Lighting Notes

In our piece, we will be using both naturalistic and artificial lighting. When outside filming the majority of the lip-syncing scenes, we will be using the natural lighting available to us. This will be filmed during the daytime (as will the rest of the piece) so as to follow with our storyboard; we want to have daylight from the sun rather than using lights and lamps from outside at night time. For the scenes inside, we will be using both artificial lighting from room lights and lamps as well as light from the sun as there is a window in all of the rooms we will be filming in.

When filming outside, we will be using natural lighting as it gives enough light for the actor to be seen clearly from the camera. However we will not have much control over this aspect and will mainly be relying on the weather for that day in Braintree. However fortunately (according to weather reports) we will have a fair amount of sun which bodes well for our filming day as it matches to our storyboard. We will also need to film the outside shots relatively early in our filming schedule as the days are getting darker much earlier now; normally around 4-5 o'clock.


For filming inside, we will be using a mixture of natural lighting coming from the sunlight through a window and artificial lighting coming from a lamp. The bulk of the artificial lighting will not be used until later in the video as it will be used to make the scene(s) seem lighter, helping to emphasise the equilibrium made between the couple. We will also be using a selection of small, touch sensitive lamps that have different stages of brightness. This allows us to not only control where and when we need to use the lighting, but also how bright it is, allowing us some control over the mood of the shot; a brighter light would help to convey happiness in a shot, whereas a darker light would the shot a more cold and depressed feel.

For the natural lighting, in all of the scenes inside the house, there will be curtains allowing us to let through as much natural light as we need (hat is available to us). In the first scenes, the house will be slightly darker than it will be in later scenes (during the equilibrium.#

By Jack Fanchette