Research: Mise en scene: lighting and colour - Mrs. Quinlan

Lighting and colour

Lighting is used to show the atmosphere in the scene whether it’s happy or sad this is normally shown through lighting and colour.  Lighting creates the mood in the scene if its light then that normally shows good things are happening if its dark it normally shows something bad is going to happen.

Key terms  

Angles

·        Back lighting: this is when lighting comes from the back of the character and makes the character looks dark. This is used in order to show that the character is a mystery.

·        Top lighting: this is lighting that comes from the top in order to make the character look safe and kind. This shows the character is no threat at all and is a good person.

·         Under lighting: under lighting is used to make a creepy effect on the character. It also makes them look powerful and freighting.

 

Example
An example for backlighting is the shower scene in psycho. This is used when you can’t see the face of the stabber because his identity is a secret. This makes a psychological effect for the audience because the feel suspense and want to know who the killer is.

Colour

Different colours create different effect to a scene. For example black causes the audience to think something bad is going to happen. Yellow creates a positive feel as it’s a bright colour. Red associates with stuff like blood which causes a negative vibe. In thriller they normally use black and red to cause negative vibes.

Conclusion

In conclusion my research helped me with my understanding with why they used different lighting and colours and how they used them. This will help me create my own thriller trailer