To be honest, when my group was filming our opening scene, lighting was not our biggest concern. I think we focused more on using mise en scene, framing, and color to convey meaning more than using lighting. I also didn't edit any lighting post-production because I thought it was fine the way it was. If this was a horror film, I probably would have darkened the shots to create a more eerie mood, but this was just a drama so I saw no need to. However, viewers can still feel emotions from the lighting we used even if it wasn't necessarily intended.
Starting with the first few shots in Betty's bedroom, the darker and blue-toned lighting can definitely be noticed. Although the time is in the morning since Betty is just waking up, there are more cool tones present than the typical warm yellow tones expected in the morning time. Because of the lack of happier warm tones, the lighting here can create mellow feelings in the audience. The soft and sad piano music works well with this cool and dark lighting, causing a generally sad mood to be present even without words
Once this half of the opening scene is over, Betty opens the door. This allows the natural sunlight to finally get in, resulting in a much warmer and brighter lighting. At the same time, James appears! This could mean that James has optimism for Betty forgiving him. However, this doesn't happen. Betty closes the door and the bright lighting is gone. Once Betty's done with her sitting, the bright lighting stays consistent with James for the rest of the opening scene since it all takes place outside, and this is good since it reinforces the idea that this all takes place in the morning. Luckily, the weather was nice and sunny (thanks Florida!) so the lighting was as bright as possible rather than being cloudy which could have confused the audience on the time of day.
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