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key light

noun

  1. (in photography or motion pictures) the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.


key light

noun

  1. television theatre photog the main stage or studio light that gives the required overall intensity of illumination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of key light1

First recorded in 1935–40
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