Assignment 2

POSITION OF LIGHT AND FEEL.

The movie I studied was Annihilation. Its a cosmic horror film. Intense lighting
was used in many scenes to give the film a subtly dramatic effect. A lot of
surreal colors in lighting were used to give the whole movie an otherworldly
feel.

In indoor scenes reflectors are used to create dimension and create more
definition on the faces of the characters. In outdoor scenes flat lighting with
soft big shadows are made using objects or one light source. There was
effort made to make the lighting as natural as possible
 he focus in his shot was he 2 characters. The character
on the right is slightly obscured with A direct top lighting,
making him feel mysterious and powerful.
The character on the left is also in shadow further
creating a division between the lovers here which is a
visual representation of the actual drift between them
loop lighting is used in
this very tense scene
and it creates an
intense atmosphere.
The lighting increases
the suspense and
creates a feeling of
dread. This scene feels
off.
The anatogonist here
(bottom) is in split
lighting but a very low
exposure split lighting
this makes her feel
more dangerous
In the movie there are 2
scenes where the bear
attack our characters
and in both the scenes
low lighting with 2 light
sources are used. The
color grading is also
similar nd this
subconciously
associates the lighting
setup with danger.
 2 more scenes where
split lighting was used
and something
common between these
scenes was that both
were tense and heavily
emotional scenes.
This character is always
shown in very low and
split lighting.
This creates a feeling of
mystery and around
him, even creating a
feeling of slight dread
around them.
This is one single scene
and in both the lighting
sort of creates a halo
around the main
charchter, suggesting
her to be the person
who is the answer, who
is the
This is the shot where the light meets the darkness. Its a
big moment in the scene. where everything feels off, The
danger can be felt in the way she feels small in
comparison to the walls of the passageway