Question

Think about a scene from a film, television show, or theatrical performance that you've seen. Describe the scene, including what is happening in the plot during this particular scene. How is the scene lighted? What effect does the lighting design have on the scene? Would you do anything differently in terms of lighting if you were designing the scene?

Answer 1

Ok so im thinking about sleeping beauty theater performance...... the scene is when all of the fairys gather around her wondering what they should do. the scene was lighted rather well but looking back i think it was to lit, almost like it was blinding and i couldnt pay attion enough beacause of the light. I would say yes, i would change the lighting because it was way to hard to focus.

Answer 2

Take for example the Netflix series "Peaky Blinders", the first episode of the first season, minutes 25-26. Setting of the series: England 1919.

Step-by-step explanation:

During this minute, we see a woman who enters a bar asking for a job as a waiter and singer. While the rest of the scenes are dark, reflecting a decadent society and death around them, this particular scene is fully lighted. This woman is white, blonde and has light eyes too, which helps the scene be even brighter. The difference in lighting is due to her apparent purity, honesty and kindness. She is the exact opposite of what is going on in the streets: death, injustice and decadence.

I would not do anything different because the contrast is necessary to make the audience understand that she's (at least by now) a good woman with a kind heart, and the extreme brightness around her in this scene creates that effect.