Lighting

Reflectors



Rembrandt



Butterfly



3 point lighting set up

For this experiment I had to use a range of lighting set ups including '3 point lighting set up', 'The Butterfly', 'The Rembrandt', and we also used 'reflectors'. Using reflectors was a key strength of mine as it was easy to do, it showed that you can light up the object without using a direct light source. The rembrandt was also a strength as I was able to create a perfect shadow of a triangle to the right of the subjects nose, which was the aim of the task. The three point lighting set up also went very well as the set up was correct and by doing so it lit the subject in a well lit and texturised manner.

However a weakness of mine was creating 'the butterfly' as it was much harder to create. Although the set up was correct, the 'the butterfly' you're supposed to be able to see is not evident. All footage was filmed in order to help further my understanding of lighting techniques and set up, which I feel was a success as I am know more confident in the way I use lighting to shoot film with. In order to improve my video's I would focus on improving the butterfly and make the shadow on the subject's face much more prominent.

Health and Safety- Here as we were filming in the photography studio we had to ensure that all wires were out of the way and or taped onto the floor to ensure that nobody tripped over and injured themselves. We also ensured that all lights were cool before using them to avoid burning to skin and when we had finished using the studio we turned all forms of lighting off. Also as the studio is quite a small area we ensured that all belongings such as coats and bags were moved out of the way and put onto a table to ensure nobody tripped over them.