lighting and sound

1. Lighting:
Duringthe dressingroomscene’s,we usedaportable lightontopof the camera somissGendered’s
face had a lot of lighton it.
On stage the whole stage waslitusingblue andpurple lights,whichhelpedtocreate anupbeat
atmosphere.I thinkthese lightswere the mosteffective.
For the counsellingsceneswe usedthree-pointlighting
Three pointlightingisamethodor a type of lightingsetupwhere youhave three distinctlightsource
positionstoilluminateasubjectina scene.The placementof the lightsinthe setuphelpscreate
differentmoodsforyourimage.
The keylightisthe mainsource of lightand isthe brightestlightinthe scene.Itgivesthe scene and
subjectit’soverall exposure.Usually,it’splacedinfrontof the subject.The fill lightisdimmerthanthe
keylightandis usedtofill inanyshadowscreatedbythe keylight.The fill lightworkstogetherwithyour
keylighttodetermine the moodof the image.Finally,the backlight,it’susuallyplacedbehindthe
subject,sometimesoff toone side,directlybehindoroverheadbutstill behindthe subject.Itisusedto
create separationbetweenthe subjectandthe backgroundsothat theydon’tdisappearintoit.
Usingthis lighting,helpedtomake the roomlooklight, airy,andinviting,justlikeacounsellor’sroom
wouldlooklike.Ithinkthe effectwe achievedwasnice.
I didsome testshots,such as practicingsome zoomandpans, to see how theylightwouldfollow,also
on cast whilsttheywasrunninglinestocheckforanyobviousshadowsthatformed.
Sounddesign:
For music,I will needawide range.Ineedup-beatdance musicforthe performance pieces,butIalso
needcontrastingdramaticintense music,tofill the intense sections.Thiswill hopefullygive avarietyof
upsand downsinthe shortfilmandwill helptotell missgendered’sstory.ForsoundeffectsIwill need
audience cheers,doorslamsandbackgroundnoise,foranyof the audiothat got lost,or wasslightly
muffled.Withoutthe music,Ifeel thatthe shortfilmwouldn’thave the same effectandthe meaning
may getlost,the musichelpstokeepthe audience engagedthroughout.Musicisespeciallyimportant
throughoutmyshort film,asdrag isall about performingwhichinvolvesmusic.