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LightingMisenScene.pptxLighting and Aspects of Mise-en-scene
From the French
Meez-ahn-sen
Refers to the director’s control over what appears in the frame itself
Mise-en-scene
Mise-en-scene vs. cinematography
Mise-en-scene
elements that the director chooses to put into the shot
Cinematography
how the director chooses to photograph and frame those elements
Mise-en-scene
Four main aspects of mise-en-scene
Lighting
Setting & Props
Costumes & Make-up
Figure expression, arrangement and movement
Mise-en-scene
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“The deliberate manipulation of light and shadows for a specific communication purpose”
Lighting
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Two Important Aspects:
Direction
Quality
Lighting
Refers to
The path of light from its source to object lit
Types of directional lighting
Frontal
Sidelighting
Backlighting
Underlighting
Toplighting
Direction
Frontal Lighting
Sidelighting
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Sidelighting
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Backlighting
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Underlighting [Below-eye-level]
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Toplighting [Above-eye-level]
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Fall-off
The brightness contrast between light/shadow
The rate of change from light to shadow
Quality
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Hard Lighting
Clearly defined shadows
Soft Lighting
Diffused shadows
Lighting Quality
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Hard Lighting
Soft Lighting
Male/Female Lighting
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Breaking the “Rules”
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Classical/Contemporary Hollywood
Contemporary TV
3-point Lighting
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Low-Key lighting
Strong contrasts – more shadow
“Hard lighting”
High-Key Lighting
Less contrast– less shadow
“Soft lighting”
Styles of 3-Point Lighting
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Realistic
Basic Illumination
Time Orientations
Day/Night
Formalist
Expressionistic
Mood/Tone
Symbolic
Functions of Lighting
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Formalist (Expressionistic) Lighting
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Sometimes called “Rembrandt Lighting”
After the Renaissance painter
Selectivity
Only specific areas are illuminated
Others kept purposefully under-lighted
Chiaroscuro Lighting
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Chiaroscuro Lighting
Aesthetic functions
Spatial/compositional
Emphasizes depth
Expressionistic
Emphasizes mood/tone
Symbolic/Thematic
Chiaroscuro Lighting
Chiaroscuro Lighting
Chiaroscuro Lighting
Chiaroscuro Lighting
Chiaroscuro Lighting
Most extreme form of Chiaroscuro:
Illuminates foreground figures
Leaves background totally dark
Highly directional light source
Sharply defined cast shadows
Cameo Lighting
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Cameo Lighting
Opposite of Chiaroscuro
Bright, highly diffused light that seems to come from all directions
Signifies
Cleanliness
Efficiency
Fun
Upbeat mood
Flat Lighting
