>>2877794I would also say that the 80's saw a lot of cross lighting. It was a more constructed, sculptural (and some may say stilted) style of lighting. They would use 3 or 4 or 5 point lighting, even in movies, even when it the light sources didn't really make any sense when you thought about it. The trend gave way towards a more naturalistic, slightly softer in the 90's. Single-lit scenes, motivated lighting, stuff like that. Compare that Terminator clip to this one from The Matrix (which was a visual landmark in a lot of ways).
No more highlights coming out of nowhere in the shadowed parts of their faces. No cross lighting. It's a very simple, naturalistic setup. Highlights are under control, and anything that's not lit by the supposed light source (which you could almost imagine to be a chandelier or something out of frame, when it's really just a giant softbox) falls into deep shadow. Still shot on film, doesn't look at all 80's.
