Lighting

For our A level pieces at Hurtwood House we use two different types of lighting. These are redhead lights, and blonde lights. These are the standard types of lights used. They are ranged between 1000 pounds and 1500 pounds. This is artificial lighting which is more commonly known as tungsten.

When lighting a scene there is usually a norm for doing so. The first form of lighting you would usually use would be a spot light directly in front of the subject. This would light the subjects face as well as their body, however usually there will be one side of the face which is slightly shadowed which means you then have to use other lights to extinguish this shadow. This second light is called a fill light. The fill light is usually at 32 degrees to the spot light. This is a comforting angle for the viewer and it will get rid of the shadow on the subject. The third light used is the back light. The back light is usually around level with the subject, however instead of lighting up the subject, the light it set up to aim towards the wall behind the object to bounce back on to the object and give them a feel of depth on camera. This is the light that is used to create a 3d effect.