Lighting

Lighting can be the making of a film, it is the difference between something you film looking amateur or professional.

In my video, there will only be a few times where the use of lighting will be necessary, as most of the video will be filmed outside there will be a lot of natural light. This will be something I can use to my advantage, with the use of reflectors I will be able to place the light onto specific areas or characters as I require.

On the occasions the character is inside, there may be a lack of natural or artificial light.
This is something I will have to take note on on my location recce. By assessing what light I have available to me, it will allow me to plan what lighting I will need to take with me to shoot.

I will also need to decide what type of lighting will be required for each type of shot. In addition to this I will need to write equipment lists and asses the possible Health and Safety issues and how they can be avoided.

3 Point Lighting:

1. Key Light - Brings Intensity, Brightness - essentially the hard light.
2. Fill Light - Soft Light - Diffuses Shadows.
3. Back Light - Gives the shot depth, separates the subject from the background.

Equipment List:

Portable Lighting Kit
3 "Red Heads"
3 Stands
Spare Bulbs
Gaffer Tape
Gloves
Croc Clips

Also the use of Gel papers in order to create different lighting colour effects.

In addition to this there are also a lot of different types of budget lighting available for me to use. Sources such as mobile phones, torches and lamps can also be used to aid lighting on a set. Cheaply and effectively.

Health and Safety:

Possible risks: Burning of hands on Barn doors or light.
Overcome: Wear Gloves

Possible Risks: Tripping or falling over loose cables on the floor.
Overcome: Gaffer tape any loose cables to the floor, have one person assigned to the job of holding lights.

Health & Safety for filming locations:

College:

Cables trailing or slung: It's possible that when we film the lighting cables may trail across the floor and cause a hazard to people walking that may trip. We plan to overcome this by taping down any loose cable to the floor.

Confined spaces: Some of the locations we are filming in are very confined. This could cause problems when moving around the room to film. We can overcome this by moving any excess equipment or clutter out of the way and making sure the floor space is clear.

Eastbourne:

We plan to film in different locations in Eastbourne such as the Beach and Botanical gardens.

The weather: This could prove a hazard if the weather becomes bad when out filming, the equipment could get damaged. We could prevent this by filing under cover and checking the weather forecast in the days running up to when we are scheduled to film.

Access Requirements: As the beach is a public place we don't need to gain permission to film there. However we may need to get permission to film in the Botanical gardens.