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Cinematography, Filmmaking, Lighting, Photography

What Is Three Point Lighting – Ultimate Guide For Beginners In Lighting

The Three Point Lighting Technique is a technique used in cinematography, filmmaking, photography or any kind of visual media. It is a standard method of lighting a set, used majorly in filmmaking, cinematography and photography. The Three Point Lighting Technique is a traditional lighting method which is used for illuminating a subject in a scene with light sources from three different points. It helps to shape a subject to bring out the best and the worst of it. The three different points of light sources used in Three Point Lighting Technique are Key Light, Fill Light and Back Light. As follows is the meaning and explanation of what are this three light source? and why or how it is used?
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Cinematography, Filmmaking

The Difference Between Anamorphic Lenses And Spherical Lenses – Explained

The inside of every lens is made up of different pieces of curved glass, which we call elements. Spherical lenses are so called because their lens elements are circular. When light passes through spherical lenses and hits the digital sensor or film stock it produces a ‘regular’, uncompressed image. Now let’s get back to anamorphic lenses.
Anamorphic lenses are different. The elements at the back of an anamorphic lens are regular spherical elements. However, there are added cylindrical lens elements at the front of anamorphic lenses which appear oval, rather than circular, when looked through. When light passes through anamorphic lenses and hits the sensor it produces an image which appears ‘squeezed’. This image is then de-squeezed in post-production before it is presented to an audience. Continue reading The Difference Between Anamorphic Lenses And Spherical Lenses – Explained

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