MAC 146 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Akira Kurosawa, Fill Light, Key Light
2 Feb 2017
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Rashomon by akira kurosawa: use of diagonals and uprights in contrast to each other, use of ink water to create rain. Used ot convey destruction of wwii: use of classical triangular composition, visual composition mimics plot, use of reflective surfaces to shape light, first shot into sun, use of 8 figure track, famous framing shot. Backlight: rounds out edges, distinguishes from background. Fill light: not as intense as key light, fills in the shadows for even illumination. Key light: most important, direction of light. Totally even illumination makes characters/subject look flat: background light: shines on actual background, imitates daylight, key light alone = heavy shadows, key plus fill = just enough shadows for feeling of depth, shaping and directing light. A fill light brightens up shadow areas regardless of where the sun is. People look best in sunlight falling at angle of 45 degrees or less. The noontime overhead sun casts ugly shadows.
