Skills Diary

Lighting

Silhouettes:

• Ensure set is dark
• main light behind subject
• Capture from directly in front of subject
• mid close up - extreme close up
  

Coloured Gels:

• Enables you to create a cool atmosphere (blue gel) or a warmer atmosphere (orange gel)
• Overlaying different gels can create different colours
• You can create the affect of somebody watching TV by moving the gels around
• Usually use gels over the key light

Scrims:

• Scrims are used to soften the lighting
• They work best for slower videos
• They allow you to control the harshness of the lights and take the edge off
• However when using a scrim you need to ensure that there is still enough light on set

Reflectors:

• Using reflectors enables you to redirect light
• With this you can control where the lighting hits the subject the strongest
• Using different coloured reflectors can also allow you to change the mood of the set slightly
• You have to ensure the reflector is placed carefully so that it can redirect the light accordingly

Backdrops:

• Using a backdrop can immediately transform a set
• A plain backdrop can make the subject stand out 
• It will make the video look more professional
  

Low Key Lighting:

• When using Low Key Lighting, you need to ensure that it fits with the genre
• Also it is important to make sure the little amount of lighting is directed appropriately
  

Post Production:

Using Photoshop to create an Album Cover:

(Practice)
In today's lesson I learnt how to use the text tool in Photoshop in a less amateur way. By using the tool called the 'Freefrom pen tool' this allowed me to write the text following certain lines/shapes I had created.

Photography: 
While capturing my images for the post production I decided to take a side profile image of the model for the advertisement. When opening this on Photoshop at  first the image did not seem very eye catching at all even though it was a good image. I then realised that the composition of the image was very important in order to capture the audience's attention. I cropped the image so that the face (the most striking part) was the focal point. I think overall this made the whole advertisement look better because the main image is strong.