G324 - Lighting Notes

For our filming in the drama studio of the band performance we needed artificial lighting. To be able to use the lighting correctly our group visited the drama studio before filming with our teacher to find out how to use the lighting correctly and safely. When we went to the drama studio prior to filming we discovered that we did not need all of the lights available to us as some were positioned in the wrong place and were too bright, so therefore made people look over exposed on camera.








 The images to the left show the type of artificial lighting set up we were aiming for, when using a black background and studio lighting for the band performance shots. This type of set up helped us in creating a professional looking product, as it resembled something which could have been a performance that had been done in a high quality studio.









For the scenes that are indoors, we will need to use more artificial lighting. As we do not have professional standard lighting equipment we will need to improvise and use lamps and other household lights. We need to use artificial lighting whilst indoors as naturalistic lighting will not illuminate the scene well enough. For the rest of our scenes that are outdoors, we are going to use naturalistic lighting because it makes it a more realistic situation for the audience to relate to.

By Abby and Hayley