exercise: atmosphere

Record two very short scenes (either a single shot or a maximum of four shots that edit together). Invent your own or pick from the list.
• A romantic dinner for two
• A depressed person alone at home
• Oh what a beautiful morning
• A stalker arrives
• A child takes its first steps

• Another mundane day at the office

Before you start, clearly define the atmosphere you intend to create. Think about how
you can use lighting, shade and colour to achieve this.
• Find a suitable location. Think carefully about available light and colour.
• Test how the light looks through your camera.
• Use additional materials to create desired colour and texture within the scene.
• Use reflectors and additional lights if they are available.
• Record your image(s) and edit them.

Well, this is not my most successful project. Should I have had some more time I would have tried harder, but I feel under the pressure of time, as I should already be doing assignment 2, so I have not waited to the proper light of set up the scenes properly. Below are the results for A Romantic Dinner for Two and Oh What a Beautiful Morning. 

A Romantic Dinner for Two




I tried to rely on the light of the candle to create the whole atmosphere, and it is not really successful, as we can see. Takes from above to the table, and during the dinner, would have possibly helped. 

Oh What a Beautiful Morning



In this case, it was almost necessary to have a sunny day. With more time I would have shot some takes at the park, with the sun through the trees, or having a coffee in a terrace.  
So, in summary, light is ESSENTIAL to create the atmosphere, and while editing the images I didn't stopped thinking that sound would also give a huge boost to the videos above, so lets move on to Project 10, Sound.