Film lighting is talking about the direction, quality, source, or color of light. It is very important in a film because it creates a visual mood, atmosphere, and sense of meaning for the audience. Lighting helps the audience to understand where they should focus or look. The person who is responsible for the lighting on a film set is called the cinematographer. Some of the responsibilities they take on are choosing a visual style for the film, determining the camera set up for each shot, and Determining the lighting for every scene. A well-known cinematographer today is Robert Richardson. His visual style consists of hard lighting from the top and blown-out rim lighting. He also prefers manual cranes for smooth motions. Some of the films he was a part of were The Aviator, The Hateful Eight, and JFK. The Aviator The Hateful Eight JFK The different elements of lighting is direction, quality, source and color. Lighting direction is where the location that the light sour...