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Use Of Cinematic Techniques In David Kaplan's Play

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The short film, Play, by David Kaplan and Eric Zimmerman, is about different characters that go through a series of games that is inside their head. An element that the film uses is lighting which is used to show the theme of life throughout different scenes. The scene starts with a low class guy, or in other words a “thug.” He walks around the city and messes with other people. This scene uses lots of low key lights with very little high key lights in the shops. The darkness could represent sadness, low class, or the city life at night. Scene two starts with a school girl who ends up having a pillow fight with other girls on a bed. This scene uses lots of high key lights throughout. The brightness represents innocence, new, or fresh. The
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