Production: Lighting

In my film there was many discussions between us about how the lighting was going to be set up and how the effects would help achieve the mood of the film we are attempting to set.

Because the film is set during the morning to mid-day, we needed to open a few windows and give the effect of 'natural' lighting. During the flashback, we added in the effects of black and white to give a more dramatic effect, and for this we needed to create a half-light, half-dark composition. Finally during the end as he is in the kitchen we needed to add a single light above the kitchen table, the single light gives a sense of the character being alone and the light shining on just him makes it seem as if all the eyes are on the him.

We needed to borrow quite a few balanced stands and position the camera so the light standing on the balance would not be shown on the film.