BLOG 27: CINEMATIC LIGHTCRAFT

BLOG 27: CINEMATIC LIGHTCRAFT

Hey, besties⭐, welcome back to my blog! 

    Today we will discuss the lighting usage in our film opener. This will include the types of lighting we used and, of course, the reasons behind it. However, to keep things more entertaining, we will add a little SPICE🌶️ into today's blog. With this being said, let's START!!🥅

    This project started with a rough path, as in the beginning we planned to borrow the equipment from a professional. However, due to multiple schedule conflicts among the members, we ultimately ended with an early shooting date, which prevented us from securing the lighting equipment. Nonetheless, we PERSEVERED through and found an alternate route (thanks to Little Miss Barbie's idea.) My team decided to stick with natural lighting for the film, however we will edit the color to achieve a BETTER psychological effect. The beginning of our project starts out with a high-key lighting with warm colors; this was carefully selected to reflect the main character's joy and excitement. Due to equipment's shortage, we have to achieve the high-key lighting with 100% natural lighting. We firgured it's best to film our project at noon and in front of a window to capture as much light as possible. 

    To prevent the opener from being boring 🥲, we completely changed the mood of the second half of the opener. This time we decided to go for low-key lighting with more cool hues. We achieved this lighting by changing the setting from bedroom to kitchen, which didn't have much direct sunlight compared to the first setting. With less light supply, more shadows were created, evoking a gloomier atmosphere. The changes perfectly reflect Gigi's mood, just like we wanted it to be; additionally, the cool hues' inclusion further brings out the sorrow mood Gigi's expressing. Unfortunately, we didn't include any 3-point lighting due to the lack of lighting equipment. However, if we were to have the equipment, I would prefer to add more 3-point lighting and rely LESS on natural light to enhance the cinematic quality.