AS Lighting Practice Task

AS Lighting Practice Task

TASK: Think about how you can use lighting in your thriller opening. Take a camera and practice a range of shots and try to use lighting to different effects

·         When using the cameras in AF they will adjust to the changing light – sometimes causing grainy shots.

·         Think about what hours you film in

·         It’s easier to make footage darker than lighter when filming

3-Point Fill Lighting

3 lights create a normal-looking scene with soft shadows and average colours. Using a 3-light setup to provide normal lighting across an entire subject, the exact opposite of chiaroscuro. This is used in most “normal” scenes with any object in focus.

Chiaroscuro Lighting

It is characterised by harsh lighting that creates an extreme contrast between shots.

High Key Lighting

This uses harsh, bright lights to reduce contrast in a scene, giving the scene a white-washed, clean look that does not have any shadow in frame.

Backlighting

When the scene is lit directly from behind, usually by some form of natural light, where it’s used to create a silhouette. Can be used for a variety of effects but is most common in romantic films.

Natural Lighting

Can either be, as the name suggests, natural light coming from the sun, but it can also refer to a light source that has a light yellow or white hue. Used in combination with other lighting effects (3-point fill).

Artificial Lighting

Is light that comes from obviously, intentionally man-made sources, such as light bulbs or fluorescent lights.