Hagan TV: Directions - Lighting workshop 2

In our second lighting workshop we were focusing more on creative lighting and the difference between naturalism and pictorialism, and high key-lighting vs low key.

Naturalism - Making the lighting look like a natural part of the set (lamp, window etc).
Pictorialism - Making the image look arty/cool, doesn's have to feel natural.
High key - Used to suggest an upbeat mood. Often used in sitcoms and comedies. Usually quite homogeneous and free from dark shadows.
Low key - Heightens the sense of alienation felt by the audience. Often used in film noir and horror genres.

Pictorialism - Naturalism

High key - Low key

Property and usage

Property

Intensity - Bright or dim

Colour - Daylight or tungsten

Quality - Hard or soft

Angle - Placement relative to subject

Usage

Key - Main source of illumination

Fill - Contrast management

Back - Background separator

Later in the workshop we were testing out different lighting to see what would work out best for when we'll be lighting our own projects. For my project I'm going to simulate natural lighting, but use more back-light to create more dimension than in the original film because I find the characters a bit too "flat" in some of the clips.