Lighting ... Advertising ... Posters ...

I looked at many horror film posters and i have noticed that many of them encompass lighting that is lit from below...this is used to make things appear more sinister and create an enigma leave you wondering what lies within the darkness.

Lighting ... Advertising ...

This Guinness advert involves very strong and high key lighting highlighting the dominant characters ... the man who managed to 'defeats' the waves (at the end of the advert) has a strong backlight connoting power and god like feeling as he is the only man strong enough ... the way the product will make you feel.

Storyboards ...

I found this video on youtube (Taxi Driver - Martin Scorsese) which shows the scenes of the movie with the correct sections of the storyboard next to it ... even though this video is bad quality it has helped me a lot on how exactly the storyboard (initial idea) has turned out and how accurate it has to be.

Storyboards ...

Aardman Walace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers ... i love the quality of these drawings ... i have realised the better the quality the easier to understand and you have something to be proud of rather than something to hide!

One think i have noticed which is different to some of the other storyboards i have looked at is the fact there are no arrows within this storyboard...movement is portrayed but lines e.g. the lines drawn to show the position in which the character/object has just moved from!

Storyboards ...

http://adambeer.co.uk/aardman-chop-socky-chooks

I found this website which contains illustration and various storyboards for animation ... i found it very helpful in the way that it tells me i need to:

create clear good quality drawings

use arrows in the correct way to portray movement of the camera and characters

Lighting ... Painting ...

The Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli (around 1482)

Lighting ... Photography ...

Miles Aldridge Bang! Bang! - Numero - 2008 ... Miles Aldridge is most recognisably known for his fashion photography ... This photo Bang! Bang! was taken for French fashion magazine Numero. In many of his photos Miles' uses very, very high key lighting and saturated colours! The lighting is bold to connote fun and a slightly comedic take on fashion separating him from many other fashion photographers. A similar photographer is David Lachapelle.

Lighting ... Animation ...

A Nightmare before Christmas - Tim Burton (1993)

The lighting represented in this stop motion animation is very dark and mysterious like many other of Tim Burtons Creations e.g. The Corpse Bride.

Lighting ... Film

Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton (2010) ... The lighting in this film is used to create contrast. At the beginning of the film in the 'real world' the lighting is very high key portraying a normal summers day however when she falls down the rabbit hole it changes to low key lighting to create a mysterious and fantasy like world.

Lighting ... Painting ...

Gustav Klimt ... 'Judith' ... this painting like others of Klimt's uses golden and soft colours to portray a very seductive, sexy atmosphere ... (the colours used in her skin tone represent very rich lighting adding to the erotic feeling).

Lighting ... Painting ...

David Hockney ... A Bigger Splash (1967, Acrylic on Canvas). The lighting portrayed in this painting is very bright and bold ... when Hockney painted this picture he was living in California and the use of high key lighting and saturated colours is to connote the glamorous Hollywood life style!

Lighting ...

I looked at lighting in paintings rather than just moving image ...

This photo is lighter in the middle than around the outside ... the outside creates a boarder around the centre making sure its the dominant, highlighted feature. The lighting is soft and gentle to add to the over all mise en scene.

Lighting ... Three Point Lighting ...

Key Light

The key light is the primary light used to illuminate a subject. It is usually positioned 15 – 45 degrees from one side of the camera and angled down 15 – 45 degrees from above the subject. This light represents the primary source of light in a scene simulating the sun, a window, a light bulb or some other source of light.

Fill Light

After the key light is positioned you will notice a harsh shadow on one side of the subject opposite the key light. The fill light is meant to reduce the shadow but not eliminate it entirely (shadow gives a sense of depth). A fill light should be placed on the opposite side of the key light but needs to be about half as bright and not positioned quite as high. Do not place it at the exact same angle as the key light. It is meant to simulate other light sources or light that is being reflected off other objects.

Back Light (Rim Light)

The back light needs to be placed behind the subject opposite the camera but high above both so that none of the light goes directly into the camera. This light will create a slight glow on the back of the subject and thus separate it from the background. This prevents the subject from looking two dimensional on the film. It is sometimes referred to as the hallo effect.

Lighting - Chris Cunningham

In one of Chris Cunningham's most recognisable videos 'Rubber Johnny' the lighting is extremely low key and night vision is also used which creates a greenish tint, when a light is turned on in the video it is still very low key and really its only purpose is to illuminate the characters within the video. The lighting itself creates an enigma staight away however the lighting also sets the scene for the audience explaining the characters where abouts giving subtle hints as to where the character is suppose to be (in a basement or hidden room). Low key lighting also suggests: something unknown; makes the audience more curious as to whats happening and also connotes some element of horror.

View Points in Moving Image - Rubber Johnny by Chris Cunningham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3far9oHZOsI

This video uses very quick flashing view points - extreme close ups, mid shots, long shots. The overall feeling of this video is unnerving, it creates a strange enigma as to what you are watching, and the viewpoints change frequently to keep it very chaotic and mysterious. Chris Cunningham follows similar themes, colour pallets and unusual moving imagery throughout his work which makes him stand out from other directors...his work is memorable and almost addictive to me...I constantly want to see new videos! Chris Cunningham is one of my all time favourite directors and video artists!!!

View Point in Photography - Diversion Tunnels, Fort Peck Dam by Margaret Bourke-White (1936)

We also looked at this image in the viewpoint in photography lecture. I think this image is very dominating; the viewpoint accentuates the size of the dam making it appear extremely large and overwhelming that the people within the image look lost in the environment.

View Point in Photography - Hoe Culture by Dorothea Lange (1936)

This image shows the torso of a workman’s body, not using the head of this person shows that the photographer is only interested in the body language and clothing of the worker. This image really focuses on the hands of the person; they are worn and dirty to connote a long day of grafting. Also the clothes of the worker are ripped and torn suggesting poor health and hard workmanship.

View Point in Photography - Intersection by Josef Koudelka

We looked at this image during a lecture on view point.
We can only see the top half of the man's body therefore apart from the position of his head; the use of showing just the head and shoulders makes the viewer wonder which way the man is heading. Even though his head is facing away from the long passage ahead his shoulders are slightly turned towards it, I think the long passage ahead connotes the stereotypical road to heaven, a care free life. The fact we predict he is going to walk past connotes that he is not ready to take the easy root he wants to continue with his life as it is.

View points in Photography-Fashion

Miles Aldridge

http://milesaldridge.com/



Photo by Miles Aldridge for 'cabaret-Vogue Italia-2006'

High angle camera shot connoting vulnerability towards the character however the model as if you were stood looking over her, intimidating her. However she appears to be in control of her own body, grasping her chest as if to say this is mine! She is portraying a very dominant, seductive personality. (In contrast to the very intimidating view point)

View points in Animation-Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2(1999) -Disney Pixar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA9Mz2nN81Q

Similar to film, animation uses similar techniques and view points to almost portray a moving camera representing different camera shots.






In this still screen shot taken from this clip used in Toy Story 2 shows a high view point as the large object is rolling towards the characters (under the cone). This shot is portraying the vulnerability of the characters and makes the audience question will they defeat the object or will it all end badly?