Identify
the type of lighting used in the film (traditional three-point, high-key, or
low-key).
The film “Bonnie and Clyde” was produced in 1967 in
this film they used natural lighting. This film is a biography so it is
somewhat of a documentary film. The use of natural lighting creates the tone of
authenticity of the time frame. In the film of “Bonnie and Clyde” the, “The
technical aspects of Bonnie and Clyde were excellent. The natural
lighting and bleak landscape leant credibility to Bonnie and Clyde’s
depression-era Texas home, and the hazy, rosy filter through which Bonnie’s
homecoming scene was shot gave it a dreamy, expressionistic touch that provided
a window to Bonnie’s thoughts and emotions”.
What
are the benefits of the style of lighting used?
The natural style of lighting in biography films
gives the films a credibility of the time frame in which the film is portraying.
How did this technique contribute to the
theme?
This technique leant credibility to the
depressions-ear of the 1930s when the story took place. The natural lighting showed
the film in a natural setting where everything was seen could be thought of as
really happening.
How
was the lighting technique suited to the genre of the film? For example,
documentary films tend to rely on natural light as a way of creating an overall
tone of authenticity.
The lighting was suited perfectly to this genre of
film because with it being a biography it used natural lighting. “The natural
lighting and bleak landscape leant credibility to Bonnie and Clyde’s
depression-era Texas home”. The natural lighting that was used in this film
made the film look realistic.
Compare
how the scene would play if different choices had been made?
If a different choice was made in the lighting of
the film “Bonnie and Clyde” the film would have not looked realistic. The film
would have looked like it was filmed in a studio with artificial lighting and
would have looked like it was a different time period than what the natural
lighting did.
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