Research-Lighting Ms Heath

 Lighting MS Heath

-Lighting helps to convey mood and atmosphere in a scene/film. It can also be used to grab the audiences attention to a particular object, person emotion or gesture.Lighting can also be used to cast shadows and build suspense and tension. Lighting is a important aspect of the film production whether natural lighting is being used or professional lighting equipment,the lighting needs to be suitable for the story or a certain scene.

Angles of lighting

Under lighting; Main source of lighting comes from below the person.This tends to have a distorting effect on the character and is often used in horror films. 
Top lighting; Main source of lighting comes from above, highlighting the features of a character and is often used to create a glamorous look in a character.
Back lighting; Light source is behind the person. If little or no light is used, silhouettes are created.

Types of lighting
Low key; The lighting is dark with small areas of light , which also creates shadows.
High key;Lighting appears more natural and realistic to our eyes for example it is used films to create a sunny day in the park.
Natural lighting;When no lighting has been added , it is what you expect to see.

-Romance

-Thriller

This is an image from the thriller movie fatal attraction, for angle of lighting , top lighting is used as the lighting is coming from above , highlighting the woman's features especially her face as we as audience would want to see her facial expression as the man is about to stab her. 

Low key lighting

For the cover of the thriller movie House , low is lighting is used to create shadows as you can see it from the image that a faded face is appearing and the angle of lighting is top lighting because its showing the features of the mans/creatures eyes.



Low key lighting

The Moon  and the Gutter                 

The type of lighting that was used in this video is low key lighting ,when the moon appears and everything else is dark with small areas that are a bit light , this creates shadows also a red cloudy appears which associates with murder, it almost looks like blood and then it disappears. The angle of lighting used when the woman is walking is under lighting ,the light is coming from below which creates a distorting affect on the character .The woman is wearing a white dress ,makes her look innocent. We can't really see her face due to the lighting and then suddenly we see a man walking behind the woman but only see his shoes , makes the audience wonder who he is ,this can make it nerve racking and adds tense to the atmosphere because there’s not a lot to see compared to other types of lighting where it might be bright etc..and doesn't give in that its a thriller.The lighting on the character from the bottom makes the scene appear evil or dangerous but this is also to add/create shadows.On the other hand for a thriller, most of the lighting needs to be dark in order for it to be scary and be mysteries e.g. having shadows etc. The colour red continues to appear which gives a hint that the woman is going to be murdered , as she keeps looking back and the man starts to chase her,as the audience have sympathy for the woman as shes out in the night and about to be killed.Secondly the lighting made it frightful as it was meant to have that effect on the audiences .

 

                                    

                                                                       

Overall analysing this video help me develop ideas for my own thriller film in terms of what type of lighting i would want to use and the angle of the lighting to create an effect on the audience.I will be using low key lighting in my thriller film following the conventional of a thriller.