I am uploading some pictures and a video which shows the kind of experimentation I've been up to with regards to enlightening people about film lighting. Al though this video might be very vague and confusing for some but for those who understand will see how I have described some technical words like Key light, Back light etc. in my own Language of art! This is an ongoing experiment and I wont stop till I see what I want people to see. Enjoy!

B4 the Designing starts!!

Before I move forward with what I wish the rooms to look like in shape size etc. I am putting my finger down to what will be projected in each one of them (lighting conditions). Also I'm uploading a video which is a quick tip on film set lighting. This is helping me choose what each room does! Al though the guys in the video might be boring the video is really helpful.

Thoughts and Ideaz

First ThoughtsThe above rough sketch is an idea developed from a film reel spool. Basically there are a set of rooms in the shape of a spool and in the center is a camera placed on a dolly that goes around in a circular motion. Each room has the same object inside it but is set up with different lighting conditions, thus enlightening people about how the change in lighting completely changes the view one receives through films. The camera is there for people to film themselves inside the rooms; Along with the camera is a pair of headphones playing different tracks as the dolly moves from one room to another for enhanced effect!

Enough Research!

So after gathering all the info I needed.. I am starting off I'm looking at a film reel spool for starters as the shape is quiet intriguing. For my project I wish to inform the people that film making is not just something you do by clicking the record button on your camera. Its an industry that has matured over time and the sheer reason for that is hard work! More to come ;)

More from Anthony McCall

My favourite-Anthony McCall

British artist Anthony McCall has a cross-disciplinary practice in which film, sculpture, installation, drawing and performance overlap. McCall was a key figure in the avant-garde London Film-makers Co-operative in the 1970s and his earliest films are documents of outdoor performances that were notable for their minimal use of the elements, most notably fire.
Below are some examples of his work that have really inspired me.

A break

Right time for a break enjoy the video. I loved the way they have shown the change in time. But what I also noticed here was Lights were used even in black and white films yet the change in technology has brought lighting to a complete new level!

More Lights!

Below are some more examples of lights used in different areas which I personally find interesting:

Olafur Eliasson - "Seeing Yourself Seeing"

More from Olafur Eliasson

work by Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist. In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research. Eliasson represented Denmark at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003 and later that year installed The Weather Project in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, London.
Eliasson has engaged in a number of projects in public space, including the intervention Green river, carried out in various cities between 1998 and 2001; the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007, London.
Below is a particular piece by him that I really like, called "Your Making Things Explict"-2009

Dan Flavin- constructed light

more from Dan Flavin

work by Dan Flavin

Dan Flavin was an American minimalist artist. For more than three decades, he (1933-1996) vigorously pursued the artistic possibilities of fluorescent light. The artist radically limited his materials to commercially available fluorescent tubing in standard sizes, shapes, and colors, extracting banal hardware from its utilitarian context and inserting it into the world of high art. The resulting body of work at once possesses a straightforward simplicity and a deep sophistication.

Dan Flavin's "Untitled (To You, Heiner, With Admiration and Affection)" in the atrium of the National Gallery in Washington.

In Dan Flavin retrospective at the National Gallery in Washington: "Untitled (In Honor of Harold Joachim)," from 1977.

Dan Flavin's "Icon V (Coran's Broadway Flesh)," from 1962.

celestial events-James Turrell

Oh! for the record JAMES TURREL is an artist primarily concerned with light and space..LOL.

work by James turrel

Reasoning time!

I was told that the video's I uploaded recently; topic called 'light show' are "cheesy" and has no reference to what I've been researching i.e. they are Random (Thank you very much as this has helped me a million). After reasoning with myself I realized that they aren't. I've been studying how lights are used in the film world to gain technical knowledge but at the same time I'm looking at how that can be used in my project. These light shows might be pointless but the point I'm trying to prove here I that lights form an important part in one's life (Every one had a smile on their face when the light show started at least for the first few seconds). Imagine the whole world being like an old, early 19th century black/white film! The thought itself makes me go crazy. Anyway I'll soon be uploading the work of some great artists who have been working with lights and I think I know where I'm taking this project now! Al thought my knowledge about lighting might be not that great but its sufficient to prove to all those who think film making is a piece of cake. I'm thinking of calling my project 'The Making' as one doesn't understand the fact that a simple shot like a man sitting in a car in daylight takes many people holding Floods, reflectors etc. to gain the perfect lighting conditions inside the car to achieve the best final shot!
To be Continued...

Lights on different Surfaces

I am adding a link to this particular website which describes where and how lights are used and projected ! (Both natural and man made)

http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/tutorials/light01.htm

Lights on 3D Images

This is an experiment with some 3D images of planet Mars on which I have added some artificial lights. Basically after reading about Light projections I decided to play with the same on 3D images. I don't know if the Images are still 3D but I'm pondering over the thought that what will happen if real lights are used on 3D images. Will there be any difference??


Spot Light

Point Light

Original Image

Light show!

Science Museum

This is one place I often visit to see the high level of interactivity between the museum and the people in there. But in this visit I went with a specific purpose. I was looking for a section where they'd have something related to lights. Unfortunately I never found anything but because I had an agenda I noticed that they had a huge no. of spots and LED's everywhere to add to the look of the place just like the way lighting is used in movies!!
I am now looking at different light shows to see how one gives life to lights!

Invention

Rembrandt lighting!!

More lighting tips

lighting tricks and tips