Group Task 1 - Initial Lighting Ideas

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Lighting ideas 


For the lighting part of our short film we wanted to use mostly artificial lighting. This helps create an unsettling atmosphere. We wanted to do this through :

o Uplighting
o Silhouette
o Spotlighting
o Underexposure
o Harsh light (hard light, chiaroscuro)
o Prominent and projected shadows
o Shooting through objects (internal frames)
o Shooting through elements
o Phone lighting

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