Out of class Lighting Task

A big part of filming that affects the theme and film of a scene is the lighting. There are a few different types of lighting, one of which is natural lighting. This is also known as high key lighting, it is used to replicate sunlight. The opposite of this is low key lighting, this is to give a shadowed effect with higher contrast. To achieve this you remove either the backlight, the key light or both. Finally, there is chiaroscuro this is an extreme version of low key lighting.

Lighting is staged from 3 points. The key light is at a 45 degree angle to the camera, it is the brightest light on the character or object. The fill light is the second brightest camera, it is 50%-75% intensity of the key light. Finally, there is the backlight, this is a low intensity light which is the darkest. Here is a diagram to show you the positioning:

 I took some photographs which concentrate on lighting. I focused on how it makes the subject look and what genre it gives to the scene.

 

This lighting shows a horror. This makes you dislike the person in the shot. There is light under his eyes, keeping his eyes dark projecting a sense of evil. He is looking straight at the camera making it seem like he is looking straight at you. This makes the viewer feel uncomfortable. The lighting is red made through a red lens put over the camera lens. This colour gives a sign of danger. Everything is either red and black. As the boys face is all red it doesn't show much detail which also suggests that he is mysterious.

 

This lighting shows a romantic comedy. This is because the lighting is really warm and has a really sunny tinge. This was achieved by putting a yellow lens over the camera lens. The subject is looking to the side looking really happy. This makes the audience feel really comfortable with the character. The lighting makes the boy really likeable and makes us feel like we should be happy with him. You can clearly see his face making us feel more personal with him.

 

 

This photograph shows a drama. The lighting is really cold and blue. This is achieved by a blue lens. This suggests that the boy is really sad and gloomy. This makes us feel sorry for the character and makes us want to help him. There is light coming from behind his head which sheds upon him. This works towards showing that he is the one to get hurt and not the other way around. His eyes are soft and only filled with sadness not anger.

 

This lighting suggests a comedy. This is because its quite colourful and wacky. It looks like a party scene. This lighting would suggest that his vision is like this however we are looking at him. This is achieved by pink lights being put above the subject and by moving the camera a slight bit whilst taking it to create a small blur. This makes us feel like we are getting an insight in to the character. This shot wouldn't make an audience like or dislike a character but to slightly feel how the character feels.

 

Finally, this lighting suggests a fantasy. This is because it looks as if the subject is going to turn in to a mythical creature. The background looks really green and the boy has a small tinge of green also. This green effect is achieved using a green lens. This lighting makes us like the character because he is a lot lighter than that background. He however looks quite powerful due to the lack of fear when looking up to something in his face.