Lighting blog tasks

1) Still image analysis

Look at the still images on slides 33-37 of the Film Language Powerpoint linked above. Copy the images into your blog and answer the following questions for each image:

1. Identify examples of high and low-key lighting.
2. Say which depict top, back or under lighting.
3. What effects are created by the lighting in each image?    

First picture - Low-key lighting

Second picture - High-key lighting

First picture - Low-key lighting

Second picture - Low-key lighting

First picture - High-key lighting

Second picture - Low-key lighting

Third picture - Low-key lighting

Fourth picture - High-key lighting

First picture - Low-key lighing

Second picture - High-key lighting

2) Film noir research 

Film Noir - French for "dark film" - Coined in 1946

Includes cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots and an underlying existentialist philosophy

Prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era

Defined by tone rather than genre

Relies heavily on low-key lighting to create an uncanny atmosphere

3) Film noir YouTube clip analysis 

Finally, find a YouTube clip that fits the film noir genre and embed it under your research (the clip can be classic noir from the 1950s or something more recent - neo-noir). How does the clip's lighting fit the film noir genre? 

Clip

The clip's lighting fits the film noir genre as the movie is filmed in black and white. Clear low-key lighting contrasts can be seen as in the movie, there aren't many light sources. One example of such a contrast is the shadow of the man's hat, which connotes disguise and mystery. However, the woman's face/body doesn't have as many shadows which indicates that she is a more open character and doesn't have anything to hide. This is an example of high-key lighting as her full figure has been lit up to seem more appealing