Set and Lighting️💡

Set, and lights

 Even though I may encounter many difficulties while doing my opening, I think that one of the biggest ones will be the lighting. For the scene of the dark room, where Maverick is tied-up on the chair, I want to have mostly a low-key lighting, which I don’t know how I’m going to achieve, but I have some ideas.

Garage (option one)

First of all I have to think about where could I record it, and I thought of my garage, which could work perfectly, but the only problem it that it is full of stuff (heavy stuff) that could interfere with the shots; but if I manage to remove some objects, I would definitely record it on my garage. For the lighting, I have a lamp that has many colors (different tones of white/yellow), and intensity, so I could put that on the side of Maverick (who’s tied up to the chair), and if I need additional lighting, my garage has one of those lights with low intensity, that could help me get the vibe I want. 

Parking Lot

If I don’t manage to move some objects from my garage, I was thinking of doing it not in a room, but on a parking lot, or outside, on the nature. 

The church That I go to has a parking lot, that on mass hours is full, but when there's no mass, it's usually empty. At night, I could go there, and record my opening, since it also adds like a mystery vibe, and it's pretty big, so it could be perfect for my scene. There's the street, the church, the parking lot, and behind the parking lot, there are some woody everglades, which doesn't have any religious elements that could interfere in my opening, so I think that location could work perfectly. For the lightning, I could turn on my car headlights, but position them in an angle in which it doesn't add too much light to my scene, but not too little, and for the backlight part of the villain, i could also use the same lights, or if they are to strong I could maybe use the flashlight from my phone, or a normal flashlight.

Grass Area

My last option is also at the church, next to the parking lot, there’s a grass area, that is used when the parking lot is full. That section is actually really big, so it can also work to add depth to the shots, and make it easier to create long shots. For the lighting on this location, I was thinking about doing the same lighting as in the parking lot, using my car, and flashlights.

I’m super exited to see which of this locations I’m going to use, because it feels like the project is slowly coming to reality, and I love to see my ideas develop, but for now, I’ll keep you updated, and see you on the next blog!