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Film Studies Presentation - Cinematography (Lighting)
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Cinematography
• Camera
• Lighting & Colour
Cinematography
• Camera
• Lighting & Colour
Lighting & Colour
STAR
CAMERA
BACK LIGHT
KEY LIGHT
FILLER LIGHT
Three-point lighting
Other Basic Lighting Options
STARCAMERA
Under lighting
Backlighting
Top lighting
High and Low Key Lighting
Low-key Lighting
Emphasises ShadowsUsually used for effect
High-key Lighting
Naturalistic LightingBut still designed
Look at the following stills…
High or low key?Top, back or under lighting?What effect does lighting create?
The Third Man (1949) Reed
Apocalypse Now (1979) Coppola
Colour
Colour PaletteThe Matrix (1999) Wachowski Brothers Amelie (2001) Jeunet
Hero (2002) Yimou Z
Key Terms for lighting
•Key •Low key •High-key•Back, top and under
Now, lets watch some film,and see how lighting and
colour are designed impact of the audience’s reading of the
text.
Film Noir & Chiaroscuro Lighting
• Low Key Lighting – Creates a hard / sharp look with strong areas of
contrast between light and dark– The faces of the actors lit in this way suggest a
darker side to their personality– Have parts of the set casting shadows to create
an air of fragmentation and mystery• Also enabled the use of cheap sets, as the lighting
hide their faults
Sin City (2005) Miller / Rodriguez