Research: Lighting and Colour

Lighting and Colour

 

Intro

Lighting and Colour can be very significant when used to highlight or display the importance of a character or objects in the scene. Lighting and Colour are very important conventions to thriller films because they help to set the mood in certain films and scenes. It can also help to focus the audience’s attention to one particular person or objects. Lighting can be used to cast shadows and create silhouettes to create a chill or maybe suspense. Colours can be used to bring the scene to add life and emotion to the scene/ film.

 

Angles of lighting

 

Top lighting- This is lighting that comes from above the character, and creates a glorified look upon the character(s).

 

 

 

Under lighting- Under Lighting is the light that comes from underneath the person. This is used to generally give a distorting effect on the character(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back lighting- Back Lighting is the lighting that comes from behind the character. This is normally used to create silhouettes and tends to add a mysterious effect.

 

 

 

 

 

Types of lighting

 

Low-Key Lighting- This type of lighting tends to be quite dark and is used in scenes depicting desolate or run down settings. Low-key lighting is the most common/ conventional to thriller films because it helps to creates a dark and eerie atmosphere, this is so it adds suspense and tension for the audience; this adds a more fearful look towards the film.

 

 

 

 

 

High-Key Lighting- This is lighting that appears natural yet clearly brighter than natural lighting. This would be more commonly used in sci-fi thrillers, this is so that it gives an exaggerated look to the scenery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Lighting- This is when no extra lighting has been added to the scene, this is normally used when trying to create a sense of naturalism or realism.

 

 

 

 

 Colour in scene

Certain Colours are used in scenes to have different connotations to them, and can give different interpretations of the scene. For example:

 

Dark Blue/Black: Horror

 

 

 

Red would tie well with Soft Horror.

 

Blue would be associated with Action Thriller

 

 

The colour Orange would be suitable for Action-Adventure.

 

 

 

Green: Sci-fi Thriller

 

Colours that are conventional to thrillers are red, dark blue and black because it helps to make the scene/film look isolated surrounding by the dark atmosphere creating mysterious and evilness. The colours are also have different connotations from the audience to interpretate each colour to represent different objects or emotions in certain ways.