The clip in the video shows Millie's face being lit from a variety of angles. In this case, the white light from below created shadows which made Millie look intimidating as her eyes become the focus of the shot. As the light was placed very close to her face this created a different effect in comparison to other shots of light below as it made the light intensity stronger, creating a greater contrast emphasising of her facal features. Interestingly, we found that using an actor did not make the light from above look appealing, however lit up Millie's forehead the light moved around Millie's face, the shadows also moved, creating an effect which could be made into a time lapse showing her in one place over time. However, my favourite use of light is white light shining from the side which ultimately emphasises and highlights one side of her face but completely blacks out the other half, creating a fear of the unknown style and has connotations of the thriller genre. |
In our film opening we want to portray our characters in a particular way through the use of lighting. Lighting can change the whole persona and image of the character, it can create a variety of feelings for example, terror, fear, depression or excitement. In particular we are trying to be shady around the image of jack so we could use a light from the side to create that idea of mystery. In this video we have sat Millie in a dark room and used an IPhone flash light at different angles to experiment with different types of lighting.
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During the production stage of our film opening we will aim to make use of what is known as off screen space, there are six off screen spaces:
1) Above the frame
2) Below the frame
3) To the left of the frame
4) To the right of the frame
5) Behind the frame
6) Behind the camera
It's also important to consider different light sources because they have the ability to give of different colours and create a different feel and atmosphere. Examples of light sources are: a lamp, head torch, torch, fighter, candle, natural light, matches, school lights (clinical), IPhone white light.
Alternatively, guerrilla lighting can be used for advanced effect on the film opening, techniques such as:
-Tying a torch above a seated person and swinging the torch
-Casting shadows
-Coloured cellophane
-Lightbox on the top of the camera
1) Above the frame
2) Below the frame
3) To the left of the frame
4) To the right of the frame
5) Behind the frame
6) Behind the camera
It's also important to consider different light sources because they have the ability to give of different colours and create a different feel and atmosphere. Examples of light sources are: a lamp, head torch, torch, fighter, candle, natural light, matches, school lights (clinical), IPhone white light.
Alternatively, guerrilla lighting can be used for advanced effect on the film opening, techniques such as:
-Tying a torch above a seated person and swinging the torch
-Casting shadows
-Coloured cellophane
-Lightbox on the top of the camera
In todays lesson, we used an iPhone white light, a water bottle and a black background to experiment with lighting and casting shadows for effect. From this process we discovered that light from above looked the most natural because it imitated the sunlight, therefore it would probably be the most ideal method of lighting in the majority of our scenes. However, we decided that the white light from the right created an atmosphere that fits well with the mysterious, tense characteristics of Jack. Ultimately, we have decided that white iPhone light is a successful light source for our film opening.
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