The Arrival - Group Task

Film Language

Lighting

1) The key light, as the name suggests, is usually the brightest and most influential.

2) The back light helps to counteract the effect of the key light, thus making the character/object look more 'rounded'.

3) The filler light helps to soften the harsh shadows that the use of key and back lights create. There may be more than one filler light.

Low-key Lighting - created by using only the key and back lights. This will produce a sharp contrast of light and dark areas on the screen as very deep, distinct shadows are formed.

High-key Lighting - More filler lights used. The term means lighting that appears normal and realistic to our eyes. It can be used to describe lighting used on brightly-lit sets such as a sunny day in the park or to describe a more subtly-lit night scene.

Camera shots

Shot:

Establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these.

Angle:

high angle, low angle, canted angle.