Friday 17 January 2020

Using lighting...

Light is often linked to genre or time of day. 
Lighting indicates high or low quality, sets the mood etc.

Things to look out for...

When using the cameras in auto focus they will adjust to changing light - sometimes causing grainy shots.
Use the aperture settings to let more or less light in.
Think about the time of day when shooting ; golden hours.
Big changes in natural  lighting can impact continuity.,
Time of day you wish to depict.

Types of lighting...

  • 3 lights create a normal-looking scene with soft shadows and average colours.
  • Chiaroscuro lighting is characterised by harsh lighting that creates an extreme contrast between different areas of the shot. 
  • High key lighting 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.
  • Low-key lighting is all about creating shadows and contrast between colours. It is used to create atmosphere, it is all about mystery and drama
  • Back-lighting is when the scene is directly lit from behind, usually by some form of natural light.
  • Natural lighting can either be coming from the sun or a light source that has a yellow or white hue.
  • Artificial lighting is light that comes from man-made light sources, they often have a blue-grey hue or a harsh yellow-orange hue. 

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Using lighting... Light is often linked to genre or time of day.  Lighting indicates high or low quality, sets the mood etc. Things to ...