moving image.
Lighting could be what devides bad films from good ones as it not only finds the balance between underexposing and overexposure but also sets he thone and the mood. The reason why ligh is also so important is because our eyes respond to light differently compared to film and video which see things in much more contrast. Threfore, ironicaly to make a scene look natural, youll need enough artificial light.
This is what te mst common lighting set up would look like. The key light would be the most promnent light in the frame. Te fill ligh isn he light that literary 'fills in' the shadows so the contrast from he key light wont be as overpowering and it wont be creating deep shadows.
The backlight, usually set behind and higher above the subject is used to add depth.
Hard and Soft film ligting
The hardness or softness of the light depends on how large the light sourse is, and how it affects the shadows in the frame. Soft lighting uses several lighting sorces from different angles to achieve that more 'soft' and gentle with faded gradient and an aery feeling to it.
Hard lighting is coming from only one source/point, making it a lo more dramatic, creating a sharper edge over the subject in the frame as well as shadows.
B. Post a suggested list of lighting equipment and setups that you would use
for the following scenarios
A small documentary where portability is paramount
- tripod- Would produce sharper and smoother videos.
- portable digital audio recorder+ headphones- would bring the quality of the sound up, and you'll be able to check the recoding quality throughout. It may not feel as authentic for people, may be intimidating.
- Lights/ LED lights- better video quality, would look more professional. More gear to cary+ it may take long to set up.
‘Talking Head’ style interviews
- 3 point lighting camera set up+ light reflectors- natural lighting will be key so with this set up, there wont b any shadows and the film lighting will be soft. Hard and time consuming to set up.
- Tripod- steady and more professional content as its for an interview
A ‘night time’ shoot
- 2 lights with a softbox one behind the subject to get rid of unwanted and unnatural lighting, and one infront to light up the subject
- tripod- allowing longer exposure
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