Opening Session

Our first session of this strand was an introduction to the module briefs as well as lighting tutorials.

We were told that the main assessment deadlines were as follows:

Week 10: Group Presentation - Studio Workshop (Task 1 in Progress)

Week 12: Final Presentation - Portfolio Of Work

Final Submission (2nd May 2013) includes Portfolio of work including the Film, Research Blog & Individual Presentation (1000 Words)

In our first session, we explored the idea of lighting, what it meant, different phrases etc. We split into groups and came up with a range of words that represent lighting, such as (hard, sharp, dim, bright, colour, filters, shadows, strobe) etc.

We then went to look at different sets of lights we would be using throughout the module, and the different style of lights they gave off, and how to use them effectively to get the right brightness, colour (warm/cold) features. It was interesting to revisit this from first year, as I'd forgotten many features with the lighting equipment from previous productions last year, and as I haven't experienced them in first semester as I was completing an editing module, it was a nice starter to get back into the production mode of work.

After looking at the different sets of lighting, we took a look at a few examples in films (for example, Matilda) and how the lighting affected the shots, as well as how lighting changed in shot. A big example of this would be where the scene changes from night to day in Matilda's bedroom whilst we pan in closer to the girl. The shot stays the same and only the lighting changes, which I found very clever. The use of filters and light settings make this possible and therefore allowed me to learn how to use these techniques within my own work.