⋆˚࿔ Lighting ⋆˚࿔

Hey guys!! 

So, today I will be talking about lighting in our film opener! 

Lighting is another crucial aspect of film. It helps do things such as setting the mood and telling the audience what to look at. There are many different types of lighting but the main ones we used were high-key, low-key, artificial, and natural lighting. The lighting sources we decided to use actually ended up contributing to the feel of our opener, even though did not have any professional lighting. This was not an issue though, considering the fact that this style of lighting paired well with the concept, supported the mise-en-scene, and made the most sense in our opinion. It also allowed us to use our creativity and become innovative in finding alternative methods we could use for lighting. 

The first part of our opener uses high-key lighting, which is very soft and bright. It provides a sense of cheer and joy. This is the mood we wanted that part of our opener to reflect since it's Christmas time and it should be cheerful and cozy. It also represents the calm before the storm. Additionally, the artificial lighting comes from the lights in Christy's house, and the natural light comes from the sun in the shots where we open the door for each person to enter the house. Later on in the film, the soft, cozy artificial lighting continues but later on changes to low-key lighting. To achieve this, we turned off the lights in the house and used our flashlights on our phones. 

It was very important to us that our lighting was good so we could convey each part of our opener a certain way, and I think we did a pretty good job of doing that!! 

Stay tuned for more!! ;)