but the answer is side lighting because I needed a filler question.

• High Lighting

• Low Lighting

• Back Lighting

• Side Lighting (CHOOSE THIS ANSWER)

Match the type of lighting being used in each of the pictures.

• Natural Lighting

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• Low Key Lighting

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• High Key Lighting

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• Practical Lighting

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• Back Lighting

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How does color tell a story? Choose ALL that apply.

• Color elicits a psychological reaction with the audience.

• Represents outside forces that have nothing to do with the plot of the film.

• Shows changes or arcs in the story.

• Changes the setting into a different prospect of location.

• Sets the tone of the movie.

Color can affect us emotionally, psychologically, and even physically. Name two of the possible emotions that color in film can build within the audience.

• Hue

• Saturation

• Harmony

• Tension

Match the definition to the word that is being described.

• Hue

• The color itself.

• Value

• The darkness or lightness of the color being used.

• Saturation

• The intensity of the color.

What might this color signify with its use in film?

What might this color represent in film?

What might this color represent in film?