Lighting

In preparation for our thriller task myself and my group tried different types of lighting to see what different effects. By doing this we have learnt the different ways to use lighting and how we can use natural light and Photoshop to change the lighting in our film.

Types of Lighting

3 Point Fill Lighting - 3 lights are used to create normal looking lighting in a scene with soft shadows and average colours.

Chiaroscuro - brings out the black and whites of the scene but doesn't necessarily take away all the colour but can however be used in a scene that is just black and white.

High Key Lighting Set Up - this uses harsh, bright lights to reduce contrast in a scene/create a white washed clean look that doesn't have a shadow.

 Low Key Lighting Set Up - creates a darker scene and can be used to create an atmosphere of mystery or can be used to soften the images and make a cosy/romantic setting.

Backlighting - when the scene is lit directly behind, usually some form of natural lights.
Natural lighting - natural lighting comes from the sun
Artificial lighting -  uses man made sources of light like light bulbs or florescent lights.

Our images

For all of these images we had the lights off in the room and the only sources of light was the little natural light coming through the window and the light that we had for the pictures. Majority of the time that we were taking these pictures it was raining outside meaning the natural lighting we used was quite dark.  

For this image we decided to use the natural lighting to use the natural lighting that was coming through the window. This was effective as it created a shadow over Amy's face a bright light. The contrast between dark and light gave this image a sombre feel.



In this image we used the white light of the light that we had then we used Photoshop to change the colour of the image and give it this 'night vision' look which could be useful when we do our thriller films the 'night vision' look is often used in horror films to create suspense.

In this image we used a backlight. We stood Amy in front of the window and used the light that was coming from behind her to create this look with her in shadow.

This image was created using the light that we had with a pink coloured lens over the top. The colour created a warm tone to the image.

For this image we used the same lens as the last image but then we edited the picture in Photoshop adding more red to the image which created this picture. As the red stands out in the picture there is a feeling of danger about the image which could be used during our thriller.



For this image we placed the light under Amy's face which created this look of the light being on the lower half of her face but her eyes and the top of her face was in shadow.

Fro the image we used a blue lens on the which combined with the natural light coming through the window created this sad feeling lighting.

We used the same blue lens for this picture but then used Photoshop to make the blue colour stand out more. With the position of the camera and the light both being low looking up at Amy the picture gives the feeling of an uneasy atmosphere as the colour blue is usually associated with sadness.

For this final image we had the light in front of Amy's face. This lighting worked well to show Amy's expression against the background of the dark room.