This was actually my third shoot for this semester. However due to some (dumb) technical error, I couldn’t use any of the footages in the previous shoot. I think I learnt the hard way of doing checks prior to any shooting, and not just simply assume that everything will be fine.

During the previous shoot, I attempted to re-create the lighting in different movie scenes. However, I didn’t get any satisfactory shots due to various factors. Eg, scene setting. This made me question my original plan and so I started to explore other areas that I could investigate.

I was reflecting about consults when I started toying with the idea of creating different scenes. I vaguely knew about how hard/soft lighting could change the way we perceive a scene, and I was actually quite interested to try it out.

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This was my setup for the shoot. Using one LED panel, 2 DEDO lights and the natural light coming from the window, I tried to create three different types of scenes. It was definitely much harder than expected.

My first attempt was to recreate a happy scene. I used the high key setup for this particular scene. The lighting casts very few shadows, and it generally makes everything seem bright and happy.

My second attempt was to recreate an angry/sad scene. I used low key lighting for both scenes. However this was slightly more complicated as I wanted to create two distinct scenes. I tried to change the position/ intensity/ filters/ diffusion of the lights .

I managed to complete the shoot successfully and was really pleased with the end results. I really have to thank my actress for being so willing to do whatever I asked!

Through this second shoot, I realised the need of preparing well before I head out for any filming. Halfway during the shoot, I had to pause halfway to figure out what and how I wanted my scene to look like. Planning ahead could have saved a lot of the time wasted.