Hey, what's up guys, it's Jay. I'm Jay. I'm Jay. And today I'm going to tell you how to create the cinematic silhouette. It's a very simple technique. Silhouette is when your background is exposed, but your subject is not. It doesn't matter if it's for a horror film or it's just for a dark scene. Silhouette has been used for ages to create dramatic effects. Here we have a scene of a woman reading and smoking a cigarette. Through the use of lighting, the mood and character of the scene is set. I'm using only two lights. One lamp creates some texture on the background. And with a hard backlight, I create a silhouette and define the outline. Here we can see the two lights position in relation to the subject. And here the hard light, as you can see, defines the outline. The simple way to light a silhouette is to position your key light on the background. In this case, the light is out of frame pointing to my subject. There are a few variations in Silhouette lighting. Here is another variation of a silhouette. You can see my subject appears dark against the light's background. In this case, the background itself acts as the backlight creating the outline of my subject. Hope you enjoyed the video. Feel free to share it. Don't forget to subscribe and check the links in the description. As Arnie says, I'll be back in two weeks. Take it easy guys. Have a nice one. Bye.