Film Language: Lighting

1. The first image has low key lighting and this is seen by the ratio of light and darkness displayed in the image. The light is only coming from one direction creating more shadows allowing us to see the smoke of the cigarette. The lighting is coming from the background and is placed at the top left. It only reflects on one side of the womens face.This sets the impression that some sort of criminal act or deception is going on in this image.

2. This image also has very low key lighting as only the face of the female is shown, showing us her facial expression and hair. The rest of her body isn't displayed. The light is also coming from the background pointing directly at her face. This makes the audience feel as if the lighting is done this way to see the beauty of the character. 

3. High key lighting is present in this image as it looks more natural, the shadows that are created are made by the body parts of the male such as his eyes. There is a filler light, back light and key light present to make this effect. This gives us the impression that the character is showing his dominance and power through the shadows that are placed underneath his eyes. 

4. Image 4 has low key lighting as the lighting is only directed at his face and the lower down the image the shading goes darker. There is use of black light and filler light, this is to allow us to see the rain in the background which wouldn't be identifiable if there was use of key lighting. This also allows us to see the gun which is being held at the bottom right where the lighting isn't used as much but was placed on the gun for it to be seen. This gives the impression some sort of crime is going to take place as there's a dark atmosphere which is commonly used in these situations. 

5.This image has high key lighting and this is created from the key light, this is done to create a horror film effect with the shadow which is created by the lighting. This is done by under lighting which places the shadow to be head on which the audience can see. This creates the effect that the women is in danger and needs help, this is done to give a typical horror film atmosphere where the helpless women is about to be murdered.

6. The lighting in this image is low key but also has natural light coming through the windows. The natural light is identifiable as the shadows of the blind is present on the faces of the characters and the shadow is lower down on the image which shows an indication that there's low key lighting. This is done to create an intimate moment between both of the characters as they're kissing which makes the atmosphere more romantic. 

7. This image has high key lighting from the background light creating a silhouette creating 4 shadows of the characters. This creates the impression that the characters are intimidating and something illegal may be taking place in this scene of the film. The atmosphere seems to be more sinister as the characters aren't identifiable due to the lighting being placed behind them hiding their identity. 

8. The lighting in this scene is high key, the shadow is created from the key light as it is produced on the wall. The horror on the protagonists face and the shadow on the wall creates the impression it's a horror film and changes the atmosphere to be more frightening, the audience would also be terrified as the lighting is used to show the expression on the characters face. 

9. The lighting is high key as the shadows are only created from the body parts of the women. The lighting is created from background lighting, key lighting and a filler light is also used to smooth out any shadows that could be produced in the background. The lighting is used to show us the position of the womens body so we can identify what she's doing(praying). This makes the audience feel like the women is in need of help from God which is why she's praying.

10. Low key lighting is used in this image and is created from natural light and background  light. This gives the shadows required for the scene as it is a horror film and the light which is present focuses on the murders face. This then changes the atmosphere as a murderer in the house will create a build up of tension within the audience viewing this as only the murderer is present. This lighting is used this was to focus solely on the murderer to gain the attention of the audience and to present the emotion/mask on their face.

11. This scene has high key lighting, it is created by the key light and background light. There is no filler light as there is a shadow created at the back from the light coming from the left. The shadows that are created on the faces of the characters by their own body parts(eyes, nose, lips .ect.). The high key lighting is used to show us the expressions of both the characters and the position of their bodies. From this we can identify that this is a love scene.