ೃ⁀➷ LIGHTING *ೃ༄

 

Hello everyone! Today I will be talking about the lighting in my groups film opening. 

The lighting we used for the project is relatively low-key lighting. We did not do any 3 point lighting in our film opening, we usually only had one light source (besides the one clip with the candles being lit, then it would be 2 sources). We chose to have lowkey lighting because it gives off more of an eerie atmosphere, and it creates a sense of mystery. Lowkey lighting is also used mainly in horror/thriller films, so it makes sense for us to use lowkey lighting as well. Like most lowkey lighting films, we only had one source of light and it was near the characters.  The lowkey lighting also depicts the characters personalities, by showing that they all have a "dark side", and that even though they are friends, they are capable of doing harsh things, such as killing. This also makes it seem like the characters are suspects of the murder of Samantha. 

If we had a higher budget, I would change the lighting by getting a light with a higher intensity. We would also get a bigger light, preferably with a stand. The light source we used was great - and had effects as well, such as the candle light effect that made the color slowly flicker, just like a candle. The light also changed color and saturation, and it made the color more of a warm yellow instead of a bright yellow. If we had a higher budget, I would continue to use this light, and also use a light with similar qualities as this but bigger, and with a stand.