27 Aug 2007

Cinemaphotography lecture

Today's lecture was very inspired and helpful for me, especially the lighting set up demonstration in the end, although it's simple setting but it does differentiated the difference and the functions of each lights. Although it's just a basic three point lighting, but it would be a good starting point for me to think of lighting set up for out story.


Three-point lighting

* Key light
creates the subject's main illumination and defines the dominant angle of the lighting.

*
Fill light
softens and extends the illumination provided by the key light and makes more of the subject visible. The fill light can simulate the effect of reflected light or of secondary light sources in the scene.

* Back light (rim light?)
creates a defining edge to visually separate the subject from the background.



For my group's story, we will shoot indoor and outdoor during the day time. I'm actually more worry about the interior scene than exterior because Stacey's place is quite dark, she hanged the long curtain at the windows. We did try to fix it last time, but it's hard to pull the curtain up. Besides, Stacey's flat is also quite small, the space is quite limited.


I'd like to bring in dedo light to her flat, but i only have a few experience of using it, and was usually set up by others, hope we can practice it in the tute this week.

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