Lighting
Lighting is extremely important when creating any type of media. It is extremely effective in the horror genre however because it can creates a variety of atmospheres and is often used to build tension. A character or figure that is seen as a silhouette in the distance is more ominous that one far away in the light as it highlights the uncertainty. Dark/low level lighting is used often for the horror genre, this is because darkness is often associated with evil and makes people feel vulnerable/threatened.
When filming the cooking shots inside of the kitchen for our OTS we will be using the room lighting, which are multiple yellow lights, however for the scenes involving the meat, we will use a white light in black darkness to highlight what was in focus. In the shots with the meat being hit/moved around, the lighting will be used to show the difference of the previous shots from the distorted view of the Chef's. More lighting will then be added during editing so that a more atmospheric feeling is portrayed when watching.
Time of day when filming
The time of the day when filming is important to consider when creating media in the horror genre, during day time it is considered to be safe as their is light and people around however during the night it is seen to be unsafe/dangerous because of the lack of light and darkness that is given connotations of fear, isolation and the unknown.
For the shots in our OTS that are seen from the Chef's distorted perspective, day time shots with lots of bright lights will be used however for the contrasting shots that show the reality of the meat on the table actually being used, shots filmed at night time will be used with a white light (see lighting page) to create the atmospheric effect.
For the shots in our OTS that are seen from the Chef's distorted perspective, day time shots with lots of bright lights will be used however for the contrasting shots that show the reality of the meat on the table actually being used, shots filmed at night time will be used with a white light (see lighting page) to create the atmospheric effect.