3 point lighting uses a key light, fill light, and backlight to illuminate the subject. The key light is the main light that determines the overall lighting design. The fill light also lights the subject from the side at a lower position than the key. The backlight separates the subject from the background by lighting them from behind.

1. Unit 18 L02

2. 3 Point Lighting
The 3 types of lights are key light, fill light, and
backlight. Each light plays a major role in making
sure the object in focus is illuminated, 3 point
lighting allows the filmmaker to control the
shadows that come from the main light and give
your subject a depth of field
• The key light shines directly upon the subject
and serves as its main light, more than anything
else, the strength, colour and angle of the key
determines the shot's overall lighting design.
• The fill light also shines on the subject, but from
a side angle relative to the key and is often
placed at a lower position than the key, about at
the level of the subject's face.
• The Backlight shines on the subject from
behind, mostly (but not always) to one side or
the other. It gives the subject a rim of light, to
separate the subject from the background and
highlighting contours.

3. On camera lights
On camera lights are compact,
battery-powered light that can be
mounted on-camera you can use
LED lights for indoor, afternoon or
night and in a cloudy setting . But if
you want to overpower the sun on
location, a strobe or a speedlight is a
better choice because it's brighter
then LED lights. You can buy
different type of lights, warmer or
colder, different sizes and strengths
to best suit the purpose of the film.

4. HMI Outdoor lighting
HMI stands for Hydrargyrum Medium-Arc
Iodide HMI lights are used in film and for
large-screen slide projection because of
their daylight-balanced light output and
their efficiency. The lamp is very popular,
with widespread coverage and strength,
HMI lights are the most used type of light
on set. HMI lights emit an ultraviolet light
with a blue hue. This allows the filmmaker
to recreate light from the sun in dark or
indoor settings, which can save time and
other issues with having to use the real
sun’s light such as the c

5. Chiaroscuro
Lighting
Chiaroscuro is a film lighting style that emphasizes
shadow and light. Chiaroscuro lighting is used as a
technique used to create tension between the light
and dark elements, its often used in film to disguise a
character's identity or hide something. To create
Chiaroscuro lighting you need a lot of shadow and
usually one source of diegetic light coming from
something like a candle or another on-screen light
source.