Entry 10 - Lighting
Today we learnt stuff about lighting to enhance our Film Noir. The difference between Film Noir and typical movies is usually the use of light. Therefore, how we use the light will be very important for our film.
1. Basic Light features
Inverse Light. Light falls off (gets less bright) exponentially, the further the subject gets from the light. If a subject is placed 1m away from the light, it receives four times as much light as a subject that is 2m away from the light. This is because, at double the distance from the light, the beam of light now covers four times as much area (see diagram below). You can reduce this effect by focussing the light down to a narrower beam.
We also watched this video: Great Cinematography with Only One Light!
I think for the interrogation scene, we could use white paper as a reflector.
We also watched this video. Video Tips &Tricks ep05: How to light video Film Noir Style
It think we can use this video as a reference on how to make our film actually film noir.
2. Soft Box light.
The soft box light is a great light source when you want fill light or when you want to light up a whole area. Without a diffuser, the light inside the soft box will emit a huge amount of light. If we use a diffuser, the light will be more softer, which would be great for natural fill lights.
However, the soft box light is very dangerous in terms of how we take care of it. If we bump it, there's a high chance of making the battery inside the light vibrate, thus creating tension and stress in it which leads to it blowing up. In addition, we're supposed to take the light in and out using gloves, as the natural oil from our hand will make it easier for the light bulb to become hotter.
To set the soft box up, we have to first set up the tripod, from thickest rod to the thinnest and then screw the box (?) on it. We then open the box up and then secure it by pushing the middle part in. Ensuring that the light bulb is not turned on, we screw the light bulb last. It's better for the person setting up the soft box light to hold the cord so that it lessens the danger of being electrocuted.
I think a soft box light would be great for scenes where Jack is happy and nothing is really happening.
3. Red head lighting is used to create harsh lighting. It'll be great to light one's face half for scenes where the femme fatale is evil. Like the soft box light, the red head light is dangerous. Therefore, we should be careful not to bump it anywhere when we're moving it. The red head lighting heats up faster than the soft box lighting. The Red head lighting can produce different different shapes and the beam can also be controlled using the barn doors by keeping it off places I don't want.
I don't think I'm going to use the red head lighting as I'm scared of breaking it.
4. LED lights. We have 2 LED lights; Box LED and Bar light.
The Bar light, I used last term for our film, "No Way Out." It was great because it was compatible and didn't require any cords to be lit. The temperature of the bar light could also be changed. Mr Andrews recommended for us to use the Bar light with a soft box light as the bar light didn't produce good lighting for film noir.
The Box LED light is one of my favourite. It's compatible and the colours can be changed through the cards that it came with. The brightness can also be changed from the back. It requires a tripod to hold. The Box light can produce different different shapes and the beam can also be controlled using the barn doors by keeping it off places I don't want.
We're planning to do our storyboard on the weekend. Since Alisa isn't available, Pypah and I are planning to do it on Saturday.
1. Basic Light features
Inverse Light. Light falls off (gets less bright) exponentially, the further the subject gets from the light. If a subject is placed 1m away from the light, it receives four times as much light as a subject that is 2m away from the light. This is because, at double the distance from the light, the beam of light now covers four times as much area (see diagram below). You can reduce this effect by focussing the light down to a narrower beam.
We also watched this video: Great Cinematography with Only One Light!
I think for the interrogation scene, we could use white paper as a reflector.
We also watched this video. Video Tips &Tricks ep05: How to light video Film Noir Style
It think we can use this video as a reference on how to make our film actually film noir.
2. Soft Box light.
The soft box light is a great light source when you want fill light or when you want to light up a whole area. Without a diffuser, the light inside the soft box will emit a huge amount of light. If we use a diffuser, the light will be more softer, which would be great for natural fill lights.
However, the soft box light is very dangerous in terms of how we take care of it. If we bump it, there's a high chance of making the battery inside the light vibrate, thus creating tension and stress in it which leads to it blowing up. In addition, we're supposed to take the light in and out using gloves, as the natural oil from our hand will make it easier for the light bulb to become hotter.
To set the soft box up, we have to first set up the tripod, from thickest rod to the thinnest and then screw the box (?) on it. We then open the box up and then secure it by pushing the middle part in. Ensuring that the light bulb is not turned on, we screw the light bulb last. It's better for the person setting up the soft box light to hold the cord so that it lessens the danger of being electrocuted.
I think a soft box light would be great for scenes where Jack is happy and nothing is really happening.
3. Red head lighting is used to create harsh lighting. It'll be great to light one's face half for scenes where the femme fatale is evil. Like the soft box light, the red head light is dangerous. Therefore, we should be careful not to bump it anywhere when we're moving it. The red head lighting heats up faster than the soft box lighting. The Red head lighting can produce different different shapes and the beam can also be controlled using the barn doors by keeping it off places I don't want.
I don't think I'm going to use the red head lighting as I'm scared of breaking it.
4. LED lights. We have 2 LED lights; Box LED and Bar light.
The Bar light, I used last term for our film, "No Way Out." It was great because it was compatible and didn't require any cords to be lit. The temperature of the bar light could also be changed. Mr Andrews recommended for us to use the Bar light with a soft box light as the bar light didn't produce good lighting for film noir.
The Box LED light is one of my favourite. It's compatible and the colours can be changed through the cards that it came with. The brightness can also be changed from the back. It requires a tripod to hold. The Box light can produce different different shapes and the beam can also be controlled using the barn doors by keeping it off places I don't want.
We're planning to do our storyboard on the weekend. Since Alisa isn't available, Pypah and I are planning to do it on Saturday.
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