ABSTRACT
The choice, moreover, to film using natural light also minimises the need to set up expensive lighting rigs, and, as a result, enables filmmakers to shoot scenes without the need for studio set-ups. The use of natural lighting, however, requires detailed planning and careful location selection by filmmakers as a trade-off. Approaches to filmmaking that use natural-lighting set ups tend to deploy one or more of the following strategies: The move from natural lighting to artificial lighting is usually achieved using studio-based setups. Conversely, a hard-lighting effect is produced when concentrated light sources are used to illuminate subjects usually using spotlights or focused key lighting. While most films aim to produce a balanced or natural-lighting feel, nudging colour balances by lowering or raising lighting temperatures can quietly adjust the warmth or coldness of a scene in a way that few viewers might consciously notice, but, nevertheless, has an enormous impact in guiding audience readings.
