The lighting lecture discussed the complexity of lighting as a cinematic technique and it’s importance within the filmmaking process. Acknowledging the salience of lighting is the first step, specifically for myself as the director of phtoography in ‘paperboy’ as it encouraged me to engage with the type of naturalistic style achieved by lighting within our movie. As discussed in the lecture, lighting test shoots are extremely valuable thus, I, along with my group, decided to have a session in which we would simply run lighting test shoots so as to be wholly prepared on the day of filming and achieve the correct visual aesthetic which remained continuous within all shots.
Furhermore, Robin discuss key terms ( such as hat of the key light, the quality of light and its temperature) and offered practical examples of lights to reveal the dramatic or even subtle changes that lights can offer and the ways in which lighting in the subject alters the audience’s perception of their character.
This encouraged thought about the way in which we wanted our two central characters, Oliver and Zoe, to be portrayed. For instance, the key is to emphasize Zoe’s  beauty so we thought about soft directional lighting (from the front) to illuminate her face and create an angelic visage.
Lastly, Robin discussed the power of taking light away and that light does not necessarily need to be added to the scene to achieve a desired aesthetic.