Lighting

Lighting

Hey you're back! Today's topic is...LIGHTING! All well-made films deliberately use light and shadows to create mood and guide the viewers' attentions. 

   To clarify, we did not have access to professional lighting, however, to the best of our capabilities we utilized what we could! It really was not the biggest concern that we did not have access to professional lighting. This is because the lighting style we already had was perfect! For example there was practical lighting in which used the chandelier in the dinner scenes, creating a warm atmosphere. Another example would be the beginning scenes of the door entrance, the sunlight was used as a natural lighting. Now, the lighting choices we made were to add to the mise en scene. 

    Within our film we planned to have a shift in mood, and we would convey that shift mainly using the lighting. At first, we would utilize high-key lighting to ensure a positive, jolly look! Then, a sudden twist of events would cause the lighting to shift from high key to low key. To create that first atmosphere, we made sure to use lights that conveyed that cozy holiday warmth. The artificial lighting are mainly chandeliers and ceiling lights. For the dinner table, we wanted to use the candles for practical lighting. However, we decided not to in order to decrease the risk of any danger on set. Later on when the mood changes, we turn off the light switches to dramatically shift the lighting to low key. To illuminate certain objects, we used the lights from our phones.

    Although if there was a bigger budget to acquire better lighting, we would have used less of my grand chandeliers, and the light would've illuminated us more! Another option could be to utilize the chandelier along with other lightings to create a 3-point effect, ensuring that we had key, back, and fill light. However, even though we did not utilize professional lighting, it all worked out since our lighting style fit so well! 

    Well, tune in next time!