Lighting research into the running scene.

Lighting research


The video will have a girl running towards the camera, this girl will be Lilly our model playing the enigma. The audience will question why she is running, however, the scene will have a dangerous tone to ensure the audience know she is being chased. This will be conveyed by the car lights shining behind her as it drives towards her. The audience should question her reason for running as they will question her presence throughout as she is never fully explained.

When researching running scenes I found a clip from Bad Blood. The audience are always aware of the woman’s fear, however, they are unaware of what she is running away from. The lighting of this clip is similar to how we want our own as it is dark and also filmed outside. We won’t use woodlands as we are using a car park, this makes ours easier to film as there is a lot of light sources in a car park compared to a woods. The dark lighting and outside aspect makes the clip appear eerie; this is the type of atmosphere that we wanted to create within our own video.

The model has been framed with the lighting and a medium long distance shot that allows the trees to frame her as she runs through the middle of them. There is visible smoke created by a smoke machine and lamps which create a mysterious atmosphere. The woman runs away from the light towards the camera which makes her a silhouette, this makes the fact she is running more important than what she is wearing or how she looks. The dark lighting and smoke makes the footage eerie as the footage isn’t very crisp; this makes the audience feel disorientated which suits the tone of the clip.

As the woman runs away she appears to be running into the darkness as the light is only behind her. From the side angle the light is highlighting the bare minimum, this ensures the darkness creates the right tone and mood. Her silhouette is all that is illuminated by the light, this makes her easy to see without making the scene too bright as the darkness is an important aspect.

The camera angle produces a close-up shot that shows the fear in her face. Her position highlights vulnerability as she is in danger as the camera catches her running from a different angle which makes it more personal as we can see her clearly. The light is now above her and placed in the corner which closes in on her which relates to the fact she is being chased. The position of the light is similar to where the moon would be; this makes the lighting less random to ensure it appears realistic rather than set up. You can see her facial expressions however the dark shadows are still present as the dark tone needs to be kept throughout. The lighting is controlled throughout this scene as the tone relies on realistic footage that has dark lighting with only certain areas illuminated.