Today we learnt about 3-point lighting. What was interesting was how different positions of the three lights created different moods or signposted variousĀ genres. For example, to create a spooky feel use one light pointing from below the subjects face as we see here:
Or, to create a mysterious or even ‘poltergeist’ look, shine a single light from behind the subject. Also known as ‘backlighting’:
The amount or type of hair affected the amount of static glow:
Another technique was to have a single light shining downwards on the subject. This is often used in police interrogations, prison cells, to hide the identity of someone or if someone is about to be abducted:
Using two lights the subject’s side can be illuminated or not. This suggests something sinister of the character, their ‘two sides.’
This is following lighting device is called ‘Tutor Talk Lighting’. This is often used to make students wake up and get off their phones and pay attention to said tutor!