Belasco, DeMille and the development of Lasky lighting.

SPECIAL effects (Motion pictures); SPECIAL effects in lighting; FILMMAKING; MOTION picture industry; DEMILLE, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959; BUCKLAND, Wilfred; BELASCO, David, 1853-1931; WYCOFF, Alvin; JESSE L. Lasky Feature Play Co.; FILMMAKERS

The article discusses the development of Dubbed Lasky lighting in the film industry of the U.S. and Europe. The low-key lighting effect is a work of filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, art director Wilfred Buckland and cameraman Alvin Wycoff in association with Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. It is an application of artificial light, as well as the self-conscious initiatives of the filmmakers in creating arresting pictorial effects. The Lasky lightning has been first employed in the theatrical spectacles of film producer David Belasco.