Lighting

I really like dark and moody scenes. But it does not mean that you can’t see anything there. For me, it is a composition which makes the audience uncomfortable, choking, claustrophobic. I tried to achieve these feelings as much as I can.

Before moving to the lighting stage, I generally use a technique that I apply to almost every scene in any project. It’s called Analyzing the scene. What does it mean and how it works? I look at the scene and start to take notes about the possible light sources. They can be anything, not only bulbs: computer screens, a heater, a billboard, etc. In short, anything which emits light can be a light source in your scene. In my case, there were not so many options, so I was quickly done with analyzing them. I opted for fluorescent lights for ceiling and ground lighting. Then I started to place point lights and made a little tweak on them to get nice and soft shadows.