Lighting Used in Scenes (Additional Work)

Lighting

High Key Lighting

This produces a brightly lit image so we as the audience can see the details and props used. The lighting is brightly lit on the man to show he is in pain and moves the attention to him rather than the man in the back who has shadows on his face- making him out of focus from the scene. This portrays a action genre.



Low Key Lighting

Uses backlights to create distinct shadows. This portrays a horror or crime scene and builds tension. This affects the character as he looks confused due to the low lights, it may also illustrate that he is having trouble seeing therefore he is looking up.

  

High Key Lighting 

The lighting here is used to create a realistic view so the audience can feel as if they are in the scene. Also because they are moving around as this may be a action movie, so having bright lighting won't build tension within the audience.

Low Key Lighting

Shadows here are used to make the audience focus on a certain area. For example, the main focus here is background, not the man standing. This makes the character not in the scene even though we can visually see him. (Miss en Scene) This shows a mystery or crime genre.

Backlighting

This makes the subject appear sacred or mystical as it creates a ‘halo’ effect which comes from the lighting at the top left. This makes us focus on what's sitting next to the characters that is brightly lit, rather than the characters facial expressions. This shows a horror genre

High Key Lighting

The lighting used here is to reflect a natural scene as well as showing the time of day, this helps the audience to understand the context and make us feel as if we were in the scene. The characters here don't look like they are acting at all as there is no bright lights shining on their faces, the whole view is in focus in this scene.