The light set up
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Three point lighting
The back - it is placed behind the subject and lights it from the rear. Its purpose is to provide definition and subtle highlights around the subject's outlines. This helps separate the subject from the background and provide a three-dimensional look.
The Key - This is the main light. It is usually the strongest and has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is placed to one side of the camera/subject so that this side is well lit and the other side has some shadow.
The fill - It is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill the shadows created by the key. The fill will usually be softer and less bright than the key. To acheive this, the light could be moved further away.
It does not matter how many lights you are using as long as they are motivated by something. It allowes to make creative shadows, lights, which can represent the emotion, mood or the tone.
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Before our interiew with James, which in fact was our first interview, we decided to do some lightning practise, so we knew how to set everything up before he showed up to be interviewed.
This practice also allowed us with understanding what we should be doing later on, when we had to move to other locations. There we had to be as quick as it was possible, because we had restricted amout of time to have all the interviews and cut aways done.
This photo shows the final decision that we made. We looked through the camera on the chair while one of us was sitting there to make sure that the ligh does not look unnatural or if there are no shadows on the face of the interviewee.
During the proccess we decided to use a thin fabric to make the light softer. In future location we found that this technique works the best.
The hardet set up that we had to do was at St Edmunds Society as we were in a very dark room with no proper lights in there. Our lightining created rather unnutural feeling. To deal with it we decided to use only one light.
Three point lighting
The back - it is placed behind the subject and lights it from the rear. Its purpose is to provide definition and subtle highlights around the subject's outlines. This helps separate the subject from the background and provide a three-dimensional look.
The Key - This is the main light. It is usually the strongest and has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is placed to one side of the camera/subject so that this side is well lit and the other side has some shadow.
The fill - It is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill the shadows created by the key. The fill will usually be softer and less bright than the key. To acheive this, the light could be moved further away.
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The main source, and the best source of light comes from the sun. Then the two other sources are : man-made lights and Reflective or refractive light from man-made sources. Those are the key and fill lights. Then if we turn back to the sun, we will achive the back light.
The three point lightning is not a formula but simply a guide that helps with udneerstanding of how the light works in contact with the subject/object.
- Slash/Kicker light – when there is a light from the side-back
- Rim – when we backlight from only one side
- Fill – when the dynamic range of the camera isn’t sufficient to provide the contrast ratio we want
- Eye light – light that only lifts the eyes
- Catchlight – light that reflects off the eyes – most cinematographers try to get catchlights in the eyes. Due to our eyes being super shiny, it doesn’t take much to get a reflection. I do not agree with the notion that catchlights makes a person look “alive”. Marlon Brando looked alive and deadly in the Godfather. It’s the way you use catchlights that makes the difference.
It does not matter how many lights you are using as long as they are motivated by something. It allowes to make creative shadows, lights, which can represent the emotion, mood or the tone.
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗
Before our interiew with James, which in fact was our first interview, we decided to do some lightning practise, so we knew how to set everything up before he showed up to be interviewed.This practice also allowed us with understanding what we should be doing later on, when we had to move to other locations. There we had to be as quick as it was possible, because we had restricted amout of time to have all the interviews and cut aways done.
This photo shows the final decision that we made. We looked through the camera on the chair while one of us was sitting there to make sure that the ligh does not look unnatural or if there are no shadows on the face of the interviewee.
During the proccess we decided to use a thin fabric to make the light softer. In future location we found that this technique works the best.
The hardet set up that we had to do was at St Edmunds Society as we were in a very dark room with no proper lights in there. Our lightining created rather unnutural feeling. To deal with it we decided to use only one light.
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