INDOORS LIGHTING EXCERCISE

Thursday of Week 8 saw us learning about three point lighting, so we continued experimenting with focus-pulling involving two subjects and a bunch of new lights. This was my first ever introduction to lighting in a studio so I came out semi-confused and semi-excited to continue playing with the lights. We ended up using a panel light with an orange cover (still unsure as to what it’s called) to light the off-side of Adrian’s face; plus two dedo lights for the background and fill. I wasn’t operating the camera for the duration of the class, and while I like both clips, I wish we focused more on Cody’s face in the second one, or perhaps not at all so that he remained mysterious and threatening as the audience wouldn’t be able to make out his features as much. I do love the way how Adrian turns in the first clip, as  the warm light on his face to begin with seems to give the environment he is in an eerie feel, but when he sharply turns all you can see is the blue light, making it appear like the scene has changed and there is now a chilling feeling being conveyed. Obviously, this sounds slightly drawn out of proportion due to the fact that it was just a small experiment filmed in class with Adrian and Cody acting, but I think it could be applied successfully to further experiments when we want it to appear a bit more serious.