Lighting blog tasks

 1) Still image analysis

Picture 1:

- Low-key Lighting

- Looks like a mixture between top and under lighting

  but I'd say top lighting.

- All her body is shrouded in darkness except for her

  face. The features on her face are very defined (e.g.

  cheek bones feel very defined).


Picture 2:

- High-key lighting

- This is use of top lighting.

- He's made to look bold and intimidating so that could

  suggest that he's the protagonist (mainly due to him

  being in the light). The way the shadows wrap around

  his eyes suggests that he is a figure of authority.


Picture 3:

- Low-key lighting 

- I think that under lighting has been used here.

- Most of this character's body is covered by the shadows,

  except for his face which is only half covered. The way the

  under lighting has been used to show parts of the gun

  leads us to believe this character is a villain and untrustworthy.


Picture 4:

- High-key lighting

- I think that top lighting has been used here.

- It creates this cool ''side-shadow'' effect which symbolises

  the character being lost in mystery. The heavy use of top

  lighting easily tells us that this is the main character.


Picture 5:

- Low-key lighting

- I feel that this is a use of top lighting

- The dim lighting conveys this feeling of secrecy but it also gives

  us a sense of romance as well. I feel that the way the shadows

  from the blinds is used tells us that these characters feel the

  same way about each other.


Picture 6:

- High-key lighting

- Here we can easily tell that this is a use of back lighting.

- The way the shadows hide the characters features completely

  gives off a sense of mysteriousness however the excessive use

  of bright lights gives off this sense of comfort and trust. It makes

  us think of them as underdogs.


Picture 7:

- High-key lighting

- I feel that this is a use of top lighting.

- The use of shadows here can make us interpret that there's

  a side to this character that we don't know of and that makes

  us -the watcher- feel a sense of unease and breaking of trust.


Picture 8:

- High-key lighting

- I feel that this is a use of top lighting.

- This character is facing towards the light so this makes us

  root for the character. However the shadows being specifically

  around her neck can suggest a needing of help or being

  silenced. 


Picture 9:

- Low-key lighting

- We can clearly see that this is a use of under lighting.

- The way this character is shrouded in darkness suggests that

  he is the worst evil in human form. This feeling is solidified by

  the fact that only his mask, hands and the knife he keeps with

  him are the only things made apparent but the light. It triggers

  our ''fight or flight'' responses.


Picture 10:

- High-key lighting

- I feel like top lighting has been used here.

- The use of shadows here can make us interpret that there's

  a side to this character that we don't know of and that makes

  us -the watcher- feel a sense of unease and breaking of trust.

  this is solidified by the fact that is gun is also in the light as well,
 
  and the grainy shadowing over the woman suggests that she

  will perish.

2)Film Noir Research

Film noir, (French: “dark film”) style of film making characterised by such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era.

film noir elements:


  1. Low-key lighting.
  1. Chiaroscuro
  1. Backlighting
  1. Low-angle lighting

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