Film language-Lighting

Photo 1:
This photo is a colour image of a woman holding a cigarette and dressed sophisticatedly, the audience will know this woman is a femme-fatale and her character is associated with the film noir genre. The use of the low-key lighting creates shadows around the woman as if she is shrouded in mystery but also creates a contrast of light and dark on her face which suggests that there are two different sides to her character. There is also quite a strong contrast between the room she is in and the cigarette smoke at the front of the image, furthermore the smoke seems to be surrounding her and again as a femme fatale she is enveloped by mystery but also deception.

Photo 2:
The lighting here is low-key as many shadows are created and there is no natural lighting. Furthermore top lighting is also used and this presents the female as more glamourous and the only part of her body that is illuminated is her face so lighting -wise there is a lot of emphasis on it suggesting she is really significant character.

Photo 3:
High key lighting is used in this photo and you can see this because the photo does not look artificial but more realistic.Also top lighting is used to highlight the features on the characters face and show his seriousness. Also shadows are created around his face so we cannot fully see who he is which adds a sense of mystery.

Photo 4:
The use of low key lighting creates lots of shadows around the man and contrasts from light to dark especially with one side of his face being in the light and the other dark and one hand in the dark and the other in the light and revealing a revolver. This adds a sense of danger and uncertainty to the mans mental state.

Photo 5:
This photo uses high-key lighting and there are some shadows but the woman is clearly seen with a scared look on her face made obvious by the underlighting which is commonly used in horror films.
The shadows against the back wall suggest the woman is trapped and that there is nowhere else to run.

Photo 6:
High key lighting is used in this photo as there is natural light coming in from the window on the right which makes the moment in the picture appear more realistic. Also with the shadow of the blinds covering the peoples faces this suggests its a private and intense moment.

Photo 7:
This photo uses low-key lighting and all of the characters have large shadows extending forwards also this photo uses back lighting which makes the characters appear as spectres and the scene looks ominous. This creates a sense of danger.

Photo 8:
This photo use low-key lighting as there are shadows against the wall and a strong contrast of the corners being black and the centre of the image is brighter where the woman is. Underlighting is also used which is normally used in horror films to create a distorted effect.

Photo 9:
This photo uses high-key lighting as it is more natural, this also uses top lighting as the woman appears bright and seems to have a glow around her, furthermore the top lighting is significant because she has her hands shaped for prayer and the light resembles light coming from heaven.

Photo 10:
Low-key lighting is used in this photo with a scene from a horror film, there isn't much to see in this photo as it is very dark but the character at the top of the stairs is seen holding a knife which adds to the tension. Natural light is coming in from the window on the left and produces shadows which look like cage bars.

Photo 11:
High-key lighting is being used to show a natural scene,also top lighting is being used to accentuate the features of the two people. Also the light reveals a revolver in the mans hand behind the womans back.