Lighting Change

Within our film we have a number of lighting changes, all of which are driven by the narrative of the film.

The first that we see happens in the opening sequence shot, when the girl opens the bag. This was inspired by the scene in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, in which Vincent Vega opens up the briefcase in the apartment and all viewer sees is a light shine upon Travolta's face. We thought this would be appropriate because we wanted the item that the girl had stolen to remain a mystery. We achieved this by holding a battery light out of shot and while the camera moves in to focus on the girls face, the light is passed to the girl, who places it in a bag.

We then have a further light change in Grindleford, where the girl is looking in the mirror and sees the reflection of the blue midget. We tried to create the effect of a dark cloud going over head. We used a gold reflector to achieve this. The aim of this was to try and  give the impression that some thing bad was going to happen, in which the blue creature is some how involved.

Our final two light changes occur in the 'red room'. The first is at the very beginning  of the scene in which, from darkness, red lights fade up to reveal the girl is this limbo-esque space. The colour red is a clear indication of unease, and perhaps danger. I think the fade up from darkness to the strong red works well at creating tension and the surprise  of the room for the girl is also a surprise for the audience.

Finally, we put a light change as the camera tracks and zooms into the objects on the table in the center of the room. The light change actually occurs when the girl touches the center object. The light changes from red to green. This strong contrast creates an uneasy feeling and hints to a dramatic change in the narrative.