Lighting Tests: Black and White Stills

Using the footage from yesterday, I've taken some screenshots from moments in the footage that have stood out as particularly powerful and bold when it comes to desaturating the images. The wonderful result from such a simple set, was that the lighting itself was filling in the detail that was absent from the pieces of white card. Using this research, it's clear that when it comes to set design, the need for detail is not demanding nor necessary. The shot that I storyboarded now needs to have my full attention when it comes to animating the lady from the inside of the wardrobe so that her facial expressions are subtle, yet powerful and that the lighting doesn't bleach out the detail in her face. What has been the most successful result from these tests were down to the lack of post production colour correcting (beyond the desaturation tool. What I think has drawn me to this style is the fact that film noir itself is dependant on purely raw footage that is filmed with an artistic discipline that defines characters and their status with bold imagery.