ABSTRACT
Once the videographer recognizes the principles of illumination, the camera requirements, and the capacities of the lighting equipment, attention can be focused on the aesthetic factors of lighting. By varying the illumination, the videographer can invite attention to one object among many. Generally, the eye is attracted to the brightest object in a scene unless that impulse is countered through manipulation of focus or framing. The pattern of shadows created by the directional light depends on the hardness of the light and the relative positions of the subject, the light, and the camera. Base illumination is half of the lighting problem; modeling is the other. The key light is used to establish the form of the object being photographed. The fill light increases the overall light level on a scene and fills in somewhat, but not completely, shadows created on the subject by the key light.
