Lighting blog tasks

 1) Still image analysis


Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language Powerpoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for each image:
  1. Identify examples of high and low-key lighting.
Image 1,3,5 have high key lighting
Image 2, 4, 10 have low key lighting 
  1. Say which depict top, back or under lighting.
Image 2 has top lighting
Image 7 has backlighting
Image 11 somewhat has under lighting 

       1. What effects are created by the lighting in each image    
The top lighting makes it seem as if the character is shrouded in mystery or is metaphorically being engulfed by something. 
The backlighting casts an ominous shadow and darkens the subject so they can appear intimidating.
The under lighitng empowers the subjects like a low-angle shot does. 

Note: if the images don't display correctly in your blog then simply use the number of each image and answer the three questions for each.

2) Film noir research 

Research film noir - focusing on the genre’s distinctive lighting style. Make notes on the genre and particularly the use of lighting - bullet points are fine.
- Crime or thriller popular in the 1950s
- Covered darker themes like crime, betrayal and corruption
- Used low key lightinh
- Strong difference between light and dark, high contrast
- Chiaroscuro, dramatic light, shadow effects
- Partly lit faces to hint at duplicity, often female betrayal
- dark lighting makes a mysterious atmosphere.


3) Film noir YouTube clip analysis 

Finally, find a YouTube clip that fits the film noir genre and embed it under your research (the clip can be classic noir from the 1950s or something more recent - neo-noir). How does the clip's lighting fit the film noir genre? 




This clip uses low key lightinng and high contasts to set a dark and mysterious atmosphere. The shadows casted onto parts of the characters faces hints at duplicity, deception and that they are intentionally hiding a part of themselves. This connotes to potential danger. The low key lighting makes shadows stand out and makes the mood more tense. This fits the film noir genre because the lighting reflects the typical conventions to it, uncertainty in the narrative. 







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