Using lighting can really make a difference between a high quality video and not so good one. A lot of people tend to cut the lighting equipment from the production stage if they have a low budget as it is not seen as something which is essential, but they don't realise how much they are missing out on. Just because the sunlight may be out, people tend to think that this will be sufficient lighting and they can just use that, but thats not the case. To get the best lighting to make a person stand out even more and highlight areas of them, lighting will be very necessary.
In this picture we have set up a simple lighting scene with two box lights and a white background sheet. This was easy to set up and we found a space which was large enough to fit us and the equipment in which meant we weren't getting in the way of anyone else.
The light boxes we used were PhotoSEL LS21E52 Softbox Lighting Kit as seen in the image below. They are easy to set up and turn on with a simple on/off switch which only needed to be plugged into a socket into a wall. The lights height can be adjusted with ease with a simple tightening mechanism. The lights stand on a stand with 3 legs to achieve stability whilst in use.
Some Examples;
Here in this picture you can see that Elliott has no lighting on high right side (Our left)
Here in this picture you can see that both lights our on Elliott's face and you can tell that the picture is much clearer compared to the top picture.
If you want to know more on how to use lighting in a film, You can go onto YouTube and found some videos which explain the techniques and set ups that you need to helped get the most out of your equipment. On YouTube there are a lot of videos on how to increase your lighting so I will definitely be looking to increase my knowledge by watching these videos and then implementing them into my own film.
