When preparing for our short film we needed to take into consideration the qaulity of video production through technical elements such as lighting We devided these sections into two as we thought that this would help when starting to film out project. These two elements were direction and quality as we thought that these would be most nescesary to focus on when filming out short film. The quality of our filming would have been to focus on the illumination given to the viewers, for example hard and soft shadows will be used to create effects throughout our short film.
On the right is a example photograph oh hard lighting being used when using quality in filming, it is clear that it is irect light source creating bold shadows with crisp textures and edges.
The second element of lighting is a soft shadow, this shadow would be used to highlight textures as this is a indirect lighting. This would be used to create blur contours and textures and there are softer contrasts and shadows between the light and shade.
The direction of light focuses on the specific light source and where it has been positioned in order to make the shot. For example how it bounces off the different surfaces after being positioned at either the front, back, side or above. Ultimately every light source has a point where it is at its brightest.
After the two varieties of the elements of lighting had been defind we then watched a example video where the two elements of lighting had been used the most. The example video that we watched was on youtube and this was Madonna's Vogue music video as it captured and used great ammount of light resources. When watching the video we had to identify where hard and soft lighting had been used, this was very helpful because at the start when exaplinign hard and soft lighting it was very complicated, but when looking at examples where hard lighting had been used it was clear to spot the differences within each element.
Not only does the video use the Film Noir effect it also includes distinctive soft light sources where in which images have blurred contours and textures. This is most noticeably seen on the faces of characters, they appear to not have defined shapes or curves and a lot of the women’s clothing is unclear due to the softer light source illuminating the clothing.
After analysing the different elements of lighting and defining the quality and direct aspects to lighting by understanding has improved dramatically. I now have a better understanding of the different effects of lighting and how it can change the films affect and tone easily. When it comes to creating our own short films it is important for us to consider the different light sources available and how they will in due course help convey different moods for the characters. The workshop has made me realise that during the planning for our short film we need to consider the lighting and how effective it will be. It is also important for us to remember and use the different types of equipment to manipulate the light. This includes using barn doors and light diffusers.
In this video it shows the effect used creates a blind effect which was made by myself. To make this effect I used a large peice of card and simply marked out rectangular guide lines for me to cut using a craft knife and cutting mat.After I had cut these rectangular peices out I then used the light to penetrate through the blind creating this effect. My group and I will be discussing whether this effect will be needed to use in our short film as it can be used to highlight facial features that will be recognised by the audience.
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