We first looked at two different images from the film Forest Gump. Both Images show Forest Gump sitting on a bench in the same location but it is clear to see the quality of lighting is a lot different.
Below you can see the two images we looked at:
After we looked at the images the class had a discussion on what we thought of the two different images. This is what we came up with.
IMAGE 1:
From looking at images 1 it is clear to see that there is more natural lighting coming through. This creates a much clearer and realistic feel. This also creates soft lighting which brings all the colours out into the image. The natural light creates attached shadows on his blazer. You know that is is natural light because you can see the sun in the right hand side. Also the bench is placed underneath a tree so this creates the shaded shadows.
IMAGE 2:
If you compare image 2 to image 1 you will clearly see the quality of is a lot worse. This comes from the artificial lighting. It is a much more cooler feel to the image where as image 1 has a much more warmer look. You can see on the characters it looks a lot more bleached and theere is a lot of white being brought out to create the cold effect.
After we had looked at the images from Forest Gump we went on to discuss and look into 3 Point Lighting. 3 point lighting is used and developed in classic Hollywood film making. It is still used to this present day.
3 point lighting is a standard method used in film. By using three separate positions the photographer can illuminate the subject by controlling shadows and shading produced by the direction of lighting.
Key Light - Shines directly upon the subject.
Fill Light - Shines on the subject but from the side.
Back Light - Shines onto the subject from behind.
After we had looked at 3 point lighting we went on to look at how you can create an Atmosphere. We looked at two different images again like the Forest Gump ones to get an understanding of how to create different atmospheres both of corridors. We had a discussion and compared the sources of light. The Images can be seen below.
Different Atmosphere Images:
This is what we came up with after looking at the images:
IMAGE 1:
From looking at the first image you cant quite clearly see the corridor has been warmed up by other light sources to create the warmth effect. We discussed how there are extra lighting sources in the ceilings along the corridor to light up the whole corridor. Also there is lights directly below the actor to brighten him up. Also the end of the corridor is lit up by another additional light source.
IMAGE 2:
From image 2 you can see the corridor is only being lit up by one light source and these are coming from the artificial lights at the top of the ceiling. The lights are creating shadows rebounding into the floor. In turn this creates a quite cold dark eerie feel to the corridor.
We was then showed a chart of the Kelvin scale. This shows the different colour temperatures you should use in different situations.
We looked at how 85 filters are used in situations in the film industry. An 85 filter allows is a warming filter placed over the camera to create a warmer feel to the image. In some ways a 85 filter would be very useful in our short films if we was struggling to warm a location up with lighting.
Examples of where a 85 filer has been used:
Once we had established a good understanding of different lighting techniques we was set a task to go away in small groups and film a short clip putting everything we have learned into practise. We filmed a short clip of Liam standing up against a wall then walking down a corridor. We did this twice. The first time around we used an artificial light. This can be seen in Liam's face as it is creating a warmer effect on it. The second time around we jsut used natural light. You can see in Liam's face it is a lot more colder to when we used the artificial light.
Our practical work can be seen below:
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