Lighting

Lighting is one of the most important features of film as it helps evoke the emotion and meaning of a scene. For example horror films are famous for their use of low key lighting which adds to the suspense and mystery of the film. Low key lighting is the use of the darkness and night to portray evil and the fear of the unknown. High key lighting on the other hand evokes happiness and a positive atmosphere. A change from high key lighting to low key lighting shows a shift in the mood of a scene and easily tells the audience how the story is changing.

Hard Lighting:

Soft Lighting: 

Bibliography:

Brown, B. (2011b) Cinematography: Theory and practice, Second edition: Image making for Cinematographers and directors. 2nd edn. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Focal Press.

maintained (2010) Definition: Hard light. Available at: http://www.photokonnexion.com/4019-2/ (Accessed: 25 November 2016).

maintained (2010b) Soft light - definition: Photokonnexion.Com. Available at: http://www.photokonnexion.com/3977-2/ (Accessed: 25 November 2016).