Lighting

Lighting

Lighting: Lighting helps tp convey mood and atmosphere in a scene/film. It can also be used to guide the audience's attention to a particular object, person, emotion of gesture. Lighting can also be used to cast shadows and build tension and suspence.

Key Terms... Angles of Lighhting 

. Under Lighting: Main source of light comes from below the person. This tends to have a distorting effect on the character and is often used in horror films.

. Top Lighting: Min source of lighting comes from above highlighting the features of a character. It is often used to create a glamourous look in a character.

.Back Lighting: Light source is behind the person. If little or no light used, silhuouettes are created.

. Low-Key lighting: The lighting is dark with small areas of light, which also creates shadows.

.High-Key Lighting: Lighting appears more natural and realsitic to our eyes. For example used in film to recreate a sunny day in the park.

.Natural Lighting: When no light has been added, it is what you expect to see.

High-Key lighting:

1. Sci-fi

2. Romance

3. Acrion

Low-Key Lighting:

1. Horror

2. Thriller

3. Action

Lighting is a very important micro element because the light is based on the mood of the film in addition to always being low key when it comes to the thriller genre.