Set Up Design | Drama Production Notes

When it comes to setting up my scenes I have drawn out a sketch of what I am planning on doing.

The first scene is set inside which means we will get natural lighting from the window. However, I will still be using the light rigs as the natural lighting will most likely create back lighting and I want to light up the actresses faces. To make the light from the light rigs more natural I will use ND filters on both lights to dull the brightness down and create more of a natural look. In hindsight the camera will be placed in a variety of different places and positions, however I have drawn three of the positions it will be placed in to get a feel for the scene and what my overall vision is.

 

 

The second scene is set outside which means we will use natural lighting as our main source. I am planning on not using the lighting rigs outside, as I don't want too much light, however if it is quite dark on the day of filming, I will experiment and see what it would look like with one. In hindsight the camera will be placed in a variety of different places and positions, however I have drawn five of the positions it will be placed in to get a feel for the scene and what my overall vision is. I will have the actress inside the summer house as we film from outside and sometimes inside. We may need to use a lighting rig in those shots depending on how dark it is.