For my first artefact, I will begin to explore the cinematographic technique of lighting. When reading for my research project, I often find opinions which state that lighting is the most important technique when adding mood or atmosphere to a 3D environment.
“...light is at the very foundation of visual storytelling, whether you’re working in film or photography, fine art or illustration. However, there are further concepts that should also form the cornerstones of a lighting artist’s visual storytelling toolkit: composition, staging, mood and depth.”
(Brooker 2008, p.303)
The first aspect of lighting I will explore in this artefact will be how to show different times of day or year through lighting, therefore creating different feelings and atmospheres. The specific time I have chosen to look at is an winter morning, as it is just getting bright after the long dark night (approximately 8-9am).
Above, are a few images I have found online to help influence me when producing my rendered still(s) to show a winter morning. Although most of these show photographs of exterior scenes, the same quality and placement of light would apply to my interior scene. From looking at these, I can decide that my lights from outside the windows should be placed low in the sky/scene, as well as having a high intensity and strong yellow/orange tint to them. Shadows should also be considered, which appear to be strong and lengthened at this time of day/year. Also, although this artefact is focusing mainly on the technique of lighting design, it could also add to the effect to consider adding an effect such as a lens glow, to emphasise the intensity of the light source.
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