High-key - created through well-lit shots designed to focus on brightness and white tones while reducing contrast, dark tones, and shadows. With high-key lighting, you’re seeing everything—you’re not guiding the audience to a point of view for the most part. It’s more about what the script is saying and what the actors are saying.Low-key - emphasizes contrast, shadows, and dark tones. Some filmmakers like to tell stories better with low-key lighting, because it’s more about control. You’re guidi