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| the standard lighting scheme involving some combination of back, key and fill lights |
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| the use of a computer aided process to apply color to black and white movies |
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| the primary source of illumination, usually placed above and to the side of the subject |
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| an auxiliary light that is softer and less intense than a key light and is placed opposite the key light on the other side of the camera |
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| a light placed above and behind the subject to produce a sense of depth |
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| lighting that produces uniform brightness (ideal for musicals and comedies) resulting from a low contrast of key light to fill light |
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| high contrast photography |
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| high contrast between the bright and dark areas of the image; in film noir, a white image against a black background |
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| the result of a high contrast ratio of key lights to fill lights , producing dark shadowy images that are ideal for horror and film noir |
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| light coming from above the subject, can be used to create a glowing effect |
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| lighting from either side of the subject,leaving it half in light and half in shadow |
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| lighting from below the subject, leaving part of it in shadow |
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| special effects/visual effects |
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| effects achieved through special optical and mechanical processes |
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(1) a single photograph on a roll of film
(2) the borders enclosing the photographed image as if it were placed within a picture frame |
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| a type of photography often used in animation in which the camera operates one frame at a time so that objects can be adjusted in between frames, thereby "coming alive" |
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| miniature rear projection |
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| a technique in which live action (not live actors) is projected onto the screen , in front of which is a scaled set with model figures whose movements are correlated with the live action through stop motion photography |
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