Lighting

Lighting plays a very important role in any visual product from photos to films. There are a lot of different atmospheres that can be created with lighting often to reflect a specific genre or scene. Here is a post from my blog last year which shows the atmosphere and effects lighting often creates in the film noir genre: http://mcampbellmedia.blogspot.com/2010/01/experimenting-with-lighting.html. For my film I will have to consider lighting and the effects it could have on my story and its atmosphere.

This picture shows how lighting can drastically effect the atmosphere of this bar. The natural light coming in from the windows reflects around the room making it seem very vibrant and alive despite the room seemingly being empty.

This picture has a unnatural light shining on half of the mans face. This creates a atmosphere of mystery and a sense of danger.  This is a common theme in film noir and mystery films.

This shows how lighting can even contradict the locations natural atmosphere by making what could be seen as a isolated forrest look lively and safe. This effect can sometimes be used in films to trick viewers in to believing some where is a safe spot when it will often turn  out to be dangerous.

This image also shows the power the lights reflections can have creating a vibrant atmosphere in the picture.

                                                                                           

This image shows how lighting can create silhouettes to give a sense of mystery and suspense. This is a very effective lighting technique to use in appropriate situations. It is created by having a very bright light behind the silhouette. If it is appropriate to do so i would like to use this effect in my film.

Lighting is something I will have to consider in depth when filming my final product as if it is ignored or used wrong it can drastically change the atmosphere of the film and ruin the emotional connections to the audience.


Images from Google image searches