Lighting in film is crucial when trying to convey mood and setting in a film. Both work in conjunction with each other to create the feel of a scene, whether the colours are cold and lighting dull, or the colours are warm and the lighting bright. We knew that we wanted to create these effects as naturally as possible and to not make any radical colouring decisions until post production, to allow us to change and alter whatever original shots we obtained.
The lighting for our main task had to involve no additional light sources to meet the terms of our permit from Transport for London. For this reason, we have decided to use natural lighting of the underground stations as we also feel that this would be more effective for the films realism. We will hopefully be using Paddington Underground as our location, but in case something goes wrong, we have also chosen two other other underground stations to act as a plan B.
The lighting of Paddington underground is very light due to the open roof that is directly above the trains coming through. We can use this to our advantage in using it as our main light source, meaning we will have no need for additional, artificial lighting. However there is a downside to having too much light as it could take away the impact of the eerie half darkness we previously envisioned.
Angel Underground is fairly well lit due to the fact that the station is completely underground. This gives us a good advantage as we won't need to add to the light already available, and the yellowish lights give it that familiar underground feel. It also has that creepy effect as the lights aren’t as bright due to the yellow tint, but does look more modern and in some ways, safe.
Baker Street Underground is fairly lit as well, but some times can be very dark as it is one of the oldest stations on the network. It has the opposing platforms that we need, and it has an unsettling effect because of the darkness. The only thing is it might be too dark with no additional lighting which could affect our filming.
Colour
The colouring of the film will be simple and natural, with darker tones to replicate the main themes of our narrative. It also helps that the stations we plan to use have an aged look to them which gives of mystery and enigma, and also fits more to the conventions of our action/drama genre whilst providing us with a more cinematic feel. For the first few shots we have Ariadne in the crowd, but the audience are not supposed to know that is our main protagonist. so we are going to have her blend into the crowd by wearing clothes that will blend her in. This will also be similar to that of Isaac's character, yet he will hopefully have a more intimidating feel, with dark clothing that mimics Ariadne's colour scheme. This will mean that although he could be seen as an antagonist, a connection between the two characters is also faintly evident.
We will also explore colour grading when it comes to post production to decide on the colours that will effect the tone of the film.
Angel Underground is fairly well lit due to the fact that the station is completely underground. This gives us a good advantage as we won't need to add to the light already available, and the yellowish lights give it that familiar underground feel. It also has that creepy effect as the lights aren’t as bright due to the yellow tint, but does look more modern and in some ways, safe.
Baker Street Underground is fairly lit as well, but some times can be very dark as it is one of the oldest stations on the network. It has the opposing platforms that we need, and it has an unsettling effect because of the darkness. The only thing is it might be too dark with no additional lighting which could affect our filming.
Colour
The colouring of the film will be simple and natural, with darker tones to replicate the main themes of our narrative. It also helps that the stations we plan to use have an aged look to them which gives of mystery and enigma, and also fits more to the conventions of our action/drama genre whilst providing us with a more cinematic feel. For the first few shots we have Ariadne in the crowd, but the audience are not supposed to know that is our main protagonist. so we are going to have her blend into the crowd by wearing clothes that will blend her in. This will also be similar to that of Isaac's character, yet he will hopefully have a more intimidating feel, with dark clothing that mimics Ariadne's colour scheme. This will mean that although he could be seen as an antagonist, a connection between the two characters is also faintly evident.
We will also explore colour grading when it comes to post production to decide on the colours that will effect the tone of the film.
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