Lighting

Backlight

Helps separate the character from the background to create depth

Kicker/Edge Light

Used to graze an actor’s cheek, usually on the fill side.

Topper

Light from above the subject’s head

Bounce

Bounce a light in a location to for motivated lighting

Practicals

Working prop lights, like lamps or streelights etc.

Available Light

Natural light

Flat

Involves one key light souce and no shadow detail on the face

Butterfly

Give subjects a more glamorous look

Loop

Used to give you a more dramatic lighting style used in narrative and documentaries, high end news packages.

Rembrandt

Generally refers to any light pattern with that triangle of light as Rembrandt lighting

Side Lighting

Light source always comes from the side of the subject