1. LIGHTING

2. Lighting in Films
• Lighting is one of the most important
elements in film. It defines what it on a
screen.
• A badly lit scene will ruin the film. This is
because the way in which a scene it lit will is
responsible for the mood and the audience’s
perception of what you are trying to express.

3. Natural Light
• For low-budget films natural light is the best solution to
make the scene look good. This is because it cost
absolutely nothing!
• Filming at different times in the day is one of the major
obstacles because you will get contrasting images,
which will spoil the consistency of the film.
• This can be overcome by diffusing the sunlight through
thin cloth shades or by using filter lights to eliminate
hard shadows.
• Another solution is to use reflectors, which bounce a
source of light onto the actors to soften the shadows.

4. Colour Temperature
• A film can be affected by the colour temperature.
• This is a chart which is
divided into Kelvins –
• To gain accurate colour in your
film you balance the image by
using the filters.

5. Artificial Light
• When you use one light,
the shadows become more
visible as the angle
increases betweens the
camera and the
positioning of the light.

6. Artificial Light
• When you use two
lights, extreme
darkness is avoided. To
do this one light has to
be placed 45 degrees to
the camera and the
other placed close to
the camera.

7. Artificial Light
• When using three
lights the
background is
illuminated.
Shadows are slightly
disappeared
meaning that the
background has
more exposure level.

8. Extra Resources
• To better my knowledge in lighting I came across
this helpful website http://www.lavideofilmmaker.com/filmmaking/fil
m-lighting-tips.html
• All of my research in lighting allowed me to
understand the importance it has to the images
on screen. This will provide me with basic skills
and techniques that will be useful to transfer in
my short film.