Lighting: still image analysis
Picture 1:
High Key on the smoke but low key on the face. The smoke in front of the character is very visible but her face is only half lit and the background is completely dark. This might show how she wants to try hide in the shadows, possibly because she has done something illegal. The light shines from the bottom left on the smoke and there is a sort of side backlit on the left side of her face to create the half lit face.
Picture 2:
Low key lighting is used. The lighting only shows her face and part of the wall behind her. The rest is hidden in the shadows again creating this sense of mystery and crime. The lighting comes from above her head and one from the right side to show the wall.
Picture 3:
High key lighting is used however you could argue that some aspects are low key therefore showing the shadows under the eyes. The key light shines from the top and from our side lighting everything up from the front and I think there is another set of lights shining purely just down on him that is stronger than the key light because shadows are formed around his eye. By having light shine on him from above, it shows his power and sort of as if the gods are looking upon him.
Picture 4:
Low key lighting. A lot of shadows around. The light is coming from top right shining down on him. This again makes the character seem more powerful as he has the power from above. I also think lighting was used directed at the gun to emphasise it.
Picture 5:
I think a mix of high key and low key was used in this one because lighting was used strongly to light up her face for us to be able to see her facial expression however, this light also caused a strong shadow of her behind her. This emphasises on the character and her emotions and situation.
Picture 6:
This one is debatable but I think it is low key because of the blinds. The blinds create lines of shadows across the pair and both of the faces are barely lit up. The shadows creates the more calm ad chill atmosphere around the pair and their action shows us that they wanted this atmosphere. It emphasises this moment to the audience because of the mood it creates.
Picture 7:
Low key lighting. Only a backlight is used to create the silhouette on the characters and the shadows in front of them. This makes their face unrecognisable and due to this, it creates a mysterious feeling about them to the audience.
Picture 8:
I would say this is low key lighting as it looks like there is only one light used coming from the left hand side. It manages to light up half her face completely ad the other half is in the shadow. This creates a thriller like feeling to it as her facial expression looks scared/shocked and she seems to be staring at something.
Picture 9:
High Key lighting. Every part of that picture has no shadows apart form her neck so I believe the main light is shone from above down on her and the filler light is shining at her head on with a bit of angle from the top shining down. It emphasises her facial expression to make the audience really see how focused she is on her praying or wishing.
Picture 10:
Low key lighting. Most of the picture is in shadows, you can see a faint silhouette of a man at the top of the stairs looking down. There is backlight only which lights him up so we see him. It creates an eerie feeling which makes the audience feel as if there is something wrong with him or he is about to do something.
Picture 2:
Low key lighting is used. The lighting only shows her face and part of the wall behind her. The rest is hidden in the shadows again creating this sense of mystery and crime. The lighting comes from above her head and one from the right side to show the wall.
Picture 3:
High key lighting is used however you could argue that some aspects are low key therefore showing the shadows under the eyes. The key light shines from the top and from our side lighting everything up from the front and I think there is another set of lights shining purely just down on him that is stronger than the key light because shadows are formed around his eye. By having light shine on him from above, it shows his power and sort of as if the gods are looking upon him.
Picture 4:
Low key lighting. A lot of shadows around. The light is coming from top right shining down on him. This again makes the character seem more powerful as he has the power from above. I also think lighting was used directed at the gun to emphasise it.
Picture 5:
I think a mix of high key and low key was used in this one because lighting was used strongly to light up her face for us to be able to see her facial expression however, this light also caused a strong shadow of her behind her. This emphasises on the character and her emotions and situation.
Picture 6:
This one is debatable but I think it is low key because of the blinds. The blinds create lines of shadows across the pair and both of the faces are barely lit up. The shadows creates the more calm ad chill atmosphere around the pair and their action shows us that they wanted this atmosphere. It emphasises this moment to the audience because of the mood it creates.
Picture 7:
Low key lighting. Only a backlight is used to create the silhouette on the characters and the shadows in front of them. This makes their face unrecognisable and due to this, it creates a mysterious feeling about them to the audience.
Picture 8:
I would say this is low key lighting as it looks like there is only one light used coming from the left hand side. It manages to light up half her face completely ad the other half is in the shadow. This creates a thriller like feeling to it as her facial expression looks scared/shocked and she seems to be staring at something.
Picture 9:
High Key lighting. Every part of that picture has no shadows apart form her neck so I believe the main light is shone from above down on her and the filler light is shining at her head on with a bit of angle from the top shining down. It emphasises her facial expression to make the audience really see how focused she is on her praying or wishing.
Picture 10:
Low key lighting. Most of the picture is in shadows, you can see a faint silhouette of a man at the top of the stairs looking down. There is backlight only which lights him up so we see him. It creates an eerie feeling which makes the audience feel as if there is something wrong with him or he is about to do something.
Picture 11:
High key lighting. Both faces are light up so we can see their facial expression clearly and there are very little shadows in the picture. It creates a warm atmosphere around them which doesn't make the audience feel tense but puts the audience in a more calm mood.
Film Noir:
Film Noir lighting usually uses low key lighting to create a lot of harsh shadows and contrast of black and white rather than the 3 point lighting people usually went for. These were often used in crime films.
The following is an example of film noir lighting.
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