We talked about cameras and aesthetic issues of lighting. We saw excerpts from the following movies:

• Carl Theodor Dreyer. Vampyr
• Carol Reed. The Third Man
• Robert Flaherty. Louisiana Story
• Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. Sunrise
• Michael Powell. Peeping Tom
• Tom Kalin. Swoon

1. [Camera position, 20pt] Find pictures demonstrating the following field of views (one for each).

• Extreme Close-Up
• Close-Up
• Medium Shot
• Wide Shot

2. [3 point lighting, 30pt] Find pictures demonstrating the following lighting set-ups (one for each set-up), and, in a short sentence, explain what the effect on the mood/expression of the scene is.

• key light, no fill light, no back light
• back light, no key or fill lights
• low-angle key light
• high-angle key light
• sidelight

Your examples should be different from the ones we saw in class. Include the picture files in your write-up.

3. [3 point lighting, 35] Take one of your earlier scenes, and add 3 point lighting to it for some important object in the scene.

• You might want to take out all ambient light and other light-sources first.
• Add a key-light.
• Add fill-light(s).
• Add back-light(s) creating a halo effect.

In your code clearly indicate the function of each light using comments

4. [Extra Credit] Fix the fogs.pov example. The intended effect is that the fog should appear reddish where the cone of red light hits it. Extra points if you can figure out, why the cone in the example appears a dark green.

5. [Extra Credit] Find a movie still with an interesting and unusual lighting effect (one we haven't seen in class), and, in a paragraph or two discuss the importance of the lighting for the scene and the impression it makes.

Marcus Schaefer
Last updated:  November 1st, 2005.