Lighting Workshop 1

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In our lighting workshop today, we looked at 3 point lighting and how there are many different lighting set ups. We looked at how lighting can set the tone and mood of a scene depending on the way they are positioned and we then tested this out ourselves in groups. 

Using two lights, I directed on towards the background in order to create some depth and separate Ellie from the background. This gave some nice shadows in the background and make it look like she was closer to it than she actually was, pulling them together. 

There was also another light in front of her to light up her face, slightly to the right of the image. The light was set to full flood and we used some black wrap to create a small section of light to go across her eyes. We used tried out different ND filters to soften the light and make it less harsh on her face. 

On the camera setting, we went trough and looked at the different aperture settings to see which one was best. this clip was filmed at F1.9 and shutter speed 1/60, this gave the best look so there was no burnout on her. 

In my drama, the scene I have chosen takes place in an office environment. I aim to use what I've leant in this workshop when filming this scene because I want to use the lighting to set up some of the mood and atmosphere of the scene. 


Here we tested out different ND filters, in this image, we used a red one to see how it would make the shot look. The red filter softened the light, which was again set to full flood and gave a warm, pinkish look. 


Lighting two people in a shot is much harder than just lighting on person because there are more shadows. The lighting used here casts a shadow on the left side of their faces, and it really harsh on the right side, with some burnout on their hair and cheek. To fix this, the light should either be moved backwards to make it less harsh or we could have used a differs to break up the light. I think that the light should have been moved more towards the front of them and maybe a backlight to separate them from the background to add some depth of field. 

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