Thursday, August 6, 2009

Good & Bad Lighting

Bad Lighting
In the 1960's movie The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, the intent was to make spooky lighting. However, the shadows are so intense and unnatural that its hard to not to pay attention to them. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense as to WHERE the lighting is coming from, especially when the flashlight is rapidly moving around.




Good Lighting
Singin' in the Rain uses lighting that is so subtle and natural looking that if you pause the movie
at any time, it looks like beautiful Renaissance oil painting. Even though Gene Kelly is dancing
in the rain, at night, with an umbrella, there are no harsh reflections and it looks just like how real
rain would look at night under street lights.

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