Kinolab: Film Language Tags: hard lighting

Film Language Tag: hard lighting

A high-contrast lighting style that creates hard edges, distinctive shadows, and a harsh effect, especially when filming people. Corrigan and White, The Film Experience: An Introduction, 5^th ed.

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15 Film Clips

A New Discovery, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Another monolith is discovered buried on the moon's surface.

A Robot That Can Love, A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Cybertronics presents the idea of a robot child that will have the capacity for love and dreaming.

Beth Dies, Contagion

Matt is informed that his wife, Beth, died from her illness.

Damien's Dream, The Exorcist

Damien dreams about his mother and foresees her death.

Dave's Evaluation, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Hal asks Dave whether or not he sees the mission as strange or suspiscious, and admits to evaluating his psychology.

King Kilmonger, Black Panther

Killmonger defeats his cousin King T'Challa in ritual combat, ending his reign and taking control of the nation.

Kisses and Blows, Schindler's List

Goeth speaks sweetly to Helen before beating her brutally and Schindler kisses another woman.

Lip Reading, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Hal watches as Dave and Frank discuss how they'll act if it is true that Hal made a mistake.

Mankind's Leap, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Mankind makes the leap from bone clubs to space travel.

Shutting Down the Machine, The Imitation Game

Commander Denniston tries to shut down Alan's machine but the other codebreakers step in.

Suzy Follows the Footsteps, Suspiria

Suzy hears the footsteps and decides to follow them to Madame Blanc's office.

Temple, Deewaar

Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan), who has refused to enter his mother’s temple since childhood, finally goes to the temple in desperation and begs God to save his ailing mother.