The lighting used in social realsim films is almost always naturalistic giving the film a realisic feel. Films by directors such as Andrea Arnold and Ken Loach are classic examples of films that stick to this ethos. By using Natural light such as the sun or an indoor light, the audience subconciously feel like they are living the film because it adds to the realism.
The image above is from the short film Wasp (Arnold, 2003) and is a perfect example of filming using naturalistic lighting. The sun is to the left of the shot and has the same shadows on the cast as it has the trees and cars. This shot looks like a real family in a real neighbourhood making the film realistic right from the start.
One of the video's I watched on youtube while researching lighting was fairly rubbish but did have one useful piece of advice on filming out doors. It says "Don't wait around to film on a sunny day, use overcast days to your advantage, they usually give you equal lighting. The lighting is gentle and even and best of all - it's free". Here's a link to the video:
Wating for a nice day is risky as the weather in England is unreliable at best, and a sunny day can also cause hot spots on the body when filming outside. Filming on an overcast day you can basically choose how light it is, and with living in England that shouldn't be to difficult. If we do end up filming on a sunny day we can use a white t shirt or something to act as a defuser.
Indoors we have some scenes where we can just use windows and house lights when filming, keeping the natural feel. However, there are scenes that we will be able to use a basic three point lighting system to illuminate the scene but get rid of deep shadows. I would definatly prefer to use lamps and house lights though because I think it'll make the film look really realistic.
BY Adam Rutherford
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