LO2: Explain the different lighting settings that may be used to record footage[✓]

DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIGHTING

Three Point Lighting:

Three Point lighting is three lights, placed in different positions and aimed at one object, to create focus onto the said object. This involves setting up three lights, in the position of key light, this is typically the nearest to the object. Then the back light, which goes behind but is not seen by the camera, when filming or taking any photos. To the other side of the camera there is the film light which fills in the lighting gap provided by backlight and key.

Benefits: It creates focus onto a single object and have varied uses for photography and also creating film. Lights can be moved easily to surround the object and create different effects via the lighting.

Limitations: Can leave areas without light. Is typically only of use for a single object, so only has a small range of purposes verses other lighting set ups.

Soft Box Lighting:

This is typically photographic lighting, which involves, this can involve using one or more soft boxes. Soft boxes are lights, which is enclosed around the bulb, this makes the compromise of the reflective side. There is a diffusing material placed at the front of the box, and this diffuses the light, which creates the expected lighting from a soft box.

These are used typically to add light to certain areas and create shadow in different places. They can be used to focus on more than just one object.

Benefits: Can create focus on a single object or numerous. One or more soft boxes can be used to achieve certain effects. Helps diffuse certain element creating different effects

Limitations: Can leave areas without lighting due to the diffusion. Can get expensive if a number of soft boxes are required

Ambient Lighting:

This is light which is already present, as it is natural lighting which usually comes through window from inside and outside.

Ambient Lighting is used to typically film certain types of scene which are outdoors and require the lighting to look natural for different connotations.

Benefits: Can create good connotations, and is readily available and ever present. Cost Effective lighting choice

Limitations: Time of day and weather can effect it making it some times unusable.

High/ Low Key Lighting:

Lighting has two different keys, high key, which is brighter lighting this is used to connote typically happiness within a scene and it can be easy to create, as it requires the settings of the lighting to be higher.

Low Key lighting, is dark, and requires adjustment to lighting. It is known to connote a problem and drama.