Developing Lighting

    Hey all readers! Welcome back to my blog. In further preparation for creating my film opening and in focusing on mise-en-scène a lot this week, I thought it was very important to focus on lighting. I really wanted to create a specific color scheme within my film (as evident by my research blog) and thought lighting was the best way to go about it. In film specifically, lighting is used to create mood, set tone, and/or work towards creating some type of atmosphere. In horror films, lighting can be used to heighten tension and create that unsettling atmosphere that is needed to cause fear. It can be used to conceal or reveal things and allows for the manipulation of an audience to generate whatever feeling a producer wants. 

Application to my film/Testing:

LED Lights

   

    Around my room I have these lights called LED lights, which allow me to change the color in my room. The lights are controlled by the remote on the right and plugged into an outlet on my wall. The picture on the left is a picture of LED lights in my actual room. The color I chose here is a purple, which I plan to use for my film as it is part of my developed color scheme. Purple often represents the supernatural and witchcraft, which is why I believe it's a perfect choice. I can use this lighting in my film to help create an eerie and witchy atmosphere, which helps me in trying to set the tone in my opening. The use of the purple LED lights also allowed me to have low-key lighting, a common aspect of most horror pieces. 

Mirror Light

    In addition to the LED lights, I decided that in order to create the perfect lighting before I film, I needed some type of other alternative white light that would brighten up my room with the purple. The purple LED lights alone made my room too dark, and when trying to take pictures of people, it was too hard to see, especially details like facial expressions. To solve this, I thought of using my mirror light on the lowest brightness setting to try and add more brightness to my room without taking away from the other purple lighting, and I think it worked out great.