The lighting in Donnie Darko movie is a key component of composition which creates our sense of illuminating for people and things. This movie uses two sources of lighting; natural light, such as daylight, when the scene is in an outdoor area for example, walking from school, at home, waiting at bus stop, or playing outside of the school on sunny days. Another source of light is artificial spotlight which is used in the movie indoors to cut and shape the light at the dining table, in the classroom or in the psychotherapist's house. Also, distinct shadows are used as an essentially smooth surface that reflects hard light in the Halloween party to feature deep shadows and scary areas in function of the plot. Three-points of lighting create ominous shadows in the horror genre for all the actors at Donnie and Elizabeth's Halloween party with lighting from below the cast to create monstrous objects in real life.
The first event I attended was the film on October 14 that was put on by the SDSU men’s basketball team, Hoop Dreams. Before the movie started we got to hear stories from two of the seniors on this year’s SDSU’s men’s basketball team. One of the things I learned while attending the event was how basketball changed the lives of those two seniors. The senior players that spoke where from Flint, MI and Chicago, IL. Both talked about how basketball changed their lives for the better.
The lighting crew, for the production of A Charlie Brown Christmas, set everything together so people to know what to look at on stage. Using different lighting tools to create stars, snow, and mood. Another use of lighting was making the spear that was hanging up in the sky change. When it was orange it was daytime, when it was blue it was night, and black means they were inside. The color change really helps the audiences know
INTRODUCTION QUOTE OR FACT. The Breakfast Club was a film produced in 1985 by John Hughes in Shermer, Illinois, that involved 5 different stereotypical teenagers in detention who were assigned an essay to tell his or her story. When the day ends, they all queried if they were all somehow the same. The experiences they had throughout the film made them question the stereotypes given to them. The purpose of The Breakfast Club is to inform teenagers and adults of the negative effects that stereotyping and parental pressure has on young adults.
An example of low key lighting with fast fall off the room is lit by a blue tingey light, overshadowed by a bright white light creaking from a door, like that of the bright light in his room. As the scene continues a series of shots of him in the bed interchange between different phases of his life. Shots of Melida become more saturated and are matched on action by movement reflected in his hands as she talks to a adolescent Brian and he is transformed into a young adult. Calming waves are reflected gently on his ceiling before flashes of on stage performances and recording, easily distinguishable by a dusty filter and yellow tint. In all the images it is clear that Brian is uncomfortable, mirrored by his lost facial expressions distant look.
The use of background light was an important focus in this picture, there was less attention to lighting the actors faces but in almost every frame there is well placed background light often combined with a moving light source. Repetition was also evident within the visual composition of the frame, the actors were rarely positioned within the center of the frame but always to the left or the right with a light source covering them from behind. Ridley Scott perfectly matches colorful high key light with low key lights creating impeccable contrast, this lighting used could be described as a modern Citizen Kane style. Although this is overall a very dark and low light film, the motif of shadows and darkness allows the beauty of light to truly be
Tim Burton 's use of this helps show the contrast of the insider and outsider world. When the viewer is watching they get a sense of suspense and start to second guess whether or not they should trust the outsider. In Edward Scissorhands Burton uses a high-key low-key light contrast when Peg is in her car and sees Edward 's house in her side mirror. When the viewers are watching they get a frightened sense and wonder whether or not Edward or whomever is in the house will
The colors and lighting are very unchanging much like the town Endora. The only exception is when there are strong emotions within the film. There is a warm glow of lighting by the sunlight or fire whenever there is a time of love, be it brotherly or in a romantic way. During the melancholy times of the story, the lighting is either dim when it relates to death, but when a character is feels lost in their emotions the director
A specialty dance is a routine used in musicals in which a character has to use their specific skill to over come obstacles and reach the end of their story. I would therefore argue that as a film the music and dance sequences are outstanding and memorable, however I don’t find them to be essential to the development of the narrative. Fred Astaire once quoted that ‘It is extremely important for a dance cue to flow naturally in and out of the story … Each dance ought to spring somehow out of character or situation (Macintosh, F. 2010), in the case of ‘Flash Dance’ I don’t believe that narrative flow of the plot blends the dance sequences smoothly enough for it to seem natural. I would therefore argue that in this case music does not becomes the signifier par excellence of the value of the couple and of courtship, rather that other elements such as mise-en-scene, editing, framing, script etc. are important in the building romance throughout the
Another element is the use of patterns and shapes of light in the film. During the scenes in Deckard's (Harrison Ford) apartment with him and Rachel (Sean Young) pattering of the lights and shadows are made from bright backlights shining through blinds or frames with blind patterns. This really an interesting
The use of contrast and the play with light and darkness is fascinating. It has a great psychological effect on the audience. The Don Corleone’s office is submerged in darkness and the characters in the scene come in and out of the light, thereby directing the focus onto them. A very large part of the film is shot in low key lighting, to emphasize on the theme of the film which is essentially, the life story of the Mob in
For instance, Marylee is an eccentric character who from the beginning we can tell is wistful and vibrant. In order to portray this her clothes are bright colors, her car is red, and other objects around her are vivid colors in order to express her personality and sexuality. Through the use of shadows and different lighting effects the director is able to set the mood for each scene. When Marylee and Lucy have a conversation the room is illuminated and the lighting is put on them from all angles so that we get a clear view of their faces. Whereas when Marylee is speaking to Mitch and coming on to him the lighting is darker, setting the mood for the rejection that Mitch gives her.
Lighting Gondry’s use of lighting is one of the most important filmic techniques employed to successfully construct the abstract memory scenes. As seen in figure 2, in the present time (in terms of narrative) lighting is usually natural or realistic. However, in memory shots Gondry creatively modifies this in order to distinctly differentiate the change in narrative. Darkness and low-key lighting are often used in these shots as seen in figure 3, with lights fading into black or turning off to represent Joel’s loss of these memories.
In effect, the characters become optically more realistic and natural through the single source effect of the soft light on the actors. However, the main intention behind the uses of natural light and shadows lies in the tone of Nolan’s films. The constant casting of shadows on the character’s face matches the overall
The elements lighting; sound; camera movement; framing devices and colour are important in creating impact, atmosphere and emotion in a film. These elements are clearly depicted in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson. Lighting used in film is lit in certain ways in order to enhance mood, atmosphere and drama. This lighting suggests depth, illuminates and enriches the story.
