Lighting Task

3 point fill lighting
The 'Three Point Lighting Technique' is a standard method used in visual media such as video, film, still photography and computer-generated imagery. It is a simple but versatile system which forms the basis of most lighting.
If you only have one light, it becomes the key.If you have 2 lights, one is the key and the other is either the fill or the backlight. When you have three you can use 3 point fill lighting to its best effect.

The key light is the main light. It is usually the strongest and has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is placed to one side of the camera/subject so that this side is well lit and the other side has some shadow.
The fill light is the secondary light and is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill the shadows created by the key. The fill will usually be softer and less bright than the key. To achieve this, you could move the light further away or use some spun.
The back light is placed behind the subject and lights it from the rear. Rather than providing direct lighting, like the key and fill, its purpose is to provide definition and subtle highlights around the subject's outlines. This helps separate the subject from the background and provide a three-dimensional look.












Chiaroscuro lighting
It is characterised by harsh lighting that creates an extreme contrast, often via dark and light colours, between different areas of the shot, such as the characters face, It can be used to good effect in both coloured and black and white lighting and is most often found in horror films E.G Nosferatu (1922)












High key lighting
Harsh, bright lights to reduce contrast (can be seen as the opposite of chiaroscuro lighting) in a scene, giving the scene a white washed, clean look that does not have any shadow inframe.
( The following elaboration is courtesy of internet research) High-key lighting is a style of lighting for film, television, or photography that aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene. This was originally done partly for technological reasons, since early film and television did not deal well with high contrast ratios, but now is used to suggest an upbeat mood.





Backlighting
Backlighting is the process of illumination from the rear with the subject between said light and the camera, creating a glowing effect on the subject and, therefore, occurs when a scene is lit from behind and is often used for silhouettes such as the outline of a hooded figure. Can be used in any genre but is most commonly used in romances, take that for what you will.










Natural light/ing
This lighting most likely comes from a natural source such as the sun or moon, stars etc. and is most often white or yellow. This form of lighting is the most crude form, despite this, the time of day must be taken into account as the sun and moon tend to have noticeably moved around after an hour or two and must therefore be worked around lest continuity be thrown out of the metaphorical window.










Artificial lighting
This form of light is, quite obviously, the opposite of non-natural light. Oftentimes the light often has a blue-grey hue or a harsh yellow-orange hue. This form of lighting is more complex but with reduced risk of continuity failure in comparison to natural lighting and allows for longer use as its light source does not float around constantly and consistently in the sky as is the case with the aforementioned natural lighting.

One Page Pitch

Written In Blood




I wanted to make a psychological thriller for the 12-15+ age range because I've always felt that films for these age ranges have always been too black and white, and I wanted to bring a certain degree of moral grey, the understanding of said moral grey and the understanding of the world we live in that comes with it. My target audience, 12-15, is such because 12 is the lowest grade psychological thrillers can achieve and 15 as this is the more common grade given to psychological thrillers and is the fall back plan should the content not be suitable for a 12.


A psychological thriller that follows a (insert gender) on their journey of discovering the weight that societal and sociological judgement has on them and society itself via imagined notes written in blood and imagined, inaudible whispers of those closest to them judging their every move.


A new take on the psychological thriller genre that follows a student on how they deal with the constant peer pressure constantly nagging at the back of their mind and how they react towards said constant nagging.


My main character will be the average student who has plenty of friends but none of them who is really close and can be likened to a sheep and is in denial of the effects of the voices of said friends weighing upon their psyche. The rest of the characters around them will be easily interchangeable and forgettable in order to keep the focus on the main character.


My source of actors will likely come from within the school, possibly some drama students, preferably A level but I will settle for GCSE drama students if no other choice presents itself. The school itself will likely be the location of the project, especially the areas of the school with dark corners where blood written post-its can be placed as well as some inaudible whispers introduced via the editing process.

Thriller Opening- initial ideas

The initial ideas for my (psychological) thriller opening are within the link below.




https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B19mbcK2n_Thd2MxSWRfdW1CdDg/view?usp=sharing