LO2: Lighting

 3 Point Lighting

3 Point Lighting is a technique that uses three different light sources placed at various different angles and distances from the subject in order to properly light them. Each light source serves a specific purpose in casting and correcting shadows.  

KEY LIGHT: The primary light that makes up 3/4 of the light on screen.

FILL LIGHT: The secondary light is meant to fill the available unlit space to bring out further detail in the subject.

BACK LIGHT: The final light to define the outline of the subject to emphasise three-dimensionality.  

This is an important technique because: it ensures the audience can see the intended subject and achieves more unnatural lighting looks for different genres. This is beneficial to me as i want to achieve more unnatural and strong lighting for my horror short film. 

Chiaroscuro 

In cinematography, chiaroscuro can be defined as high contrast lighting. This technique has been used in art since ancient Greece, developed by renaissance artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci. Its often used to create dramatic effect and creating tension as characters hide and are revealed in the shadows and bright light. This will be a very effective technique to use in my horror film as the plot revolves around an intruder in the house lurking in the shadows and corners of our eyes just out of sight from our protagonist.

Soft Boxes 

Photographic lighting is a modifier that creates even and diffused light by either passing the light through a scattering material or by reflecting light off of a surface. This is usually enclosed around the bulb, and looks like an umbrella, appropriately named the 'umbrella light'.

 This effect minimises dark shadows and is useful for shooting in areas you want to appear well lit. This is what i could use in creating my final shot, where a bright all encompassing light is seen in front of our protagonist as their fate is sealed.