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.

Introduction

Hey Everyone,

I am Molly Turnbaugh, a Junior at SIU. My major is Radio/Television with a focus in Production and I'm minoring in Speech Communication (Public Relations). I come from a teeny tiny town called Pleasant Hill- population 1,047.

I have had a blog since I traveled to Holland two years ago, and admittedly am horrible at keeping up with it, hopefully this class will make me do a little better. My biggest aspiration right is to simply make it through college in the four year period and get some kind of job wherever I happen to living. After graduation I will be marrying a Marine, which means moving from base to base every few years, which is quite scary when I think about my career. I don't know if I can pick three favorite movies, but my top two is a tie between Breakfast at Tiffany's and Gone With the Wind. Trash reality television is my guilty pleasure, so I love everything from Real Housewives to Teen Mom. I don't have much time for hobbies other than sleeping, but I'm hoping to start a vlogging channel on my Youtube so that my family members from all over the world can keep up with what's going on in my life. Guess that's enough rambling on. See everyone in class!

-Molly