LIGHTING ASSIGNMENT

This shot is from Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episode 15- Stand by Me. The overall mood for this show is, in my opinion, dark yet searching, and sometimes finding light. Because of this, there are a lot of dark and moody shots where it appears the dark is fighting for control with the light. In this particular shot, Elena is sitting in front of a window, which is where the apparent light from the right of the shot is coming from. Personally, I feel that the lighting looks natural. Clearly, because of the light and the focus, you can tell that Elena is the main focus of the shot. As I mentioned earlier, you can see how the light and shadows play off of her face, representing the conflict of good/evil or light/dark that is evident in many of the scenes of the show. If I had to guess, I would say that the key light is located to the right of the scene, to represent the light coming from the window. Also, there may be a back light behind Elena to set her apart from the rest of the scene. I also think that there may be a fill light behind the camera and to the right of the shot.

This shot is obviously very different than the first one. It is from a Trisket commercial that played while I was watching the episode that I got the first picture from. There is a great deal of light with this picture and minimal shadows. I feel that the mood is supposed to be happy and exciting. There is a window located behind the actress in this scene. That is why I believe that the back light is so bright and casts the shadows around her neck. I feel that there are more fill lights in this shot than in the previous one. If I had to guess the key light is set up to the left of the actress, and there is a fill light to the right and possibly even further to the left thatn the key light. There may possibly even be a kicker light in the shot, but of this I am unsure.  The light is reflecting slightly off of the large gold earrings that the actress is wearing, and there is a slight reflection off of the cupboard behind her. The actress is wearing many bright colors, yet the background color is a darker which assists the lighting in setting the actress apart from the rest of the scene.