Film Language: Lighting

PICTURE 1

This picture has a low-key lighting simply because half of the ladies face is a shadow. It is also a back lighting because you can tell it comes from behind as it goes through some of her face. The effect which has been created by this photo is that this character is a femme fatale. This is because of the prop she is using (the cigar) and the shadow that has been created on her face.The shadow shows that she may have two types of personality; One which she is nice to others and then the other which may show that she has a dark side in her.

PICTURE 2

This is another low key lighting  because the only thing shown in this picture is her face. The lighting also comes in from the top. By looking at this photo, I came under the impression that she may be trapped in the small dark room. This is because she is leaning against a wall, in a pitch black room which could suggest that she is in a basement as it has been expressed by the lighting through her face. Therefore, this is why she is looking at the light so she could be lucky and get some help.

PICTURE 3

With the photo shown above, this is a high key lighting as you can't really see that many shadows, bearing one or two as he is wearing a crown and the lighting is also from the top and back. I believe this because this has shown a 3D image of the character and the only way to get this effect is if you have the lighting coming in from every angle of the human. The effect that has been shown is that he looks like a very superior man. The reasons being is because of how he is dressed and his facial impressions. The crown and he serious facial impressions could suggest that he is the king of wherever he is from and could be quite angry because someone may not have done something that he demanded from that. With his hands holding onto his chain could suggest he is going to torture that person.

PICTURE 4

This is very similar to the first picture. First of all, this is a low key lighting and the lighting is coming in from the top. I came under the impression that this guy also has two personalities by looking at the shadows on his face and the prop he was carrying (the gun). I think that this guy must be a police inspector simply because he is wearing a suit, he's carrying a gun and has this serious look about himself. However, due to the shadows created on his face, he must be one of those police officers that are good at the beginning of the movie but later on, he turns his back on everyone and turns into a villain.

PICTURE 5

With this picture it is more low-key lighting and is of course taken from behind. This photo shows that she is one of those character that are all about glamour by the way her hair looks. By this photo, she looks really terrified. One of the reasons I came under this impression is because she is up against the wall and her facial expression which suggests she is screaming really loud by how wide she has opened her mouth.

PICTURE 6

This picture is high-key lighting as the lighting isn't coming from the back. Also, it doesn't fit any of the angle categories, top and under but it comes under back lighting which is coming in from the blinds in which the lady is leaning on. I believe that this is a romance movie where someone will stab the lady in the back. I believe this due to the lighting as it is facing the protagonist back and doesn't notice it happening. Therefore, eventually in this movie, this woman could potentially get stabbed in the back.

PICTURE 7

In this black and white image, you can already tell that it is going to be a high-key lighting as the lighting is coming from the back and it forms a body shape of the four people. I believe that these protagonists are apart of the early gangs from the 1960s and are after some people. This is because of the props they are holding. For example, one of the is holding a bat. Therefore, I think this is an old action film. The shadows also resemble someone who may be going through a tunnel, which could be their secret hideout if they were ever getting into trouble.

PICTURE 8

The photo shown with this lady is a low-key lighting and the lighting has come in from the top which has gone straight through her face and bounced onto the wall. The shadows on her face shows that she is a femme fatale. The reason for this is because, again, half of her face is a shadow and the other half is filled with light. This, therefore, shows that her personalities differs each time. Sometimes she's this nice lady but most the time she is this horrible person who turns their back on someone. On the other hand, this photo can also tell that she is this innocent lady as she is leaning against this wall and appears to be frightened by something that is in front of her. Or she could be in shock because someone who she thought that didn't exist, does (all because of the facial expression).

PICTURE 9

As you can tell, this is a high-level lighting due to the fact that the lighting is coming in from the back and shows the protagonists full appearance in 3D. The lighting is also coming in from the top which is going through her face which is creating a shadow on her neck which only means that there is no lighting coming in from the top. As there is a bright light coming in from the top, this shows that the protagonist could be a very peaceful and not a harmful person. Bright shows a persons good side where as dark (shadow) shows someone's dark side and this protagonist doesn't have any shadows on his face bearing one or two on his neck.

PICTURE 10

This picture is a high level lighting and the angle the lighting is coming from is under. This is because the protagonist is at the top of the picture and looks like the photo is being taken in a basement. Also, I know this is a basement because it is pitch black and the only light you can see is from the window which is being reflected onto the protagonist. This lighting helps because it shows a glimpse of the protagonist. The character seems to be very intimidating because he is firstly wearing a baseball mask and secondly, he is carrying a weapon with him which he is obviously going to use to attack.

PICTURE 11

This photo is high level and the lighting is coming in from underneath. By how the lighting is done. Both these characters seem very different by the shadows. The man has a dark shadow where as the woman has a lot of light on her which could suggest that she is always the centre of attention in the movie or she is a very nice person in the movie, The man doesn't look like a person you could trust mainly due to his facial impression - he looks very serious and looks like the type that could change his personality in a blink of an eye. However, the woman looks like a very innocent and bright person hence why they have focused the light more onto her and not the man.