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Film language and the elements of moving image

Quick questions on Lighting - CCEA GCSE Moving Image Arts

4short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.

What is no link to effect?
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Describing the lighting without saying what it does to the audience misses the marks. Always end on the effect.
What is q1?
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What is the difference between high-key and low-key lighting, and what mood does each tend to create? [2 marks]
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Why does lighting a face from below often look sinister? [2 marks]
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How does soft light tend to affect how we see a character? [2 marks]

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