3 point lighting task
3 Point lighting
The Three Point Lighting Technique is a standard method used in visual media such as video, film, still photography and computer-generated imagery. It is a simple but versatile system which forms the basis of most lighting.
It involves:
Key Light
This is the main light. It is usually the strongest and has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is placed to one side of the camera/subject so that this side is well lit and the other side has some shadow.
Fill Light
This is the secondary light and is placed on the opposite side of the key light. It is used to fill the shadows created by the key. The fill will usually be softer and less bright than the key. To achieve this, you could move the light further away or use some spun. You might also want to set the fill light to more of a flood than the key.
Back Light
The back light is placed behind the subject and lights it from the rear. Rather than providing direct lighting (like the key and fill), its purpose is to provide definition and subtle highlights around the subject's outlines. This helps separate the subject from the background and provide a three-dimensional look.
Lighting levels
This video shows how to create and adjust a lighting set up. From this video I learnt how to adjust lighting to reflect the mood of an interview, for example if the interview is on a topic that may be upsetting or sensitive then you can lower the brightness of your light to reflect the mood to the viewer, this can then help the viewer to engage more emotionally in the video.
This video demonstrates how to erase annoying shadows by adjusting the positioning of your lighting to achieve a more overall cleaner and professional interview shot.
Interview lighting task
For this task we had to try and mimic and create our own lighting setups at home. Here I have tried to recreate different camera shots that there might be used in an interview and recreate the types of lighting used.
These were the two lights I used when taking the images:
For this image I tried to mimic a backlight, however I wasn't able to place the light directly behind me so I changed my positioning (2nd image) so that way the light would be coming from behind me however it meant I wasn't able to face the camera as in front of me i had nowhere to place my camera, however the setup i created in the 2nd image could still be used as a side angle shot.
Here I experimented with turning on and off the main lighting in the room I was shooting in as you can see in the first image the lighting appears to be much more yellow as the dominant source of light here is the main lighting. To change this I turned the main light off and used my computer monitors light instead which created a much more clean white light and made the image seem of a more professional standard in regards to lighting quality.
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