Using lighting to create and showcase different genres and moods of films.

We really liked this image as we weren't expecting the results we got when we first took the photography. At first we were just trying to show a half face in which we held a long stick of wood in front of our key lighting in attempt to completely black out half of the face in order to create a mood of mystery and nervousness. However, instead when we moved the camera to the right and took the picture we realized that the shadow created from the block of wood on her face has in fact bent around her main features to create what appears to be the facial silhouette of another person. This creates a lot more mystery and drama to the image as not only is half the face covered but why is the silhouette directly on her face?

 

This image is good as the softness of the fill lighting which is angled from below creates a romantic look to the object in the photo. We created the softness by covering a torch with a tea towel that was off white and had red stripes which is why there are some lighter red/orange tones in the image. If it was just red the image would be a lot more sinister that is is romantic which is why the softness works well. Also the use of the front facing fill lighting and no key or back light creates a obvious silhouette so the audience's focus is clearly on the object of the image. The connotations of the soft pink and off white color are emotions such as love, gentleness and innocence, all of which are evident in this image. 

This is the image we were originally supposed to create when using the wooden stick to block out some of the key lighting. I really like this image because it creates confusion to the audience as only half of the face can be seen. It also creates a feeling that the person involved is dangerous or a terrifying person because of the vivid contrast in the bright right side and the blacked out left, thus creating disorientation to the viewer which would be perfect in a film in the horror or thriller genre. 

This images create quite a scary atmosphere and looks as if it belongs in a film in the psychological thriller or horror genre as it creates quite a lot of confusion for the audience as only certain areas are lit up. We did this by putting a strongly lit torch beneath a colander and moved it around until one of the openings focused on the eye of the person and lit up only some other areas of them. This creates very low levels of verisimilitude as it not a lighting set up  you would usually see in real life. This low level of verisimilitude creates further disorientation to the viewer as they feel concerned with the surreal and unlikeliness of the scene. 

This image has a really sinister look which was created by using a red piece of tissue paper over the light we used and holding the light below the persons face thus creating depth and shadows on the higher areas on their face, especially around their eyes. Not only is the color red symbolic of danger in many ways but the use of the dark shadows around the eyes creates an evil and dangerous look as it ensures that the character subject to this lighting technique  shows only dark emotions. I am certain that even with a happy face the character in this lighting would still look menacing, and the smile would only add creepiness to the image. 

Here we again used the colander in assisting us to create a fractured light effect. This one is less disturbing than the previous fractured lighting, i believe this is because of the focus not being on a certain part of the face. However, this would still perplex the audience as the light has low levels of verisimilitude and is unrealistic.