Light: painting with the camera

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Cinema is painting with light. Main rule: light goes ON the hero, not BEHIND them. Silhouette against a window = dark blob; face to the light = alive picture.

●Key light: window or lamp at the side
●Fill: wall/reflector softens shadows
●Backlight: light from behind — hero pops out
●Golden hour: 1h after sunrise / before sunset

Home studio from three lamps: desk lamp front-side (key), pillow/foil as reflector (fill), small lamp behind (back). A cinematic portrait for free!

💡 Night scene by day? Film in shade, lower exposure, add blue filter in editing — that is how Hollywood shoots "night"!

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Test yourself!

Practice the topic with the trainer — like after class

Quiz — pick the translation → 🖨 Worksheet

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