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A Ba
Lighting                         ter Colleg
                                           e
                         M anches
               e s – The
     Rachel Hey
Why use lighting?
 Style – Film Noir

 Particular Meaning

 Add atmosphere

 Emphasise Subject

 Direct the audience’s eye
Types of Lighting
 Sunlight – Dramatic Landscape, Not Interviews
 Cloudy Days – Moody, Looks flat
 Directionality – Sun behind, Silhouette, Flare
 Artificial – Double Shadows
 Reflected – Boards, Mirrors, Walls
 Fill Light – Gently lights shadows
Top Tips
 Use ‘available light’

   Make the most of
   whatever is available
   Supplement in some
   circumstances
   Choose a location with a
   good amount of light
   Ensure your subject is
   facing the light source
Exteriors
 Bright Sunlight creates
 bright highlights and
 dense shadows

   Bleached out
   Black voids
 Cloudy day is colder/bluer

 Light shadows

   Reflect the sun
The Sun
 ‘Gods Key Light’

 Avoid midday, Overhead sun

   Few Shadows, Flat, Colourless
   High temperature, Blue light
 Late afternoon, Early morning

   Good definition, Orange
   Texture
Interiors
 Bounce Light

   Point lamp at a wall or
   reflective surface
   Soft Light, Natural Effect
   Polystyrene, Reflect
   towards
One Lamp
Underlight

  Lower level,
  Supernatural
Halo

  Lights hair, Face dark
Colour Temperature
 Colour temperature is a
 standard method of
 describing colours for
 use in a range of
 situations and with
 different equipment

 Colour temperatures are
 normally expressed in
 units called kelvins (K)
Colour Temperature
             Temperatures range from
             around 2,000K to 8,000K

             Common lighting
             conditions

             Selecting lights, gels and
             filters most appropriate
             to the prevailing light or
             to create a particular
             colour effect
Shooting at Night
 Picture Noise
   Graininess increase
 Natural Source
   Moon
   Streetlight
 Considerable amount of
 light
   Platforms (Shadows)
3 Point Lighting
Main Light (Key)

Lights Subject

Backlight

Defines Subject from
Surroundings

Fill

Shadows
Task(s)
1. Set up 3 point lighting for an internal scene

2. Light a scene externally

3. Light a scene at night

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Lighting

  • 1. ucti on to si c I ntrod A Ba Lighting ter Colleg e M anches e s – The Rachel Hey
  • 2. Why use lighting? Style – Film Noir Particular Meaning Add atmosphere Emphasise Subject Direct the audience’s eye
  • 3. Types of Lighting Sunlight – Dramatic Landscape, Not Interviews Cloudy Days – Moody, Looks flat Directionality – Sun behind, Silhouette, Flare Artificial – Double Shadows Reflected – Boards, Mirrors, Walls Fill Light – Gently lights shadows
  • 4. Top Tips Use ‘available light’ Make the most of whatever is available Supplement in some circumstances Choose a location with a good amount of light Ensure your subject is facing the light source
  • 5. Exteriors Bright Sunlight creates bright highlights and dense shadows Bleached out Black voids Cloudy day is colder/bluer Light shadows Reflect the sun
  • 6. The Sun ‘Gods Key Light’ Avoid midday, Overhead sun Few Shadows, Flat, Colourless High temperature, Blue light Late afternoon, Early morning Good definition, Orange Texture
  • 7. Interiors Bounce Light Point lamp at a wall or reflective surface Soft Light, Natural Effect Polystyrene, Reflect towards
  • 8. One Lamp Underlight Lower level, Supernatural Halo Lights hair, Face dark
  • 9. Colour Temperature Colour temperature is a standard method of describing colours for use in a range of situations and with different equipment Colour temperatures are normally expressed in units called kelvins (K)
  • 10. Colour Temperature Temperatures range from around 2,000K to 8,000K Common lighting conditions Selecting lights, gels and filters most appropriate to the prevailing light or to create a particular colour effect
  • 11. Shooting at Night Picture Noise Graininess increase Natural Source Moon Streetlight Considerable amount of light Platforms (Shadows)
  • 12. 3 Point Lighting Main Light (Key) Lights Subject Backlight Defines Subject from Surroundings Fill Shadows
  • 13. Task(s) 1. Set up 3 point lighting for an internal scene 2. Light a scene externally 3. Light a scene at night