Lighting Task




This was the shot that we were given to replicate from the film 'Seven'

We were given 3 tasks to complete on this topic by using the 3 point lighting set up:
1) We had to replicate two scene shots from Thriller films that we were given:

This was the version of the shot that we shot.
Like the original there is a strong light hitting the man from the top left corner illuminating both his face and arm, and a weaker light hitting him from lower down on our right illuminating just his arm.

This is the second shot that we had to replicate from a clip in the film 'Shutter Island'.

This is our version of the shot above, like above there is a strong illumination of the man's face on our left, as well as a slight illumination of the right shoulder

 

 

2) We had to create a silhouette effect:

This was the example of a silhouette effect that we were given.

 

 

This was our version of the shot above, this is a silhouette as the character is being outlined / framed by the light and we cannot see the features of the character.

 

3) Create these effects by the positioning of the light:

FRONTAL KEY LIGHT ONLY:

We used one hard light in front of the character to create a harsh effect with deep shadows.



KEY AND FILL LIGHTS:

 We used the same set up as the shot above, however we also added a fill light which meant that the shadows although still there are a lot less prominent and therefor the shot looks more naturalistic.

 

BOTTOM UP LIGHTING ONLY:

Positioning one key light below the character's face meant it created harsh unrealistic shadows in a unnatural direction and makes the character look distorted.

 

TOP LIGHTING ONLY:

 

Here there is one key light pointing down on the character's head which puts the rest of their face into shadow.

 

SIDE LIGHT ONLY:

 

Here there is one Key light positioned to the camera's right which puts on side of the character's face in the "spot light" while the other side is in complete shadow.

 

BACK LIGHT ONLY:

Here we positioned one light behind the character which gave us a slight silhouette effect as well as giving the character a "halo" outline around their head.

 









 





Sound Task

This is our sound task: a film clip which we had to apply sound to. We used sound effects from GarageBand as well as creating our own foleys of footsteps and a man's voice. To record these foleys we used a microphone and recorded our feet running and jumping, hands doing a drum-roll on a metal banister to create a rumbling metallic sound, and Maddie speaking in a deep voice. The screen grab below shows our project being made on GarageBand.

Final Cut Pro

We used Final Cut Pro to edit our film

Things that we found easy to use in Final Cut Pro:

• Simple Layout: meant we could easily drag the clips we needed to the right place.
• Easy to Cut: there was a simple tool which meant we could easily cut the clips to the right size.
• Music: we found it easy to add music from youtube, once we knew how to convert it.

Things we found difficult to use in Final Cut Pro:

• Text: we found it hard to add the text to our film.
• Mac: we found it difficult to get used to the different controls on the Mac.

Camera

The camera we used to film our preliminary task was a Sony handycam HDR-XR550

We found this camera easy to use and found it simple to get onto the computer. We were also happy with the quality of our work.

Examples of Continuity Editing in Preliminary Task

Match on Action

180 Degree Rule / Shot Reverse Shot

Finished Task: Library of Doom