After searching the internet, I have found many useful tutorials on how to use the lighting to my advantage and how to use one light if there is limited resources.
The first video highlights how important lighting is for the atmosphere that you want to convey in the scene. This links in with light placement as lighting upstage adds depth and dimension to the scene, however, I will have to adapt this as instead of my actor looking side on at the camera, he will be looking towards it, as it is not a film, but a music video. Although, In the narrative, these techniques may be useful in telling the story.
The second video shows me that flags are useful in shaping shadows to create a negative scene, which would be immensely useful as in the narrative, there is nothing positive to convey. It has also shown me that there is differentiating tones to the shadows, i.e. soft or sharp. This is useful to know as the sharpness of the shadow is important in the conveying the mood of the scene.
After looking around on different websites, I have found useful information on different tips for lighting techniques.
This article from tubularinsights.com has shown me that different light intensity is needed for different shot types. Which is useful because it mainly discusses the use of light in creating a positive atmosphere, whilst I will be using it in a negative way. However, this has given me useful tips for future reference.
I have also found an interesting blog on how to film without lights, which I believe would be useful if equipment is not available to me when needed.
This has helped me to understand how to utilise the natural light around me and work it to my desired effect. It has shown me how to use the light outside and inside. This has created a wider range of places for me to film as it has taught me about how sun placement is important and how a silhouette shot may be an interesting thing to use in my video.
However, when inside, it is important to face the actor to the light and avoiding bright backgrounds so that the camera is not battling with exposure and so that they are visible on camera.
I have also found a bounce light on Amazon, which I believe will help me with the video as I will be able to bounce natural light on to the actor. This will be beneficial as I could control the lighting in a room and how much light is being bounced on to the actor, which would affect the atmosphere that I will be trying to create for the music video, such as a darker tension or illuminating the actor to link to a new hope or beginning.
These are photos of the light boxes, which I experimented with.
The 'test' button causes a flash for camera photography, whilst the 'model' switch keeps the light on.
These are photos of a light on a stand, which I experimented with.
The switches are very similar to that of the light boxes.
The flags on the side would be useful in shaping the light to create the desired effect.
