Film is a two-dimensional medium that demands a three-dimensional look. Cinematic lighting techniques can give your shots depth, and none are more creatively interesting than chiaroscuro lighting.

Lighting techniques are invaluable for filmmakers at every level. For a director, they can help you communicate with your cinematographer. For a writer, they can help you craft words on the page that ...

In most ways rather than talking, movies speak the language of light. Shadow, contrast and light effects in stories pre-existed the high tech cameras and digital equipment revolution in filmmaking.