Colour and Lighting

Colour: Denotation And Connotation

Denotation is the literal description of an idea, concept or an object.

Connotation is what we associate with a particular idea, concept or object.

Red Denotation is the colour itself red. The literal meaning.

Red Connotations

• Danger
• Death
• Anger
• Blood
• Love
• Romance

Blue connotations

• Pure
• Sea
• Sad
• Calm
• Cold

 Lighting

Standard Lighting setup includes:

• Back light
• Reflector/ Filler Light
• Key Light

The KEY LIGHT is the brightest and most influential.

The BACK LIGHT helps counteract the effect of the key light or creates an outline or silhouette. 

FILLER LIGHT helps soften the harsh shadows that use of key and back light creates.

UNDER LIGHTING is when the main source comes from below the subject. Used in Thrillers and Horror Films.

TOP LIGHTING is when the main source of lighting comes from above- highlighting the features- used to create a glamorous look.

Low-key And High-key Lightning

LOW-KEY LIGHTNING is created by using only the key and back lights. This will produce a sharp contrast of light and dark areas on the screen as very deep, distinct shadow are formed known as Chiaroscuro(from Italian for light- Chiaro and dark- Oscuro

HIGH-KEY LIGHTNING

• Here, more filler lights are used. Lightning appears realistic.