My role is to make sure that the lighting for each scene is ideal for the mood/feel we're trying to create. As our film has a lot of contrast between scenes this should be fairly interesting.
The scenes in which we see the main character receiving their award will have to be relatively bright and cheery to portray a light-hearted, yet exciting atmosphere, whilst at the same time still remaining quite dark lighting-wise. This is due to the fact that a typical awards ceremony will only have lighting cast on the stage while the rest of the venue remains in darkness. This is to create focus on the person currently on stage.
The scenes taking place in the workshop area will be a lot darker, mainly because the scenes themselves are of a darker nature. I will be trying to create enough light in these scenes to illuminate the key features whilst still giving the effect of a dark, damp and sinister looking workshop.
I have looked at a technique called 3 point lighting for use in the Award Ceremony scenes; this eradicates all shows on the subject and illuminates them from behind, making them the main focus of the shot. This technique relies on 3 lights positioned at fixed points around the subject. This method forms the basis for most lighting techniques.
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