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Thekeylightis not a rigid requirement; omitting thekeylightcan result in a silhouette effect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the flash is moved off axis or bounced to create directional modeling its role changes from fill to that ofkeylight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Folsey told a grip to hold a stepladder in front of akeylightto create a shadow on the actors shirt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In video and television, the background light is usually of similar intensity to thekeylightbecause video cameras are less capable of handling high-contrast ratios.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Levels of ambient light are most frequently considered relative to additional lighting used as fill light, in which case the ambient light is normally treated as thekeylight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pairings of the keylight with food resulted in the pigeons approaching and pecking thekeylightrather than going to the food hopper to eat.
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A highkeylightwill result in more prominent cheek bones and long nose shadows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Raise the power of the off-axiskeylightuntil the white clothing is exposed correctly, appearing white but also retaining texture detail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In high key lighting, thekeylightprovides all or most of the light in the scene.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is usually softer and less bright than thekeylight(up to half), and more to a flood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In photography, a back light (often the sun) that is about sixteen times more intense than thekeylightproduces a silhouette.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Natural light usually comes from above, so strategies which place thekeylightbelow the face will appear to be unusual or unnatural.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the subject and/or camera are moving or turning around, thekeylightand back light may change roles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekeylightwas generally softer to match the warm tones given off by the toplights.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition to the horizontal angle, thekeylightcan be placed high or low producing different effects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Akeylightpositioned low appears to distort the actor's features, since most natural or ambient light is normally overhead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A dramatic effect used in horror or comedy cinematography is akeylightilluminating the face from below.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The purpose of thekeylightis to highlight the form and dimension of the subject.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By combining separatekeylightand fill light passes, optical effects could generate any amount of contrast they wanted without causing spillage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition to akeylight, a back light may be added to separate the subject from the background.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.