Lighting:

Work completed individually

For todays lesson, we were taught on how to use different and specific colours - rainbow colours - to achieve the "white" lighting look in films, for example, if a room had yellowy lighting, by using a piece of blue paper and using the "white balance tool" on the camera and focus onto the paper for a while, the room will magically appear brighter and whiter on camera, and this helps set the atmosphere and mood of a particular scene, without having to depend on lighting and weather etc.

Rainbow coloured spectrum

The picture below, shows a before and after shot of using the "white balancing tool" and blue paper, on the left hand side, we can see a shot with yellow lighting, and on the right hand side, we can see an improved version of the shot with whiter lighting. The shot on the right hand side, creates a more refreshing feel with a cleaner look in contrast to the one on the left hand side, moreover, the improved version looks more proffessional and the balloons and objects stand out more.

Before and After shot of using "white balance tool"

How will today's lesson help me when filming?

• Considering what lighting to use - how it will create a specific atmosphere and mood to the audience
• Experiment with the tool, and see which lighting is suitable for which scene