Lighting Techniques

Process: for the footage above we used one studio light with a soft-box to create Low Key lighting.
Problem Solving: The main problem we came up against was getting the light set to the right level to create high contrast, which we got right with trial and error.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: If I were to re-shoot this I would replace the softbox with an umbrella diffuser to create harsher light so there would be higher contrast between the light and dark.
Below is an image of the setup we used:

Process: To create High Key lighting we used 2 studio lights with soft box diffusers on them and angled them to try and create the desired effect.
Problem Solving: The main problem we encountered was setting the light to the right level to achieve low contrast and create a warm feel, but we succeeded this after a couple of attempts.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: If I were to re-shoot this shot, I would have also used a third light source to eliminate shadows n the background

Below is an image of the setup we used:

Process: We used 2 studio lights and an LED flashlight to create this effect.
Problem Solving: The main problem we had was angling the lights correctly, but with trial and error this problem was easily overcome.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: If I were to re-shoot this I would have used a warmer diffuser on the LED light.

Here we tried to create a 3-point lighting setup. Below is an image of what we used and how we used it.

Process: For this footage we used one studio light placed at a 90 degree angle to create a 'triangle' under the subjec'ts eye from the shadow of his nose.
Problem Solving: We initially struggled to angle the light correctly for the desired effect but through trial and error got what we were looking for.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: If we were to re-shoot this I wouldn't change anything as I think we successfully achieved what we wanted.

Here we tried to create Rembrandt lighting. There is an image of the setup below:

Process: This effect is created using one studio light placed slightly further than in the previous shot.
Problem Solving: the main problem we faced was angling the light correctly, but we managed to overcome this eventually.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: If I were to re-shoot this I would try to angle the light further behind the subject to just illuminate the edge of his face.

Here we created Edge lighting. Below is an image of how it was created in the studio:

Process: We had to place one studio light directly above the subject to create this effect.
Problem Solving: This was considerably more difficult than the previous shots, as it was hard to create the 'butterfly' under the subject's nose, as the light could not be held higher. I also had to be careful not to bang my head on the light when filming as it was very close to the camera, but this was fairly easy to avoid.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: If I were to re-shoot this I would spend more time trying to alter the light so it created the right effect without being a health and safety hazard.

Here we attempted Butterfly lighting with the setup we used below:

Process: Here we used an LED light and a reflector to illuminate the subject.
Problem Solving: The main problem we had was getting the effect right, so we used an LED light rather than a studio light.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: If I were to shoot this again I would try other ways of using a reflector.
In this video we used a reflector to achieve the lighting. The setup we used can be seen below:

Process: For this we used the LED light and got the subject to hold it under his face.
Problem Solving: There were no real problems with this setup and we managed to get it right first time.
Justification: We chose to shoot this in the studio at college as it is easy to manipulate lighting to the desired effect.
Recommendations: I would not change the way we did this in any way as we got the effect we wanted.

In this video, we were experimenting with creating shadows, so used one LED light source placed below the subject, as you can see below: