Here are my lighting and location plans for my short film

1. Cinematography Unit 18
Lighting and location plans

2. Here is the location plan for the maths classroom that I will be
using for my movie. Majority of my shots will be shot in this location
as of the starting off my script but also to show the cinematography
techniques that I will create when there is The children in the
classroom will be wearing normal school uniform. Adam's clothes
will be school uniform but very untidy with the shirt not tucked in to
display his poor background. The teacher will be wearing smart
teaching clothes, as its a teacher and her job to set an example.
The bullies will be wearing smart clothing of school uniform with
probably jewellery displaying their background. I will be using this
location as I need a classroom to shoot my footage. This
classroom has windows aswell so I can use that as a fill light but
also practical lighting to make it look natural. I will be using key
lighting and fill lighting as well as kino flo to light up the room to
create an even tone on the actors. I will do this to make it look like
soft lighting as I don't want it to be too harsh. I will use the sunlight
as a fill light so it looks real yet add's colour but I will mess around
with it to see what I prefer. I would like to add some shapes in with
the lights using the flags and cutting shapes out of them, this will
make it look natural yet dramatic. The amount of colour that I will
use with the location will effect on the weather as I will be using
daylight to compensate trying to create soft tones on my actors.
The colour scheme in this location is very normal with just soft lighting, but with intense moments when
needed I will use the led's and gels to make the character appear what he is feeling, for example when Adam
is feeling disorientated I will use the lights and gels to create that effect and make him look washed out like
his fading away. The props that I will be needing in their location will be books for the classroom when they
are carrying on with the work, stationary, bags. I will also be using a chair as a prop when Adam gets pushed
and falls to the ground. I will be using dull lighting to define this showing the lack of importance Adam is to
everyone but also in general. For blocking when Adam is walking towards to sit in his chair I will shoot this by
tracking him with the camera then moving into a POV shot to only focus on his character as that is what will
be important in the frame. Similar to when Adam falls off his chair I will not show the effect before when the
bully pushes his chair then cut to Adam on the floor with his books and chair on he floor, cutting between
shots.
Maths classroom

18. Here is the location plan for my second location.
This is the cafeteria and in this I will be shooting
scenes where there is a lot of background noise,
so ADR might need to be used when recording
dialogue. I will be shooting in this location as this is
where we see Adam being bullied by his bullies but
also the start to the story as he is on his own at
lunch with no food. The costumes that he will need
to be wearing will be the same as in the maths
classroom. He will need to be wearing untidy
school uniform which displays his character
showing that he doesn't come from a wealthy
background whereas the bullies will be wearing
smart school uniform as they like to maintain
appearances also linking it to their wealthy
background.
There is a window which I will use for mainly fill lighting and create shadows with by using flags and cutting out
shapes. I will be using three point lighting but also led's to light up the conversation between the people. I will
probably use kino flo to light the whole cafeteria but thats only needed depending on the amount of daylight. I will also
use led's/red heads with a dull grey gel in the cafeteria to spotlight the actor Adam when he is eating his lunch all by
himself showing that isolation from him and the rest of the actors. I will use also use a kino flo to fill out the room
acting as a key light with the windows acting as a fill light so it creates that soft tone on the actors and lighting them.
The colour scheme of the cafeteria will be I will use will be greyish on one side where Adam will sit and where the
bullies will sit and be shot will be a happier yet harsh colour to identify their personality. The props that I will need in
the cafeteria will be a bottle of water and a lunch tray this is because of shooting the lunch scene and these props are
important within the scene due to the fact that as an audience we can see that Adam isn't eating anything which links
within his background. I will use blocking in my location when the bullies are bullying Adam and when they are
laughing at him I will try and get every angle of when they laughing to block when Holly is moving back to her seat
which I could shoot using a tracking shot.
Cafeteria