When I was sixteen, a film director that I know asked me about one significant element of an image. I took a look and I couldn’t tell. The subject matter perhaps? Or the composition? He said no. It was light. It was one factor which I took for granted as it was everywhere.
During year one in university, one of my friends, a film enthusiastic, asked me how did the film crew light a scene. He was amazed how people have done it. I couldn’t tell him more except for the basic three-point lighting.
The lighting of a scene in a film could contribute a great deal to a film’s language. A brighter lit scene can imply an opposite meaning than if it were lit darker. A shadow cast on one’s face can connotate an unintelligible personality to a character than if he had no shadow on his face.
I wish, by finishing this studio, to become more conscious about the light in film or images and the decision making process in lighting a film set. I hope to produce some work in relation to the study of light, either photos or films. And finally, to enjoy the last year of study here.
