Practical task - lighting checks - Natasha McGill

Practical task - lighting checks

The images below were edited using Photoshop. The brightness and the contrast was altered on the images to change it to slightly darker. This therefore would have a greater impact on the scenery as it would look better if it was darker because then it would portray a scarier scene. However when we film we need to make sure that we film during the day time because when we got to upload our footage on it will already look slightly darker and we can also edit it on the computer to make it darker anyway. All the images below were taken from my previous blog post of location hunting, this is purely because we are going to use this location in our film opening so thought it would be a good idea to see when it looks like slightly darker. The first two shots are of the staircase leading down into the bunker and what it looks like with a darker effect on it.
                                                                                                                                                                            

 

The photos below show the inside of the bunker as already shown in my previous post but instead of making this image darker due to it already being pitch black down there so instead I made the photo brighter and the contrast higher as well. This looks better because now the image can clearly be shown and we can see more of the inside. It will need to be well lit down there if we were going to film underground because the camera won't be able to pick up the movement otherwise. We thought of using candles and torches which could either be from our phones or battery powered torch.

This picture was made brighter as well because its underground so it shouldn't be made darker and by making it brighter we can clearly see how old and dirty the floor is because we are able to see bones from small animals. This could have an effect on the shots taken because by having rubbish and bones with metal that was used in the war all ties together to make it creepier.

The images below, I have changed the brightness and the contrast to make them slightly darker but I found with these that if it was to go any darker we wouldn't be able to see the photo so therefore I found that if we were to use these locations we will need to make sure we use them in daylight so they can be clearly seen.

Both photos were darkened but the first image was only slightly darkened whereas the second one has been darkened so it only the shows the blue writing on the brick wall which looks effective because the image is only focusing on the writing so it draws more attention to what it says and the fact that the bright torch light adds more effect.

Lighting is really key when we are filming as we have to make sure our footage will look good but also make sure that it can be clearly seen.  It will therefore be filmed during the day so we can see the footage and at a later date when we edit our footage to make it look darker which will have a scarier effect.